I drank guiness when I was nursing on my OBs recommendation. Helped increase my milk supply. He said it was the yeast in it. Interesting info. We might start drinking it again around here.Sally, I know this sounds wierd but if you google it you will see that it is actually something people do and I can say that it works for me. I have 5 dogs and 4 adult hens. The hens were getting worms and I was getting sick of treating them and tossing eggs for several weeks. I was losing the fight to keep my dogs & chickens worm free. When my 16 year old beagle started showing symptoms of heart worms (coughing etc) I started looking into alternative ways to cure it because I didn't think he'd survive heart-worm treatment and honestly I couldn't really afford it. Well I found out that if you give them 1 oz of Guiness black label beer for every 25 lbs of weight it will kill off most kinds of worms. I was skeptical but thought it was worth a try so I started this about 11 months ago, treating them every other week for 6 weeks then monthly after that. My beagle stopped coughing and dry heaving etc and all dogs quit dragging their butts on my carpet and in the yard. Since it worked I decided to try it with my chickens, I add 1 oz to their 1 gallon waterer and don't add or change it out until its gone, I do this monthly. I've been doing this for 8 months and they haven't had worms since. Their eggs look just as yummy as always, no taste difference and no the chickens do not get drunk from it (neither do the dogs). I have had a 6 pack of Guiness Black Label for almost a year, I have 1 or 2 bottles left, and it probably cost about $10. I successfully treated 1 dog of heart worms and all of my dogs seem much healthier, my chickens haven't gotten worms since I started and I don't have to throw away eggs during treatment, it's great! I know I might catch some flack for treating my pets with beer but it really does work. I'm not sure about giving it to a pregnant or nursing dog but it might be worth looking in to. Hope it helps.
