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Do all cats become lactose intolerant?
I have two kittens who are now 9 weeks old. I have been raising them
since they were a week old since they were orphaned by their mother. I have slowly weaned them so that now they eat solid food readily. However, I am having a hard time getting them to drink water. I still give them formula as their source of liquid. I have been diluting it so that eventually they will be drinking only water. However, it seems that they stop drinking the formula when it gets too diluted. Is there any reason why they can't continue to drink a thin formula mix into adulthood? Thanks, Al Kondo |
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I have two kittens who are now 9 weeks old. I have been raising them
since they were a week old since they were orphaned by their mother. I have slowly weaned them so that now they eat solid food readily. However, I am having a hard time getting them to drink water. I still give them formula as their source of liquid. I have been diluting it so that eventually they will be drinking only water. However, it seems that they stop drinking the formula when it gets too diluted. Is there any reason why they can't continue to drink a thin formula mix into adulthood? Thanks, Al Kondo All cats don't become lactose intolerate; out of my crew only one is. Isn't kitten formula lactose-free, though? Anyway, I don't see any reason they can't drink it, for the first year, for sure. The only thing I can think of is that it would be detrimental is if they started getting too fat, (but that's pretty unusual for cats under 1 year) Good luck with your babies. Sherry |
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I have two kittens who are now 9 weeks old. I have been raising them
since they were a week old since they were orphaned by their mother. I have slowly weaned them so that now they eat solid food readily. However, I am having a hard time getting them to drink water. I still give them formula as their source of liquid. I have been diluting it so that eventually they will be drinking only water. However, it seems that they stop drinking the formula when it gets too diluted. Is there any reason why they can't continue to drink a thin formula mix into adulthood? Thanks, Al Kondo All cats don't become lactose intolerate; out of my crew only one is. Isn't kitten formula lactose-free, though? Anyway, I don't see any reason they can't drink it, for the first year, for sure. The only thing I can think of is that it would be detrimental is if they started getting too fat, (but that's pretty unusual for cats under 1 year) Good luck with your babies. Sherry |
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I don´t know the formula you are talking about but answering your
question, not all cats become lactose intolerant. All my 14 cats can (and do) drink milk without digestive upsets. |
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I don´t know the formula you are talking about but answering your
question, not all cats become lactose intolerant. All my 14 cats can (and do) drink milk without digestive upsets. |
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"Yngver" wrote in message
... I agree. Although I've seen various estimates on what percentage of cats become lactose intolerant, I've never had one that was. I do have one cat that doesn't particularly like milk, but all of the cats that I've had that liked it were able to drink it without any problems. My cat Tiger (13 years old) love milk/milk products. She's never had any problems. Otto, who is 4, will puke after just a few laps of ice cream or milk. I have two cats at work and neither of them have shown any interest in even trying milk. Harriet once tried some Half & Half (no problem) but wouldn't drink it after the first time. Liz |
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"Yngver" wrote in message
... I agree. Although I've seen various estimates on what percentage of cats become lactose intolerant, I've never had one that was. I do have one cat that doesn't particularly like milk, but all of the cats that I've had that liked it were able to drink it without any problems. My cat Tiger (13 years old) love milk/milk products. She's never had any problems. Otto, who is 4, will puke after just a few laps of ice cream or milk. I have two cats at work and neither of them have shown any interest in even trying milk. Harriet once tried some Half & Half (no problem) but wouldn't drink it after the first time. Liz |
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