The vet has recommened malaseb for my scottie after further consultation with him and her sweaty sweet tummy smell. Now he is suggesting this for its anti fungal properties but is there a cheaper alternative or 'natural' remedy i can use?
I can get malaseb on line at around £13 but need a vet prescirtion which is £12.41! the malaseb from the vets is £18.13 so have opted for this for now.

I use this shampoo for my cocker pup with a stinky fungal skin thingy.  It worked a treat.  I have only had to use it 3 times since I bought it and if you think, you only need to use a tiny drop, so the bottle should last quite a while.  Her skin problems are one of the things that are leading me towards a raw diet so I will give it a while and see if it improves her skin.  I do hope so.

When my pups were small with sweaty tums and hotspots...I would use sudocrem cream very lightly.
I spoke to my vet and said I was using the sudocrem and she said it was fine.

I have used malaseb in the past but after hearing of someone using Selsun , I thought I'd give it a go , it had the same results. Its an over the counter shampoo from Boots or other chemists I think mine cost just over £6. It also came in handy when my son got sores on his head after a reaction to hair gel. So it was worth it for me.

Nizoral - which is a shampoo for humans can be bought at chemists. Think it was around £12 the last time I bought some .

Ailsa

Hibiscrub? 

Lorripop hope you don't mind me asking do you know what is causing it?  food perhaps?

well i think its where she is low to the ground and her tum gets wet when on our walks - she loves to tear through undergrowth and swim in the river. When we get home i haven't been drying the dogs as its summer and she curls up tight in her bed when we get back. she's there for an hour or 2 and i think it stays wet and gets warmth causing a fungal type of rash. its always worse after the walk. the antibiotics took a lot of redness down and i am now drying her tummy when we get in so hopefully this will help.

hibiscrub doesn't do fungal infections and i've used this twice in a week until i got to speak to the vet again. her rash has definitely improved but just need to sort the sweaty smell, though i think this has got less.

if its fungal/yeast thing could i use athletes foot medication or canestan i wonder???

I trim a few yeastie pet terriers and the Hibiscrub seems to work very well when they have yeasty feet especially in the summer so for whatever reason it does seem to work.  

As said before Hibiscrub is both anti bacterial and anti fungal.  This can be used as a shampoo/wash when diluted as instructed on the bottle.

How about this as a more natural alternative? http://www.hiltonherbs.com/products/coal-tar-neem-tea-tree-shampoo/81

Malacetic shampoo is another possibility. It is an animal shampoo from the vet. Don't think you need a prescription though like you do with Malaseb.

Apple cider vinegar from Holland and Barrett can be used as a rinse after bathing with normal shampoo. The acidity is supoosed to kill the yeast.

Pedlee has posted a link to Hiltons Herbs.  I can only say that, after being given a free sample at Cruft's, I decided to order a larger bottle.

Worked absolute wonders on my elderly Beardie girl.  Although, initially, I though it was expensive, I'm surprised how little was needed, and it gets up a really good lather.  I only used it twice, and my girls skin is looking fabulous.  Last bath was over a month ago.

I have heard an old wives tale.  Listerine original mouthwash.  You wash your dog as usual and then on the last rinse, use half water half listerine and leave on.  Do this every other day for a couple of weeks and it kills the bacteria without the chemicals.  I'm going to give it a try.