Have any of you frozen goat's milk? I know that you can freeze cholostrom from a cow, but does it hurt the integrity of the milk from a goat?
I'm hoping to feed it to my puppy when I get her.

I have not frozen goat milk, but you can also buy goat milk canned and condensed. It is close to $2 a can, but works. The brand name is Myenburger or something similar, and I pick it up in the baking section at my local super Wal-Mart.

The best would be go get unpasteurized goat's milk. Some health food stores carry it. I have never frozen goat's milk because fresh is best <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

i have frozen both milk and colostrum. i used the heavy duty freezer bags and they worked well. the milk does separate, but not a problem because you can blend it again after thawing. just remember that you're dealing with a liquid when it comes time to thaw as freezer bags are suseptible to tears and you could end up with milk all over your counter if you don't thaw it in a dish. as karmen said, fresh is best, but there have been times when we've had waaaay too much milk to use right away and did not want it to go to waste.

the goat's milk i would use comes straight from the goat. my boss has goats and she feeds it to their dogs. i don't know if it's pasteurized or not. what do you mean by "it works"?

WOW!

What are the side effects of feeding my puppies pasterized cow's milk from time to time?

Aside from stomach upset and diarrhea?

Diarrhea can be a rapid killer of puppies when it strikes.
*Anything* that causes diarrhea should be avoided with puppies!

I have also heard of goat's milk causing severe diarrhea when, as in Tim's case, the milk is coming from "free range" goats. The composition of the goat's milk changes considerably according to their diet, and if they get hold of something bad, like a plant poisonous to dogs, then that substance will be passed on through the milk. I think this is rare, but still something to consider.

I use non pasturized goat's milk (free range) with my dogs and puppies and have not had any problems. Many times they get it warm right after it has been milked.

Yes, you can freeze it with no problems. You may loose a bit of 'value' but the majority of it is there.

Here is a composition of what is in goat's milk in comparison to cow and human.

Vitamin Cow Goat Human
Vitamin A(1)(2) 1560.0 (1380) 2074.0 (1850) 1898.0 (2410) Vitamin D 33 23.7 22.0
Thiamine 0.44 ( .38) 0.40 ( .48) 0.16 (0.14)
Riboflavin 1.75 (1.61) 1.84 (1.38) 0.36 ( .36)
Nicotinic Acid 0.94 ( .84) 1.87 (2.7) 1.47 (1.77)
Vitamin B 6 0.64 ( .42) 0.07 ( .46) 0.10 ( .11)
Pantotheine 3.46 (3.13) 3.44 (3.1) 1.84 (2.23)
Biotin 0.031 0.039 0.008 Folic Acid 0.0028 ( 0.005) 0.0024 (0.001) 0.0020 (0.005)
Vitamin B 12 0.0043 (.0036) 0.0006 (.00065) 0.0003 (,.00045)
Ascorbic Acid 21.1 (14.7) 15.0(13,0) 43.0 (50)
Choline 121.0 150.0 90.0
Inositol 110.0 210.0 330.0
(1) Vitamin A expressed in International Units/liter; all others as mg/liter. (2) Numbers in ( ) are from the USDA Handbook 8-1 (1976).