1 If the smelly ear is due to ear mites you need to clean the thick accumulated ear wax. You can do so using 0.1% ivermectin, which kills the mites.  The water retained in your dogâs ears after swimming or bathing can be a source of bacteria and yeast infections.
And treatment is simple. Most yeast infections are caused by a type of yeast called Candida albicans. A healthy vagina has many bacteria and a small number of yeast cells. The most common bacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus, help keep other organisms-like the yeast-under control.
78 Followers. A. No, yeast infections are not contagious in the way a cold or the flu is. Yeast infections are caused by a fungus (more specifically, a yeast) called candida.Candida is a commensal organism, meaning that under healthy conditions it lives harmlessly in our bodies.We all have candida living on our skin and in our intestines, and healthy women carry candida in their vaginas.east infections are caused by a fungus (more specifically, a yeast) called candida. Candida is a commensal organism, meaning that under healthy conditions it lives harmlessly in our bodies. We all have candida living on our skin and in our intestines, and healthy women carry candida in their vaginas.