The cause of Plummer-Vinson syndrome is unknown; however, genetic factors and nutritional deficiencies may play a role. Women are at higher risk than men.
Washing Your Dog with Apple Cider Vinegar. 1  1. Make a rinse to improve your dog's skin and coat. 2  2. Clean out your dog's ears using ACV. 3  3. Spray your dog's coat to repel fleas.  4. Bathe in ACV-soap mixture to fight 1  fleas. 5. Use a flea comb to remove the fleas.  6. Rinse your dog.
If your dogâs eardrum is intact, begin the vinegar ear treatment. Apple cider vinegar is best, but may stain white or light-colored fur. If your dog is white or light-colored, you may want to use distilled white vinegar. First, make a mixture of half vinegar and half water and place in a squirt bottle. (Make sure you use a squirt bottle, not a spray bottle.) Next, completely fill your dogâs ear canal with the mixture. Be careful not to let the solution get into your dogâs eyes. Gently massage the base of our dogâs ear.