Walt's ears are itchy and sore

[WaltsMom]

Hey everyone!

Walter (16 months) has a sore behind his ear. He is always itching it and it is to the point it is bleeding. There is also a spot inside his ear so i wonder if because he is itchy inside, it is causing him to irritate his skin outside?

Recent change to food... he was on natural balance sweet potato and fish and doing pretty well. But got bored and didnt eat it as much and this ear issue was also appearing so we decided to try a new food. Took a week to change to Taste of the Wild but the ear thing got worse. Im not sure if it was because of itching, the new food or what. But we also always give coconut oil in the food, and maybe 1 bath every 3 weeks with maleseb and i just tried adding in apple cider vibegar to the routine because he does tend to develop yeast between the paws.

Any insight would be great. He's only been on the food like a week. Should he finish out the bag?

 

[2BullyMama]

Does look like it could be yeast... is the food potato and grain free?

What protein is in the food?

Mix apple cider vinegar with witch hazel in a spray bottle... spray yeasty areas and it will help control it, but you need to find what is causing it


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[oscarmayer]

Sweet potato especially bad for yeasty breakout. Any high carb diet will feed the yeast. My one experience with TOTW was a BAD one. There are much better choices available.

 

[Florida girls]

I agree about the sweet potato and yeast issue. Try to avoid anything that has root vegetables., i.e. Beets, carrots, potatoes, etc. Root vegetables are high in sugar and feed the yeast.

 

[Dollys Owner]

I would try a small bag of Honest Kitchen minimal ingredient diet using one with a different protein http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/dog-food# , or try their Kindly base mix http://www.thehonestkitchen.com/dog-food/base-mix and add your own protein

 

[Cbrugs]

Great advice above. Avoid potatoes and sweet potatoes.