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do cats still drink milk when they get older?
>> Anonymous
milk is for babies
>> Anonymous
cats shouldn't be drinking the milk we drink in the first place.
>> Anonymous
I still give my old cat milk, occasionally. she liek.
>> Anonymous
Yeah, cats are lactose intolerant as a species
Give your cat milk? You're poisoning it.
Aren't you a good owner?
>> Anonymous
>>119676
NOTHING should be drinking the "milk" we drink, which has been so altered by science you can hardly call it milk anymore.
>> Anonymous
D:

wupz.

She's been given milk as an occasional treat her whole life. It can't be TOO bad, as she's old and healthy -- not to negate any factual findings of lactose-intolerance in cats.

new treat-getting tiem.
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>>119700

BEHOLD, science's gift to cat-kind!
>> Anonymous
>Should I give my cat milk?
No. Many cats are lactose intolerant. Lactose intolerance is a common form of maldigestion. A kitten has the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the sugar in milk called lactose. However, as a cat ages, it generally stops producing lactase. When your cat consumes milk products, the lactose is not digested and the symptoms of maldigestion occur.

>Some adult cats and dogs do not have sufficient amounts of the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose in milk. This can result in diarrhea. Lactose-free milk products are available for cats.
>> Anonymous
>>119719
>Lactose intolerance is the norm for almost all adult mammals. There is no "cure", because there's really nothing wrong with you to begin with. Lactose intolerance is the inability to cleave a lactose molecule into galactose and glucose. This causes all sorts of problems, from getting diarrhea to extreme bloating and abdominal pain after drinking milk or eating dairy products containing lactose. This is because when the sugar lactose is not digested properly, it lines the colon and ferments via all your little large intestine bacteria buddies. The assertation stated a few writeups below that the initial discomfort experienced after lactose ingestion is due to the displacement of water into your gut would account for diarrhea, but not the massive amounts of gas I seem to get about 20 minutes after eating anything with cream or butter in it.

>Mammals usually begin losing their ability to process lactose at or near puberty. OR EARLIER! Baby mammals do need the ability to process lactose when they are young and breast-feeding. Personally I didn't feel the effects of being lactose intolerant til around age 13-14. It's not a big deal in my culture to be lactose intolerant because adults don't usually drink milk, eat cheese (our mice don't even eat cheese :P), cream or yogurt. But here in America, cheese and friends are everywhere.

>With this in mind, it's probably not a good idea to feed your pet cat any more milk unless you want to stink up the house!
>> Anonymous
>>119672
Yes, 3 yo old now and still drinks it.
>> Anonymous
I don't like it when my cats drink milk. They always end up puking all over my room a few hours later ... >:(
>> Anonymous
My cat is about 2 1/2 and he loves milk. If he sees someone taking it out of the fridge, he begs.
>> Anonymous
My cat seems alright with milk. Now whatever the fuck she sometimes licks when she goes outside makes her puke.
>> Anonymous
>>119700
GTFO Christian conservative piece of shit.
>> Anonymous
>>119775
Same here. I know cats are supposed to eat grass for nutrients, but mine pukes when she does.
>> Anonymous
>>119778

I don't know why you're bashing that guy. He's simply speaking out against the evils of the Satanic sciences! You know, the ones that brought us cures for diseases and upped the average human lifespan from 35 to 78. I applaud this gentleman for standing up for his uneducated, medieval beliefs!
>> Anonymous
>>119775
...I'm fairly sure it's the milk causing her vomiting, and you're only noticing this when she returns from her excursions. Hint: it takes awhile for the cat's digestion system to say "enough, GTFO"
>> Anonymous
animals eat grass and other plants to make themselves regurgitate...for w/e reason.
>> Anonymous
My cat's 17, and she likes milk.
>> Anonymous
how does straw know what cat is?
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If I were to treat my cat to milk, I'd buy one of thsoe cartons of specially formulated milk from pet store also and only give small amounts at a time


My cat LOVES Tempations though
>> Anonymous
>>119720
Tl;dr: If you can digest milk properly, that means you're a big baby.