goats milk in cats and dogs

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

BengalcatRVN — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:53:11 GMT

Goats milk is for kids(!), cats and dogs shouldn't get another other animals milk. There is special cat/dog milk replacer for kits and pups.

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

Jill Macdonald — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:21:13 GMT

Is the enzyme rennet?

It's what they put in cheese to make it more 'sharp', and they get it from calves' stomachs - I know because I'm a veggie!

(bit off topic I know)

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

Julie-Anne Wilson — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:55:47 GMT

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And lol, lactulose is a laxative!!!

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I know! LOL

That's why I knew it was wrong.

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

Katy — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:29:06 GMT

And lol, lactulose is a laxative!!!

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

Katy — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:27:55 GMT

The rescue that I got my 2 cats from said that goats milk is lactose free.

My 2 get it as a very occasional treat and do not get diarrhoea from it.

Re: goats milk in cats and dogs

Julie-Anne Wilson — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:33:37 GMT

It's not so much the animal the milk comes from as the lactose in the milk that's the problem. Although knowing absolutely feck all about goats milk, is it lactose free? If it is, it'd probably be OK.

What I learned in college was that dogs and cats (unless given it from birth) can't digest lactose as the enzyme (can't remember the name ~ that's terrible. Keep thinking Lactulose and it's definitely not that!) disappears if not used. So they can digest it when puppies and kittens but as soon as milk is removed from the diet then they stop producing said enzyme (annoying me, what the hell is it called?) and if you introduce milk back into the diet, they can't digest the lactose so it gives them the runs. But if a puppy or kitten is given milk as part of their diet after they're weaned then they will continue to be able to digest it.

At least that's what I learned a LONG 10 years ago.

That was a long answer for "I don't know" wasn't it :D

OK, I caved and googled it ~ apparently it's Lactase which is nowhere near Lactulose, LOL.