Can dogs get antibiotic induced yeast infections?

being on strong antibiotics can predispose the bitch or male to yeast infections. I usually feed yogurt in heavier amounts while the dogs are on antibiotics to try to prevent this problem.

Both of our dogs are male, but friends tell me the tea Tree hydrosol also works to rid female dogs of yeast infections in the vulva. Simply wash that area thoroughly with the hydrosol.

Candida albicans is associated with mucocutaneous areas, particularly of the alminetary and lower genital tract, of mammals and birds.
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In dogs, candidiasis produces ulcerative lesions in the digestive and genital tract. Rarely, dogs develop septicemia with lesions in muscle, bones, skin, and lower urinary tract (especially those with diabetes mellitus).
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Disease is linked to immune and hormonal inadequacies, reduced colonization resistance (a measure of the "health" of the normal flora), or intensive exposure of weakened hosts or vulnerable tissues. These conditions account for susceptibility of infants, diabetics, subjects on antibiotics and steroid regimes, patients with indwelling catheters, and mammary glands of lactating cows.
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Correctin conditions underlying clinical candidiasis may in itself lead to reovery. ... Fluconazole (preferred) or flucytosine is useful for treating dogs r cats with lower urinary tract candidiasis.

My other dog, who is 14, and the sister (from different litters) to this dog has a similar recessed vulvar construction but we have always been able to keep her clean and healthy without much effort or problem.

They did indeed submit a culture and it came back showing nothing out of the ordinary organisims -- just that they were out of balance and leading to infections.

They put her on a 10 day course of antibiotics that had no effect so they put her on a 10 day course of Simplicef which is supposed to be a very major antibiotic. Things cleared up for a few weeks then we were right back where we started.

She is just now about to finish up a 14 day round of Simplicef and again, things seem to be clearing up -- the funky smell and discharge are gone and the skin looks healthy. We've also been rinsing her off daily with Domeboro as suggested by the vet.

I do trust this vet but I don't have any problem questioning treatments or suggesting supplemental treatment.

Since I know that acidophilus won't hurt her in any way I'm going to continue to use it while she finishes up the antibiotics.