I usually don't give it to the dam. If I do I only give it to them two or three days before there do to whelp and mix it 50/50 with bottled water and give them a cup in the morning and at night. You can keep her on it as long as you want but I have found that about two weeks is enough. I haven't seen any loose stools since I started mixing it with the bottled water. Goats milk is very digestible but also very rich. The puppies I only supplement them if they are large litters or you see one or how ever many just doesn't look like it's getting it's fill. I will mix it 50/50 with bottled water. Then heat it in the microwave 15 seconds at a time until it's warm. I will keep this up until I see everyone is good and healthy. Also I will mix it in with the puppy food when I start to whelp them. Randy Hamm Von Hamm German Shepherds Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I read on this List that some people use Goats Milk for their litters and the dams. When do you introduce the Goats milk to the mother before she whelps and how long do you keep her on it? Does this give her loose stools? Also how long do you keep the puppies on it? Thanks, Barbara ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================