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Post by bitbyter on Feb 25, 2015 21:31:19 GMT -5
Yes, Kefir and some other dairy based cultures are TRUELY lactose free (lactose free milk is not). I believe Heather has used Kefir before. msav, if they are healthy, what's the reason for the Kefir?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 22:03:18 GMT -5
I threw away my water kefirs. I should have ate them instead. Developed a little phobia about drinking sugar water every day.
I heard the milk kefirs were more nutritious, though.
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Post by msav on Feb 25, 2015 23:17:37 GMT -5
Yes, Kefir and some other dairy based cultures are TRUELY lactose free (lactose free milk is not). I believe Heather has used Kefir before. msav, if they are health, what's the reason for the Kefir? It is for me. But It is nice to know if they have some digestive issues They can have it.
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Post by Heather on Feb 26, 2015 3:09:17 GMT -5
I do feed goat milk kefir occasionally. ciao
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Post by crazylady on Feb 26, 2015 10:53:18 GMT -5
All of my ferrets are whole prey fed and are given bonemeal daily another reason for giving milk to nursing mothers ( mainly kitten replacer milk when nursing or goats if I cant get it) is a nursing mother wont stand and drink water from a bottle or bowl for the required length of time( and she is offered both ) she wants to go nurse milk keeps her standing that bit longer making sure she is fully hydrated and producing enough milk for her kits if krm is so bad why do vets give it to orphaned kittens and puppies and in some cases mothers considering kittens and cats have the same anatomical make up as a ferret shouldnt these suffer too if milk is so bad for them ? yet no one thinks twice about giving milk for cats from stores to cats or kittens just my opinion take care bye for now Bev
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2016 14:43:01 GMT -5
All of my ferrets are whole prey fed and are given bonemeal daily another reason for giving milk to nursing mothers ( mainly kitten replacer milk when nursing or goats if I cant get it) is a nursing mother wont stand and drink water from a bottle or bowl for the required length of time( and she is offered both ) she wants to go nurse milk keeps her standing that bit longer making sure she is fully hydrated and producing enough milk for her kits if krm is so bad why do vets give it to orphaned kittens and puppies and in some cases mothers considering kittens and cats have the same anatomical make up as a ferret shouldnt these suffer too if milk is so bad for them ? yet no one thinks twice about giving milk for cats from stores to cats or kittens just my opinion take care bye for now Bev I also give kitten replacement milk to pregnant and nursing jills and kits. I will use it with a very ill ferret to keep them hydrated and tempt them to eat as well. I wouldn't use it day in day out with them, but for me at least it has it's uses and I feel the benefits outweigh the risks on these occasions.
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Post by Corvidophile on Jan 17, 2016 10:37:52 GMT -5
How about butter? And clarified butter/ghee?
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Post by Sherry on Jan 17, 2016 12:29:43 GMT -5
I am lactose intolerant and cannot eat butter without feeling the effects so I'd say no on that one. Not sure about ghee but imagine it would be similar.
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Post by Corvidophile on Jan 17, 2016 13:32:43 GMT -5
Well, by clarifying it, nearly all proteins and sugars are removed when the solids are scooped out of the melted butter, but traces do remain. It basically turns it into almost pure fat, keyword being almost. Personally, both regular butter and clarified butter bothers my guts more than milk or cream, but I don't know whether it applies to ferrets.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 18, 2016 11:41:04 GMT -5
I would assume no then, as they are going to be just that much MORE lactose intolerant than we are.
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Post by jj on Nov 25, 2018 9:32:13 GMT -5
Wow. Thanks for the info. My Tika is crazy about milk so I went and bought her lactose free milk. Funny thing is that my daughter mentioned to me that the milk tastes very sugary. I will stop giving it her right away.
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Post by miamiferret2 on Sept 6, 2021 14:12:00 GMT -5
I never commented on this previously, but if you have an underweight kit, adding raw goat's milk is a good way to get them fattened up. I got a skinny kit from a pet store (taken from mom way too soon) and we've been adding the Honest Kitchen Goat's milk. It has probiotics. It's in powder form and you have to make it with warm water.
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