Knock on wood...Luna's had a pretty good streak of health this year until we just got back from her yearly vet appointment and verified that infact her feet licking and chewing along with her butt licking is suggested to be related to these on and off allergies that we can't pinpoint. Her feet licking/chewing which keeps them moist has now grown into a yeast infection which her vet is treating her with Ketoconazole 200mg twice daily until it clears up. He wants to re-check her in 2 weeks. 

Wanted to see if you all have more experience with this? We've gone through the roundabout with Luna as a pup with some flares of allergies that seem to be likely environmental, at this point they're more just bothersome on occasion when they flare up and difficult to pinpoint so we're not doing any allergy test unless it were to worsen. Her feet licking and chewing has also comes and goes and is really difficicult to pinpoint. In this wet weather where it's impossible in Seattle to keep her feet dry at all times in combination with the licking, the opportunisic yeast has taken off.

Our vet suggested we stay on the ketoconazole 200mg twice daily and re-assess in 2 weeks how it's doing. He said it can take a while for external skin yeast like this to clear up. Also suggested we try and give her a weekly bath at this point with a good hypoallergenic oatmeal based shampoo to rid of any possible environmental allergens, along with wiping her feet down dry whenever we can, and upping her amount of omega fatty acids thru her fish oil she already gets to double that amount.

Any suggestions or imput on what else you think may be reasonable would be greatly appreciated!  

Thanks! - Lucie

I haven't experienced it yet. Bella does lick her feet and legs, but only when she is tired and not excessively, so I haven't amounted it to much more as of yet. I thought maybe it was just soothing to her when she is overly tired. With her allergies in the Summer, I'm surprised we didn't experience an infection...but I'll knock on wood we continue the luck.

I have to make an appointment for my mom's little Yorkie. She is about 9 years old now and mom called telling me that she smells horrible. I told her that she needed to be expressed and explained how to do it. Of course...she refused and took her to a groomer who did so. She called me again telling me that wasn't the source of the smell and that she still smelt like "sour milk". A sweet sour smell that isn't horrendously overwhelming..but lingers and baths only mask it for about half a day. I haven't experienced a yeast infection but this my only guess as to what this could be. But, my mom said she isn't licking, scratching...her ears are fine...coat seems normal. Normal behavior and normal self other than a lingering sour smell. I'm baffled. Maybe yeast?

Hope Luna clears up quickly and is back to herself soon!

I don't know how this would work with dogs but raw saurkraut helps a lot in humans.
start off with about 1 teaspoon 2 times a day and work your way up (possible bad gas) to 1 tbls 3 times a day,preferable before meals but not an absolute.


Do it for yourself,too. You'll feel great.

(It's a probiotic)

Windsor has food allergies.....he can't have any grain. If he does he gets itchy, pink, licks his paws and gets yeast in his ears. Both dogs are on grain free and Windsor will get benadryl at times but not all the time. No more itchies since he has been on salmon taste of the wild.