Okay, I really must ask this. In one of the facebook groups, someone suggested giving a three-week-old sick kid beer. Has anyone heard of this?
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Okay, I really must ask this. In one of the facebook groups, someone suggested giving a three-week-old sick kid beer. Has anyone heard of this?
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^^Ha ha, yeah. I have a friend who thinks that about milk kefir. It does help in some cases, though.
Reminds me of the father in My Big Fat Greek Wedding -- he thought Windex cured everything. LOL!
On another thread, that same person just recommended beer for urinary blockage! (The goat owner's vet told her it would cost thousands of dollars to "fix" it.)
Argh! I can't believe the beer advice. Obviously that person thinks it's a cure-all. Something ailing your goat? Just give it a beer. This is why I try to stay away from the Facebook group, but I certainly applaud y'all who are brave enough to read the posts and try to offer sane advice.
It was in responses to a question asked at the facebook group "Nigerian Dwarf Goat News, Info, Discussions and WEEKEND Sales." The poster has multiple problems with her three-week-old kids purchased at three days of age. She had three separate initial questions and relayed her visit to the vet.
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I think you are a member of that group, Deborah, as are many of the members here which is why I added the link rather than copy the info. The poor person has gotten a lot of bad advice and I question some of the advice that she received on that group but especially the beer thing. She did stop feeding cold milk earlier (from what I think I read near the end of the thread).
Wow! Never heard that one! or that you should only feed cold milk. Goats in nature don't drink beer or cold milk. :-/ What's the context for this?
Between that and "Only feed cold milk to kids" that poor woman is getting all kinds of "helpful" advice.
I'm glad you posted this!! I saw that post and found it VERY strange. I'm curious to see what Deborah thinks.