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25 July 2013 - 8:33 am
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There was a great article done by Pet Md.

 

 

http://www.petm.....oat's Milk May Save Lives, 07/25/2013&utm_campaign=DV

 

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05/04/2006 -  Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19  fought cancer for 4 months.

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25 July 2013 - 11:26 am
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Thanks....AGAIN....for sharing such good and hopeful information......yeah, the "ne world" cncept is bei g driven to the for front more and more---fnally

What's your take on regular goat's milk for pups/cats. (I personaly, love goat's milk butter)

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25 July 2013 - 12:26 pm
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Thank you! Kinda grody to read while I'm eating lunch but still, it's terrific info. I've added it to our existing Goat's Milk blog post (in the comments).

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25 July 2013 - 12:29 pm
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Ask Sassy that is what she has been having for the last 3 months :)    She loves it.  We share with Bosch.  I haven't tried it yet myself but they seem to like it. 

 

 

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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013

05/04/2006 -  Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19  fought cancer for 4 months.

"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."

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26 July 2013 - 7:35 am
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Great stuff! Genetically modified foods aren't all bad. :)

Side note: milk has lots of sugar... Something to think of if your dog is on a low carb/sugar free cancer diet.

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26 July 2013 - 4:18 pm
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Great article. We have a few dairy goats that I milk to make yogurt, butter, cheese and love having organic milk that is free of hormones and antibiotics and filled with all the good nutrients. The organic milk in the store has no good vitamins or minerals left in it because they heat it to over 300 degrees. This is called ultra pasteurized and by law they have to label it as such but you'll have to break out your magnifying glass to read the small print. They cook it at such high temps it kills everything, both good and bad pathogens so They have to put vitamins and minerals back in it. Crazy! And it has an expiration date several months out.......by definition that is not milk. Milk does not last for three months!

My goat milk doesn't have that genetically modified lysozyme, but I still think its an incredibly healthy whole food. And we don't keep any bucks so our milk does not have that funky taste that the goat milk you buy at the store has. Just taste like plain ole whole milk. But I give the does different supplements if I want to change the flavor for cheese making. For instance.....if I feed the does sunflower seeds as a supplement for a few weeks, the milk has a very nutty flavor to it and make an incredible Brie. Also supplementing with lavender makes a wonderful floral chèvre.

The fat / cream is where most of your glucose is stored. We have a cream separator which we use to get skim milk for drinking and use the cream to make the best ice cream, cheese cakes, sour cream, butter, and 1/2 & 1/2 in the world!!!!!

Sorry for going on and on, but us dairy farmers take our milk very seriously! big-grin





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26 July 2013 - 4:56 pm
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I was going to buy what they call "raw goats milk" from a friend (not pasturized) but my vet said she would have been worried with sassy's immune system that she could have gotten something from it.  Not sure what but I worry so much I am just giving her the stuff from the store.  Now if I knew something wasn't going to happen I would have bought it.

 

She seems to like it.  I haven't ever tasted it though.

 

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Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013

05/04/2006 -  Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19  fought cancer for 4 months.

"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."

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26 July 2013 - 5:35 pm
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I would never feed or drink raw milk from someone else's farm. The worry being worms or bad bacteria in the milk. I keep my barn pristine clean, muck out the stalls every day and have my vet come out every year and draw blood and run tests. He says I have the healthiest goats he's ever seen and we've never had any disease or parasites. We vaccinate every year and do a 21 day withdrawal on the milk before using for consumption. Because of all this, we do use our own raw milk and I could go on forever about the health benefits which you have probably already read about. I do pasteurize my milk for cheese making because I want the purity of the culture I'm using to taste like the cheese I'm making. Also, making yogurt means you heat the milk to 185 degrees and that is pasteurization in and of itself. (Pasteurizing raw milk is simply heating it to 162 degrees in a double boiler and then rapid cooling in a sink of ice then straight into the fridge) I prefer glass containers for sterilization purposes.

As for taste, you would probably not like that goat milk from the store - it's pretty gamey - tastes like the bucks smell. (We don't keep a buck in order to prevent that- and our milk tastes incredibly fresh). I'm very proud of my dairy.....if you couldn't tell. laughing
Atlas, Sophie, Luba and Marc all LOVE it!

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26 July 2013 - 5:51 pm
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Patricia you guys are so lucky to have your own goat's milk. I personally don't drink it but back when we worked on a small organic farm, we sold it. There was always a waiting list, it was so much in demand we never had enough. And our goats were so hygenic that they even got milked inside the farmer's house!

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26 July 2013 - 10:13 pm
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Totally understand Patricia.  That is why I didn't buy it.  I didn't know for sure about the worms etc.  And you know with a cancer patient can't have anything to compromise our immune systems more so I stuck with the stuff from the store.   That was the only thing that I could get her to eat & drink.  If I knew a dairy farmer like you around here I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them  :)

 

 

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Michelle & Sassy

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Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
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07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013

05/04/2006 -  Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19  fought cancer for 4 months.

"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."

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27 July 2013 - 8:17 am
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Michelle there's gotta be dairy farmers around who will sell it. Check out your local health food store to see who's selling organic veggies direct to customers. They probably won't advertise goat's milk due to the controversy but if you go check it out they'll probably give you the scoop.

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27 July 2013 - 8:56 am
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This is such i formative stuff everyone--thanks! Love the "goat in the house" pic!

Jessica.....If you see this....how 'bout an update on you and sweet Athena....AND a photo!

Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!

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27 July 2013 - 8:25 pm
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bahahahaha!  Love the goat in the house pic!  Too funny!  Of course I have to share a few now.....

My girls - Nutmeg and Cocoa

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Michelle, you may also want to check with any local feed stores too.  Goat milk is so popular around here that Boss Brothers has started carrying raw goat milk for pet consumption.

 

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28 July 2013 - 7:12 am
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Awww. Goats have the sweetest faces!

And you make your own cheese too? Neat! Yum!

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28 July 2013 - 8:02 am
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Cute pictures.  I will have to check around Thank you.

 

Michelle & Sassy

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Sassy is a proud member of the Winter Warriors. Live long, & strong Winter Warriors.
sassysugarbear.tripawds.com
07/26/2006 - Sassy earned her wings 08/20/2013

05/04/2006 -  Bosch, Sassy's pal, earned his wings 03/29/19  fought cancer for 4 months.

"You aren't doing it TO her, you are doing it FOR her. Give her a chance at life."

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