Candida albicans is a single cell organism, otherwise known as yeast. This organism is a normal fixture in the digestive tract of dogs, yet it can multiply into massive amounts under certain conditions. Typical causes of a candida infection are a dog's exposure to certain chemicals, poisons, grain-based foods or drugs. Gastrointestinal tract problems, bloating, lethargy and skin irritation are all symptoms that your dog may exhibit if he is suffering from a yeast overgrowth. Home remedies do exist to rid a dog of a candida infection. It is also important to monitor your canine's diet and medication to prevent recurring instances of candida infection.
Instructions
Change your dog's diet. Dogs need to consume 4 percent of their total body weight in food each day. For the first two weeks, feed your canine a diet of 2 percent of his total body weight in meat, and 2 percent of his total body weight in vegetables.
Choose from the following meats: raw or rare beef, cooked pork, raw or cooked venison or bison, or raw or cooked deboned chicken or lamb meat. You may also feed raw or cooked eggs, with or without shells.
Choose from the following raw or thawed frozen vegetables: legumes or any leafy green vegetables such as soybeans, peas, asparagus, collard greens, broccoli or cauliflower.
Adjust the diet after the first two weeks. Begin feeding your dog 2 percent of her total body weight in meat, 1 percent of her total body weight in vegetables and 1 percent of her total body weight in carbo-vegetables.
Carbo-vegetables include pumpkin, yellow squash and sweet potatoes.
Add a microbial product to your dog's food after two weeks of the new diet. These type of products can be purchased at a pet specialty store. They will contain high levels of colony-forming units of certain bacteria and yeast that will aid in purging your dog's system of the yeast pathogens.
Follow the manufacturer's dosage instructions.
Continue feeding the diet implemented in Step 2, to prevent your dog from developing further yeast infections.