Yogurt

[Kat762]

Sometime in the last 7 years feeding yogurt was recommended to me, but for some reason one speccific kind was recommended " Dannon La Creme ", so I used it regularly.My Andi loved it ( except when she would hate it for a few weeks ) and I would use it from time to time if I had an - in danger - baby, add a little to their formula. I loved it, it was all natural, not low fat, no artificial sweetener.
Around a year ago I stopped seeing it in stores and I've been looking for something comparable ever since.Just this week I found one- " Stoneyfields YoBaby Organic all natural yogurt " When I offered Andi this yogurt she ATTACKED it, inhaling it, I'm not being funny, very serious, she acted like a person stranded in the desert getting water after a month.Here's my thing - for the last couple of years she has an odd habit of licking walls, windows, windowsills,doorframes, she goes around the house licking things as if in search of something missing in her diet.She has a salt and mineral wheel in her cage and uses them, she gets vitamins in her water once or twice a week, and despite being a tad chunky, seems very healthy. Then I noticed on the lid of the yogurt it proclaims it contains all the zinc a baby needs.Could it be zinc she is looking for ? How does this yogurt seem to those of you more knowledgeable in the ways of nutrition ? Here is the link
http://www.stonyfield.com/yobaby/all_about_yobaby/why_yobaby_for_your_baby/index.jsp
I hope the Stoneyfield gets TSB seal of approval :thumbsup because she loves it, and OMG, I do too, it's so good, lol.Comes in vanilla, peach, banana and blueberry, we tried the peach.


By the way I emailed Dannon asking where the La Creme went, and this was their reply :

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Thank you for taking the time to contact The Dannon Company. We sincerely appreciate hearing from you regarding la Crème.

The Dannon Company has sold the la Crème brand to the LaLa Foods/Gilsa Company as of June 1, 2009. For your convenience, we have forwarded your email to LaLa Foods/Gilsa Dairy for their follow-up.

For future reference regarding la Crème, you may contact LaLa Foods via email at customerservice@gilsadairy.com or toll-free via phone at (866) 506-2072.

Sincerely,


Lisa Moore
Consumer Response Representative
Ref#:1293229N

[BamaHam]

I wonder where La Creme went. I couldn't find it in any grocery store ( we only have 3) in our area. My guy will not eat any yogurt. He's a picky eater (or spoiled as my family says.) I cannot get him to eat ANY rodent blocks of any kind , so I'm trying to give him his calcium through fruits, veggies, and pecans or other nuts. I even tried cheese. Next thing we'll try is meal worms. Too bad chocolate is not full of calcium. LOL.

[Rhapsody]

I have never eaten La Creme, but it probably wouldn't matter any ways as Picasso refuses any yogurt that is offered to him..... so I have to eat it.

[island rehabber]

I've yet to have a single squirrel who likes yogurt....but that may be because I don't eat the full fat kind -- can't find it around here.
Focus your squirrel's diet on the high-calcium veggies like kale and chickory....that will ease your mind and your wallet too (they're not expensive). :D

[Lulu2010]

I use the Dannon all natural vanilla yogurt. Lulu absolutely loves it. There's not much food that she doesn't like. Well, I guess she'd prefer to not eat her block, but a portion of the day that's all she has in her cage and will finally eat it. I've never tried any other brands. I like that I can buy a large container of it. Most of the other stuff at our grocery stores comes in the tiny one serving containers.

[CritterMom]

The only full fat yogurt I have found is the Stoneyfield Yobaby, which I use in Mister P's glop. He is a banana or vanilla guy. I spent an hour in the stupid grocery store reading yogurt labels trying to find full fat one day. They looked very oddly at me when I found the Yobaby and fell to my knees sobbing with joy...

[jacey]

I have been using Stoneyfield french vanilla low fat yogurt for over 2 years mixed in formula with all of my species of wildlife from flying squirrel to fox and gray squirrels to opossums to raccoons to skunks. They all do great with it!

[Kat762]

The only full fat yogurt I have found is the Stoneyfield Yobaby, which I use in Mister P's glop. He is a banana or vanilla guy. I spent an hour in the stupid grocery store reading yogurt labels trying to find full fat one day. They looked very oddly at me when I found the Yobaby and fell to my knees sobbing with joy...


:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl HA HA HA HA, Me too Crittermom ! I was doing somersaults in the dairy aisle !:multi ( Or , would have been if I was actually *able * to do a somersault !:thinking )

Have you tried it yourself ? The peach is delicious, I'm not really a yogurt person, but I've been eating the peach ones myself :tilt So far we've had vanilla and peach, she loves them both, going to try banana next.:crazy

[muffinsquirrel]

Do ya'll realize how easy it is to MAKE YOUR OWN yogurt? (And how much cheaper?) Google 'homemade yogurt' - there are lots of recipes - you can even make it in your crock pot. And you can use full fat milk and cream or whatever else you might want. It doesn't take much 'hands-on' time, although it does have to stay at a certain temprature for a long time.

OK, that being said, No, I don't make yogurt for my babies....I'm just too lazy. And I'm none too sure what I'd do with that much yogurt! But I have made it before, and everyone said it was very good. (That was 'before squirrels', have no idea how they would like it.) I do intend to start making my own again....one of these days....when I 'get my act together'....and the planets are aligned correctly....etc, etc., etc.

Ya think maybe I am a procrastinator? Or just too lazy to breath?

muffinsquirrel

[lizharrell1]

Stoneyfield also makes a CREAM ON TOP yogurt in Strawberry and Vanilla flavors.....it is a full fat yogurt that Stoneyfield came out with a few months ago. I have only been able to find it in Publix. Walmart has recently started carrying Stoneyfield YoBaby 3-in-1 meals: yogurt with fruit and vegetable purees....my two flyers LOVE them! Great way to sneak some veggies in!!!!

[Kat762]

Ya think maybe I am a procrastinator? Or just too lazy to breath?

muffinsquirrel[/QUOTE]


Personally, neither, I think you are AWESOME :bowdown I don't know where I'd be if it weren't for you all at NFSA:thumbsup I don't know if you'de remember me, but I remember you.:wave123 When I got my first baby squirrel handed to me it was cuz I worked for a vet, I took it back to show the vet and said " Look what we got, a baby rat " He said " It's a squirrel and you get to raise it ".I knew nothing about squirrels, and the only place I could find online was the old Voy Forums.Even though it was fliers, it worked for me, and I learned eveything from you all .I got hooked and volunteered for ouir local rehabber, and got lots more squirrels, and then the NFSA was born.I remember you, and Joan, and Beverly ( Even got to meet the awesome beverly, she came to my house for a visit once.) I was the only member with a grey (by then I had my keeper ). Well the years passed and tree squirrel places appeared ,but I am forever beholdin to the NFSA and everyone in it :Love_Icon So nope, not lazy or procrastinator- but awesome squirrel guru !:bowdown

[muffinsquirrel]

Ya think maybe I am a procrastinator? Or just too lazy to breath?

muffinsquirrel


Personally, neither, I think you are AWESOME :bowdown I don't know where I'd be if it weren't for you all at NFSA:thumbsup I don't know if you'de remember me, but I remember you.:wave123 When I got my first baby squirrel handed to me it was cuz I worked for a vet, I took it back to show the vet and said " Look what we got, a baby rat " He said " It's a squirrel and you get to raise it ".I knew nothing about squirrels, and the only place I could find online was the old Voy Forums.Even though it was fliers, it worked for me, and I learned eveything from you all .I got hooked and volunteered for ouir local rehabber, and got lots more squirrels, and then the NFSA was born.I remember you, and Joan, and Beverly ( Even got to meet the awesome beverly, she came to my house for a visit once.) I was the only member with a grey (by then I had my keeper ). Well the years passed and tree squirrel places appeared ,but I am forever beholdin to the NFSA and everyone in it :Love_Icon So nope, not lazy or procrastinator- but awesome squirrel guru !:bowdown[/QUOTE]


Why, thank you so very much for the kind words. That was a long, long time ago, wasn't it - back when we kept flyers by "the seat of our pants" and more or less wrote our own rules. Just like we are still doing today, to a great extent. It's been a fascinating journey, and I have learned so much from so many. And hope to learn a lot more for a good many years to come. I still get the same breathless thrill from each new flyer that I got from my first one. By the way - the old forums were still there last time I checked. I try to keep up with them whenever I get a chance.

