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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2006May I Ask A Question?
Our Maine Coon cat likes just a (very) little milk in the morning when we are eating breakfast......he doesn't get diarrhea from it.....but someone was telling me they read that Maine Coon Cats can get ????? diabetes from milk???? Has anyone ever heard of that? Thank you. Gloria Never heard of that. If it doesn't cause diarrhea, I think it is OK. Gail > Our Maine Coon cat likes just a (very) little milk in the morning when > we are eating breakfast......he doesn't get diarrhea from it.....but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thank you. > Gloria Thanks for the reply. I think the person who read that it causes diabetes read it wrong, it was diarrhea! If I don't give my cat a little milk (just a dab) when eating my breakfast, he sits by my legs and keeps tapping me with that big "snowshoe foot"....thinking I forgot to give him something. Spoiled huh! :-) Gloria > Thanks for the reply. I think the person who read that it causes > diabetes read it wrong, it was diarrhea! If I don't give my cat a little [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gloria My cat, Tigger, used to get the left over milk in the cereal bowl any time we had cereal. She also got to lick the ice cream bowl as long as she waited patiently and didn't bug anyone while they were eating. It never gave her any problem and she lived to be almost 19. That said there are cats who will get diarrhea from dairy products. If yours doesn't then I don't see anything wrong with giving him a treat. W > Thanks for the reply. I think the person who read that it causes > diabetes read it wrong, it was diarrhea! If I don't give my cat a little [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Gloria My cat Randy demands that he be able to lick up the teaspoon or so residue of milk once I'm done eating a bowl of cereal. After 17 years some habits are hard to break. My parent's have a MaineCoon and he has milk everyday and he is fine. My cat before him also had milk everyday and she lived to be 21. Now, my two cats that I have at home throw up whenever they have milk. I think it really just depends on the cat. >Our Maine Coon cat likes just a (very) little milk in the morning when >we are eating breakfast......he doesn't get diarrhea from it.....but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Thank you. >Gloria My rumble can drink and drink the milk with no problems. Every cat is different > Our Maine Coon cat likes just a (very) little milk in the morning when > we are eating breakfast......he doesn't get diarrhea from it.....but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thank you. > Gloria Maine Coons are susceptible to diabetes because they tend to be big, overweight cats. Just watch his waistline. Seems like many Maine Coon owners are proud to brag about the size of their cats but it's not healthy for them. I don't think a little milk will hurt if it doesn't cause digestive problems. Rhonda > Our Maine Coon cat likes just a (very) little milk in the morning when > we are eating breakfast......he doesn't get diarrhea from it.....but [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Thank you. > Gloria >Maine Coons are susceptible to diabetes because they tend to be big, >overweight cats. Just watch his waistline. Seems like many Maine Coon >owners are proud to brag about the size of their cats but it's not >healthy for them. I don't know where people get 20 pound cats. The largest cat I ever had was a thirteen pounder and he was a whopper. He was long enough to stand on the floor and peek over the edge of the kitchen table. The "cat size" name tags that vets use were too small to go around his neck. Bud  SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. I have a 18 pound cat and not an ounce over weight >>Maine Coons are susceptible to diabetes because they tend to be big, >>overweight cats. Just watch his waistline. Seems like many Maine Coon [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Bud Thanks for all the replies. Re: Weight for Maine Coon cats: Normal common weight for Main Coon cats they say is, females 9 to 12 lbs, males 13-18. Ours is 17, so he's not over weight This is from the web site below: "Although the Yankee myth of 30-pound cats is just that, a myth (unless the cat is grossly overweight!), these are indeed tall, muscular, big-boned cats; males commonly reach 13 to 18 pounds, with females normally weighing about 9 to 12 pounds. Add to that two or three inches of winter coat, and people will swear that they're looking at one big cat." Address:http://www.fanciers.com/breed-faqs/maine-coon-faq.html > Thanks for all the replies. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > of winter coat, and people will swear that they're looking at one big > cat." I have a Ragdoll, also a large breed like the Maine Coon. Very similar temperment too. Mine is currently 16 lbs and approximately 3 years old. When I got him, the shelter thought he was a 3-4 year old Himilayan mix, but it became obvious that he was still maturing as he gained weight and thickened. At one point, he was up to about 19 lbs, but he was chubby at that point. I think he was still growing, and not yet used to having food available all the time (he was found outside begging for food). But he has settled down and isn't so food oriented now. And while I swear he looks and feels like he weighs 25 lbs, the scale says 16 lbs. He does look huge with the fluffy fur and hefty build. He is almost as tall as my sheltie, just as long, and weighs more than she does. I know somebody else with a heavier cat, but he has a normal frame, and is seriously overweight. A healthy Maine Coon or Ragdoll will look huge, but still proportional. The weight is their muscles and larger frame, and not hanging in a huge belly :) >>Maine Coons are susceptible to diabetes because they tend to be big, >>overweight cats. Just watch his waistline. Seems like many Maine Coon [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Bud My longhaired guy is just going from 16 to 17 lbs. I think I need to cut down on the free feeding. But he isn't really overweight, that boy is just big. You can tell by looking at the paws. His paws are huge and always were. I don't know if he's part MC or not but he sure has some traits. Furry palms, for instance. NOT what it means in humans I understand. He's fixed. From reading these posts, it almost seems like a little milk sometimes leads to longevity, kind of like a 90 year old having a glass of wine every night. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > From reading these posts, it almost seems like a little milk sometimes > leads > to longevity, kind of like a 90 year old having a glass of wine every > night. It has given every cat I have ever had explosive diarrhea. And it should be stressed that cow's milk is NOT the thing to feed kittens, they need special milk from the vet if they are not weaned and are without their mother. >> From reading these posts, it almost seems like a little milk sometimes >> leads [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >stressed that cow's milk is NOT the thing to feed kittens, they need special >milk from the vet if they are not weaned and are without their mother. I read that most cats are lactose intolerant, but if it doesn't give em diarrhea and they don't throw it up it can't hurt em. It doesn't give them any nutrition. If you fed a cat nothing but milk, it would starve to death. Think of it as kitty junk food. Mine loves it. I give him about an ounce if I'm eating cereal.
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