Activia & Goats?

[reicheru]

I'm tempted to give some to Dorkwad. I bought a container of it. Because of his antibiotics, the fiance can't eat and I don't eat vanilla yogurt. I can't stand seeing food go bad [drives me nuts]. My thought is that the calcium and probiotic would be good for her, but figure that I'd ask first...

[KimM]

Get him a tube of Probios for ruminants at TSC. My goats go bonkers for it so I get the big cattle tubes.

[reicheru]

oh I have probios for goats... I just don't want the Activia to go to waste... worst case, I guess I can give it to the dogs..

[Minelson]

Doesn't Activia have chocolate in it? I wouldn't give it to any critter. Why don't you eat it? Or give it to a friend you can send it to me...I have osteopene. (sp?)

[hoofinitnorth]

If you give yogurt or probiotics at the same time as the antibiotics, it will just give the antibiotics something more to work on.

My vets always say to do the antibiotic dose, then wait several hours and give the probiotic dose. For instance, if you are doing antibiotic every 12 hours, give the probiotics 6 hours later than the antibiotic dose, also at 12-hour intervals.

There was some discussion on another thread about this today too.

[reicheru]

dunno... I didn't see anything about chocolate on the label. it's vanilla flavored. blech.

It's the dairy. fiance is freaked out because it says no dairy.. so he's like convinced he'll die if he eats dairy with his antibiotics. >.<

[Alice In TX/MO]

Dairy and antibiotics is a problem? Sounds like his granma's old stories.

[reicheru]

hahahaha that's what I told him. He's being a baby about it... typical male. It's like I have a 200lb 40yo infant. oi.

[Otter]

I don't know about for goats, but my dogs and cats love it. I can't stand the vanilla flavor on it's own, but it's great with a spoonful of jam or preserves stirred in!

[Minelson]

LOL! I just realized you are talking about that yogurt stuff! I was thinking you were talking about those little soft candies... Viactiv!
I was thinking...why on earth would someone give those to goats...or dogs! That's why I said that about chocolate...
Sorry!

[goatkid]

I's OK to feed yogurt to goats. My main concern with the Activia brand would be that it's got something to keep people "regular" so I'd watch that your goat doesn't get soft poop.