Meet Gunnar
The Ear Infection and Yeast Case Study
Gunnar is an Australian Labradoodle born in 2020. From puppyhood he was the picture of a happy, energetic doodle — except for one persistent problem: his ears.
By the time he was eight months old, Gunnar had been treated for ear infections three times. The vet cleaned them, prescribed drops, and they’d clear up. Then six weeks later, it would start again. The head shaking. The scratching. The smell.
The turning point came when we stopped treating the ears and started looking at the gut.
Gunnar’s recurring infections were yeast-driven — and the yeast was being fed by his diet. Chicken was the primary culprit, combined with a carbohydrate load that kept his system in a constant low-grade inflammatory state. Switching to a novel protein diet and adding a targeted probiotic broke the cycle within three months.
He hasn’t had an ear infection since.
What Gunnar’s case taught us:
- Recurring ear infections in doodles are almost always a symptom, not the disease
- The food-yeast-ear connection is real and underdiagnosed
- Treating the ear without addressing the gut is a short-term fix at best
Guides inspired by Gunnar:
→ [Doodle Ear Infections: Treatment, Prevention & What Actually Works]
→ [Yeast Overgrowth in Doodles: Signs, Causes, and the Anti-Yeast Protocol] (coming soon)
→ [The Food-Skin-Gut Connection in Doodles] (coming soon)
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