Yeast in ears

[Robyn5678]

My cat is prone to yeast in her ears. Would a food change or supplement help with that? Or only ear drops

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

I have heard that too many carbs can cause yeast infections in their ears. So, yes, a change in foods might help, depending on what you are currently feeding.

 

[Robyn5678]

Current fancy feast classic pate and tiki cat shreds/pate

Up to about 2 weeks ago was getting 1/2 cup dry food a few nights a week. Now no dry, it was constipating her

 

[mrsgreenjeens]

Current fancy feast classic pate and tiki cat shreds/pate

Up to about 2 weeks ago was getting 1/2 cup dry food a few nights a week. Now no dry, it was constipating her

Cutting out the dry is good. And those wet foods are decent foods with little grains, so I don't think you would need to make any more changes UNLESS she has a food sensitivity to something in there. Is she showing any other signs other than yeast issues? Itching?

 

[stephanietx]

You might ask your vet to use BCP BNT ear ointment. It was the only thing that stopped my girl's chronic yeast infections.

BCP Veterinary Pharmacy

 

[Robyn5678]

Cutting out the dry is good. And those wet foods are decent foods with little grains, so I don't think you would need to make any more changes UNLESS she has a food sensitivity to something in there. Is she showing any other signs other than yeast issues? Itching?

Just the itching of her ears

 

[stephanietx]

You could also try a daily antihistamine. We use generic Claritin (10 mg, Loratadine), not the Claritin-D, 1/2 tablet daily crushed into wet food.