Feeding Sundew some cheese and chocolate
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Comments (46)Lisa, cows will continue to produce milk as long as they are milked. I have to separate cows and calves at about 6 months of age so that the cow will stop having milk (dry up), or the calves will continue to nurse as long as the cow will let them. Some cows will allow it for years, although usually last year's calf is weaned when this year's calf is born. Calves of dairy cows are taken away from their mothers and given milk replacer because the milk is a commodity that can be sold. Beef cattle don't produce enough milk to bother to milk them commercially, so calves are allowed to stay with mothers for a longer period of time. That's why there are always a bunch of diary cattle bull calves for sale cheaply, they'll never produce milk and they aren't optimal to raise for beef, but beef cattle bull calves are expensive because they become the steers that produce those t-bones and rib-eyes. As for species drinking the milk of other species, my barn cats always happily drank milk when we still milked cattle and I had an old dachshund that let Ashley's kitten nurse long after the cat got bigger than the dog. That cat was 4 or 5 years old and the dog was still nursing it. I think infants of most species would drink the milk of another species if it was hungry. Is it optimal nutrition? I doubt it. Annie...See MoreWhat do you feed your children/grandchildren that they LOVE
Comments (49)I've never heard that "SWAN" but really that's it! They nickname it "Happy to Starve" in gastro school (per my gastroenteroligist) And many call it "Putnam's Syndome" but that's just a nick name as well given that Dr. Putnam has spent so much time analzying kids with this problem. They tell me it's a great deal like when you're told your child has died of SIDS. There is always a reason children die, but systemically they can't find the reason and so you get SIDS. With us, we got Putnam's or SWAN I guess (Dr Putnam is our doctor as well) :o( Eating disorders normally happen with children who have special needs, like autistic children, children with brain disorders, etc., but we don't have any of those problems so the fun part of this is dealing with insurance companies for treatment, when he has no official disease (his actuall diagnosis is Fail to Thrive without reason). The insurance companies seem to want him to go ahead and "Fail" and we insist that isn't the route we want to go. I learned abut the Kennedy Kreiger clinic on feeding disorders and while reading realized they were describing my child to a T! They do work with kids with much more significant issues involved in their eating problems (ie cleft pallet or inability to swallow etc) but they also have a place for the Jesse's of the world who just won't eat because it hurts. Somehow we need to figure out why it hurts before we begin treatment....that's the hard part. But fortunately we're going to do more poop testing first, instead of anything that will hurt him. Thanks for SWAN. I'm going to have to keep that on the tip of my tongue because I'm tired of having to explain this over and over and over to people who want to hear a name fancier than "Happy to Starve" (Which actually fits him to a T as well)...See MoreCheese, banana, or apple and the bug. You guess.
Comments (7)I think my little friend is of the Asian variety. I can say "friend" because I have never had enough in the house to be a problem. I see maybe a half dozen or so a winter. So for me the benifit of these gals (and guys) far out weighs the problems. This is just the 2nd one I have seen this year. She sure was hungry. That is the piece of apple that she went to as soon as I laid it down. The banana and cheese she ignored. I always put out a drop of water for them too. They will spend hours sitting in it. Below is from a Michigan State web site. What good do these beetles do, if any? Ladybugs, in general, actively prey on aphids and other soft-bodied insect plant pests. Both adults and immature multi-colored Asian lady beetles kill significant numbers on these plant pests, especially aphids. Additionally, the multi-colored Asian lady beetle aggressively pursues these plant pests that attack trees; more so than our native ladybugs. In 2000, the soybean aphid, an exotic aphid from China, was discovered feeding on soybean plants. In 2001, the multi-colored Asian lady beetle fed heavily on the soybean aphids and likely saved Michigan soybean farmers millions of dollars in harvest revenues and insecticides that didn't have to be used to control losses to this aphid species. Question: In the fall, I see Asian lady beetles feeding on ripe fruit. I thought they were predators? Even a grizzly bear doesn't eat meat all the time. The multi-colored Asian lady beetle is no different. As the growing season wanes, so does the availability of prey. It is not uncommon to find these beetles looking for sugar-laden fruit at this time of year. Question: I had one of these beetles crawling around on my arm, and I think it bit me. Do they all bite? Some bite, most do not. Sometimes the Asian lady beetles bite skin, but often this stinging sensation is actually caused by small spurs on the beetle's legs pricking skin as they move and evaluate whether or not the skin is a food source. The beetle does not carry disease nor does it have any toxin associated with its mouthparts. In most cases, the pain is short lived. If the bite concerns you, apply antiseptic to the site....See Moresomething instead of cheese
Comments (10)This is a tough one, isn't it? I haven't given up cheese/dairy yet but I've sure dropped a lot of it from my diet. There are many different reasons people go vegan so this may or may not help you, but here's what I'm doing for now. My reasons for not eating meat have to do with not wanting to support suffering. That extends to animal products (cheese, milk, eggs, etc) - many of those products now come from "factory farm" situations, where the animals really don't have any chance at any kind of normal life. So I started searching out certified organic products and local products where I know how the animals are treated (for example, I get my eggs from someone near who has free-range chickens; they use organic feeds and no hormones, etc). It's tough but you can find products. There's a cooperative of family farms (extends over several states) that goes through a really rigorous certitification process to be able to put the "organic" label on their milk etc. The animals have to be outdoors (fields, etc) so many hours a day, proper shelter provided, the list is endless and very thorough. I feel good about buying their milk - I'm not a big milk drinker but I still like plain yogurt so I make my own. Generally, while I've found some good organic products and feel secure that I'm not promoting suffering (and am supporting farmers who are trying to be good stewards of the land and their animals), I've also cut back drastically on those products for more health-related reasons. I agree with what others have said, you may find some cheese substitutes that work in some situations, but you're going to have trouble finding anything that takes the place of a good piece of cheese for eating out of hand. It may be a taste and pleasure you just have to forego to support your desire to be vegan. Good luck!...See Morexirtam31337
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