My dog has what I think is candida (spelled right?) What can I do about this?

Shes terribly itchy all the time, she has skin and fur discoloration, and she smells like a dead fish when she gets hot. She burps a lot too, though that might be cause shes a dog...


She has no health problems, no stress in her life, and for the last three months I have been feeding her "wolf king" grain free food (she dosent like the grain free foods much, and wolf king smells like oregano or something, I dont reccomend it -and neither does she!) She has no fleas, and any allergens that might have been around have been taken care of - unless she's alergic to people I guess.


None of this has helped.


The stupid Vet has been giving her prednisone and antibiotics since she was a puppy. I almost punched him in the eye when I found out about this, because shes not sick, nor has she ever been! He said it was "good preventative maintenace"


I assume that she has candida, since she has all the symptoms and has been on steroids and antibiotics for two years.


What do I do?

My dog has what I think is candida (spelled right?) What can I do about this?
I recommend an allergy test, that is the only way to rule them out or know exactly what bothers her. Food allergies account for only ten percent of them. So, switching food often helps little to not at all. Most are environmental...weeds, grasses, trees, house dust/mites, etc. Plus, dogs often have multiple allergies. One of mine has nearly thirty and the only sign is yeast ear infections. There are three things you can do to treat them. The best thing is reducing/eliminating exposure to the allergen(s), steroid drugs (prednisone, for example...but none are good/safe long term) or hyposensitization (builds a tolerance to the allergen). The allergy test isn't cheap ($250), but it saves so much time, effort and money in the long run and helps the dog much quicker than trial and error. Good luck, with whatever you decide.





ETA: If you have the test done: You get a booklet when test results come back, lots of helpful information. Along w/them, you get a print out of safe foods...for that particular dog. Pay close attention to the list though, b/c one brand of dry might be safe, but that same brand's canned might not be...depends on the ingredients. For instance, my dog can have Nature's Recipe 'easy-to-digest chicken meal, rice and barley' DRY, but not the Nature's Recipe 'easy-to-digest chicken meal, rice and barley' CANNED...because the canned contains potatos and carrots, both of which he's allergic too. It's natural to assume if a brand is safe, all of that brand's products are...but it's not true.





ETA: I forgot, has the vet tried anti-fungal pills, like Ketoconazole? You might want to check into that too.
Reply:Wow. What the heck kind of vet are you going to? Yeah, a yeast infection sounds about right with that many antibiotics going around in her system.


Well, obviously, take her off of the antibiotics. Also, I would find a new vet as there is probably now some sort of skin treatment she needs. Give her a good bath and possibly a little bit of yogurt to encourage her good bacteria (not too much or you'll make her sick to her stomach).


Good luck with that. I would let whatever new vet you find know about what this vet has been doing. There are regulations for how many steroids they should be prescribing and unneccasary antibiotics can make a dog very ill.
Reply:Achidophilis [sp?] I give it when I give anitbitoics to my little ones. Male and Female. Depending on the size, I would poke a pin into the capsule and put a two drops on a snack 2 times a day. They were approx. 6 lbs.
Reply:Hey bud


this seems like really bad allergies. With all respect, even the best food from the bag is crap.


Prednisone and antibiotics will not help and can only hurt the dog.


Research BARF. It works miracles.


All the best


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Reply:Sounds like she has skin mites. Its actually a type of mange. She needs to have a skin scrape done, and the doctor can give her the right antibiotic. She doesnt need any steriods. My dog just got over this and sounds the same, she might start to loose her fur too. But it will grow back and the smell will go away.
Reply:You must bring the poor dog to a different vet.
Reply:Well find a new viet first! I 've never heard of Wolf King foods though. So can't comment on the ingredients. Sounds nasty though.


What kind of dog is she. If she's having recurring skin infections than your right it's probably an allergy of some kind. The vet should have done specific allergy testing on her to see what exactly she's allergic too. Not just pump her full of steroids and antibiotics. Sounds lazy to me.


First find a new vet, then get her on some kind of really good food. Have you looked at Candie?


I've had my Golden's on this for over a year now and I tell ya not skin issues here any more. Not one hot spot this summer either. I'm very pleased and very happy with their appearance and their over all health.


Dan non makes a yogurt now for getting the stomach and intestines back to normal balance. I'd pick some up and feed it to her just a bit at a time but geezer the poor girl!





Do you live near any Veterinary School Colleges?? If you do than I'd get her there for a look over.


They do have specialists for skin issues.