One problem with CS in the ears is that keeping them wet is going to encourage the infection. I would use DMSO and CS, 30-50% on the DMSO, this will keep it dry-er. Watch the moisture level, after the CS DMSO has had time to soak in, dry the ear out with Epi-Otic solution or cotton. Those long floppy ears make it hard to get good air circulation.
Wheat is the most common allergy in dogs, but they can be allergic to chicken or beef too. I would go strictly with one food, a sort of elimination diet. Until her ears get cleared up then introduce new foods one at a time and see if she reacts. You can also try taking her heart rate before and after giving a new food, adrenaline release in an allergic reaction generally makes heart rate and blood pressure go up. Garnet On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 17:51, Sally Khanna wrote: > We have the same problem with our Rhodesian Ridgeback. She gets ear > problems, the vet said there was no infection, but an allergy was most > likely the cause. We switched her diet to lamb and rice PM, my hubby > gives her a beef and rice soncoction he makes for her AM feeding. The > ears are much better, but I think I'm going to try spraying CS in her > ears. > > Isn't that what some of you are doing? > > Sally > > Garnet <[email protected]> wrote: > Wanted to mention that I battled ear infection in a > Bullmastiff Great > Pyrenees cross for years until a vet told me to look at food > allergies. > When I switched to a lamb and rice kibble her allergies > disappeared(flea > bite and dermatitis) and so did her ear infections. > > Garnet > > > On Sun, 2004-11-14 at 07:12, Garnet wrote: > > Jacob Lab sells pure DMSO and a low odor DMSO but I think > the request > > was for a source in Australia (aka Oz). > > > > You can buy ear cleaner, exact same formulation as the vets > Epiotic, > > just ask -- much cheaper from 1-800-JEFFERS, a truly > wholesale vet > > supply. Their MSM is very cheap, as low as $5 lb. And their > DMSO is 99% > > pure, vet grade. It is what I use. It is >$5 pint. If you > order out of > > the horse catalog and it totals over $75 shipping is free, > not true of > > the pet ! catalog but you can add a few dog and cat items to > a livestock > > order. I've been ordering from them since the early 70's -- > saved me a > > lot of $$$ over the years, as many critters as I seem to > "attract". > > > > > > Garnet > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal > Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: > http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: > [email protected] > OT Archive: > http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com