I'm glad if we were able to help you with your first venture into the life of a squammy, and even more glad we were able to make it so enjoyable that you stayed!

Here's to the good old days!

muffinsquirrel
Judy C.

[Jackie in Tampa]

I love Muffin too, she's the best guru a girl could have!:alright.gif
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and you ain't so bad either Kat!:bowdown
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I love all YOGURT, my sqs love Vanilla...but try the boston cream pie! Oh lala!

[Kat762]

Personally, neither, I think you are AWESOME :bowdown I don't know where I'd be if it weren't for you all at NFSA:thumbsup I don't know if you'de remember me, but I remember you.:wave123 When I got my first baby squirrel handed to me it was cuz I worked for a vet, I took it back to show the vet and said " Look what we got, a baby rat " He said " It's a squirrel and you get to raise it ".I knew nothing about squirrels, and the only place I could find online was the old Voy Forums.Even though it was fliers, it worked for me, and I learned eveything from you all .I got hooked and volunteered for ouir local rehabber, and got lots more squirrels, and then the NFSA was born.I remember you, and Joan, and Beverly ( Even got to meet the awesome beverly, she came to my house for a visit once.) I was the only member with a grey (by then I had my keeper ). Well the years passed and tree squirrel places appeared ,but I am forever beholdin to the NFSA and everyone in it :Love_Icon So nope, not lazy or procrastinator- but awesome squirrel guru !:bowdown


Why, thank you so very much for the kind words. That was a long, long time ago, wasn't it - back when we kept flyers by "the seat of our pants" and more or less wrote our own rules. Just like we are still doing today, to a great extent. It's been a fascinating journey, and I have learned so much from so many. And hope to learn a lot more for a good many years to come. I still get the same breathless thrill from each new flyer that I got from my first one. By the way - the old forums were still there last time I checked. I try to keep up with them whenever I get a chance.

I'm glad if we were able to help you with your first venture into the life of a squammy, and even more glad we were able to make it so enjoyable that you stayed!

Here's to the good old days!

muffinsquirrel
Judy C.[/QUOTE]


Here's to them Judy :Drink And here I am approaching ten years later, you al got me addicted and I couldn't be happier ! :multi :crazy :Love_Icon

[Kat762]

I love Muffin too, she's the best guru a girl could have!:alright.gif
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and you ain't so bad either Kat!:bowdown
:Love_Icon

I love all YOGURT, my sqs love Vanilla...but try the boston cream pie! Oh lala!


You too Judy:thumbsup :bowdown :multi , but Boston Cream Pie, oh no, I'm doomed now !:D

I don't know if you saw my post about Hope's bed, but I went to Petsmart and they were out of the pink ones.They had dark brown fur ones:osnap blah, they were definitely man-caves :shakehead , not Hope's style at all, but they are expecting more pink ones and I will keep checking, and let you know as soon as soon as they are in ! It'll be just as exciting the 2nd time around to send it to her :Love_Icon
Andi's is still in really good shape, but where it is in her ferret cage there is a shelf directly above it so she cant really climb on top of it.Then I cover it with a baby fleece blanket to catch random food bits. Inside it's wierd she doesn't store too much food in it, mostly stuff she doesn't actually eat like unshelled nuts ( no teeth ) .She has a baby blanky inside it and I give her lots of tissues ( triple ply white unscented of course ) and she shreds them and makes a nice nest in there.I replace any yukky tissues but only change the bed once a week.Of course I have 1 squirrel to fuss over and you have about 60 or so LOL !And then again poor Hope never really had anything to fuss over or keep clean during her bad time :( :Cry :(
She will get a new princess bed as soon as they have them because Hope is a special angel :Love_Icon :squirrel1 :sunshine :Love_Icon:jump :wahoo

[Indyfan]

I got a question, is activia brand safe enough for chips or squirrels?

