2. Probiotics
Typically, if an animal’s gut is healthy and contains the right number of healthy bacteria, problems with yeast are less common, Urban says.
“When yeast grows in the gut, it will start circulating around in the bloodstream and reach the skin, thus we see yeasty dogs,” says Urban. To heal the gut and prevent this from happening, your dog might need some probiotics.
While there are several types of probiotics, Urban recommends supplements containing Bacillus coagulans spp since these probiotics only become active after being taken as a reaction to growing bacteria in the intestines.
“The benefit is that it will resist being killed by stomach acid yet become active in the intestinal tract,” says Urban. “Other species that I recommend include Bifidobacteria spp, which constitutes 95 percent of the gut bacterial population in healthy individuals.”
There are probiotics designed especially for dogs, so ask your veterinarian what to give your dog and how much.
