Post by jamie on Jan 10, 2012 15:15:24 GMT -5
So interesting to read all the different opinions! Ellie, I don't think you are being contentious - thanks for sharing your views!
We did not drink Rosie's milk before this. We got her at the end of her last lactation. She had mastitis when we got her. We cultured her and then dried her off pretty quickly so we could dry treat her. The vet thought this was the best way to handle the Staph A.
My daughter is not accustomed to drinking raw milk except for a few weeks when we were drinking our goat's milk (we just couldn't handle the ... um ... essence of goat milk!). My daughter has a congenital heart defect that is part of a syndrome she has, and she is TINY (32 pounds at seven and a half years old). She takes antibiotics before dentist visits and all that other stuff. I just feel like I need to be extra careful with her. I know we could encounter Staph anywhere in our environment, but I can't knowingly pour it down her throat every day. I wouldn't worry so much about my other kids - they are a healthy bunch!
Kelly, that's good to know about the pick up points. I will look into that.
Most of what I read about staph A is geared toward the dairy industry and is all gloom and doom and cull, cull, cull! Of course the issue of actually drinking the milk raw is never addressed because of the pro-pasteurization perspective they have. I was curious what the raw milk people here knew about using the milk from a cow with a history of Staph A. I would love to hear more!
Thanks,
Jamie
We did not drink Rosie's milk before this. We got her at the end of her last lactation. She had mastitis when we got her. We cultured her and then dried her off pretty quickly so we could dry treat her. The vet thought this was the best way to handle the Staph A.
My daughter is not accustomed to drinking raw milk except for a few weeks when we were drinking our goat's milk (we just couldn't handle the ... um ... essence of goat milk!). My daughter has a congenital heart defect that is part of a syndrome she has, and she is TINY (32 pounds at seven and a half years old). She takes antibiotics before dentist visits and all that other stuff. I just feel like I need to be extra careful with her. I know we could encounter Staph anywhere in our environment, but I can't knowingly pour it down her throat every day. I wouldn't worry so much about my other kids - they are a healthy bunch!
Kelly, that's good to know about the pick up points. I will look into that.
Most of what I read about staph A is geared toward the dairy industry and is all gloom and doom and cull, cull, cull! Of course the issue of actually drinking the milk raw is never addressed because of the pro-pasteurization perspective they have. I was curious what the raw milk people here knew about using the milk from a cow with a history of Staph A. I would love to hear more!
Thanks,
Jamie