[jbtartell]

Sometime in the last 7 years feeding yogurt was recommended to me, but for some reason one speccific kind was recommended " Dannon La Creme ", so I used it regularly.My Andi loved it ( except when she would hate it for a few weeks ) and I would use it from time to time if I had an - in danger - baby, add a little to their formula. I loved it, it was all natural, not low fat, no artificial sweetener.
Around a year ago I stopped seeing it in stores and I've been looking for something comparable ever since.Just this week I found one- " Stoneyfields YoBaby Organic all natural yogurt " When I offered Andi this yogurt she ATTACKED it, inhaling it, I'm not being funny, very serious, she acted like a person stranded in the desert getting water after a month.Here's my thing - for the last couple of years she has an odd habit of licking walls, windows, windowsills,doorframes, she goes around the house licking things as if in search of something missing in her diet.She has a salt and mineral wheel in her cage and uses them, she gets vitamins in her water once or twice a week, and despite being a tad chunky, seems very healthy. Then I noticed on the lid of the yogurt it proclaims it contains all the zinc a baby needs.Could it be zinc she is looking for ? How does this yogurt seem to those of you more knowledgeable in the ways of nutrition ? Here is the link
http://www.stonyfield.com/yobaby/all_about_yobaby/why_yobaby_for_your_baby/index.jsp
I hope the Stoneyfield gets TSB seal of approval :thumbsup because she loves it, and OMG, I do too, it's so good, lol.Comes in vanilla, peach, banana and blueberry, we tried the peach.


By the way I emailed Dannon asking where the La Creme went, and this was their reply :

**************
Thank you for taking the time to contact The Dannon Company. We sincerely appreciate hearing from you regarding la Crème.

The Dannon Company has sold the la Crème brand to the LaLa Foods/Gilsa Company as of June 1, 2009. For your convenience, we have forwarded your email to LaLa Foods/Gilsa Dairy for their follow-up.

For future reference regarding la Crème, you may contact LaLa Foods via email at customerservice@gilsadairy.com or toll-free via phone at (866) 506-2072.

Sincerely,


Lisa Moore
Consumer Response Representative
Ref#:1293229N


I have a 5 year old and have rescued many..lol I think they are curious soals and just taste things..lol my 5 yr old get on top of her cage and bites the ceiling..lol I tell her no but 5 minutes later she is doinging it again I have to run her down so she will forget about it.. but then she licks everything.. It is normal, you just have to watch them closely and teach them by presistancey (cant spell lol) You have to have to be patient and show them over and over because they are babies after all and they are squirrels not human. hehehe but are very smart..mjs

[Alcippe]

I also use YoBaby for my squirrels and suggies. I don't give it everyday because they seem to tire of it. Three times a week or so with my adults and they are quite happy. :D
Exotic nutruition also makes yogart drops that kinda look like chocolate chips that my suggies love, and Weezie tolerates. :rotfl

[pappy1264]

I feed Stoneyfield Cream on Top Full Fat....and a little trick, as my greys were starting to not eat yogurt (and were also not doing the mazuri block anymore....I use both those and HHB'S, but not at the same time). Anyway, I take several Mazuri blocks, pour the yogurt over it and let it sit a few minutes. The block softens and I mix it around.....they seem to love it (btw, do this w/my flyers as well, and they love it, esp. Jett!!!!) I also sprinkle some FV in, and for Jett, a little heavy cream (still trying to bring her weight up after she lost it during her first molt). She cleans her dish!

[AMatthew]

Stoneyfield also makes a CREAM ON TOP yogurt in Strawberry and Vanilla flavors.....it is a full fat yogurt that Stoneyfield came out with a few months ago. I have only been able to find it in Publix. Walmart has recently started carrying Stoneyfield YoBaby 3-in-1 meals: yogurt with fruit and vegetable purees....my two flyers LOVE them! Great way to sneak some veggies in!!!!

Do you always mix the yogurt in with the formula or are they able to eat it straight? I have a 6 week old flyer and was wondering. If you have to mix it, what is the ratio?
Thanks : )

[Diggie's Friend]

When feeding yogurt or Kefir by syringe to nursing young; thinning it out a bit with purified water, "Aquasana" (not demineralized water), is advisable.