Can dogs and cats eat safely coconut or drink coconut milk? I haven't been
able to find info on this anywhere & my kitten seems to like it but I want to
be sure it's okay for his health. THANKS! :-)
Matthew - 28 Jun 2007 21:22 GMT
When in doubt don't do it
I tried and did a web look up but came up with only one thing about mixing
coconut milk and fruit to feed to dogs in a emergency it was on a disaster
site http://www.drbasko.com/emergency.htm
Milk can be hard on a cats digestive system some can't tolerate it at all.
My Rumble thinks my bowl of cereal is his personal food dish and tries to
fish out the cereal when I eat it.
I am sure some one else will pop up with a answer
> Can dogs and cats eat safely coconut or drink coconut milk? I haven't
> been
> able to find info on this anywhere & my kitten seems to like it but I want
> to
> be sure it's okay for his health. THANKS! :-)
cindys - 28 Jun 2007 21:54 GMT
> When in doubt don't do it
> I tried and did a web look up but came up with only one thing about
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> My Rumble thinks my bowl of cereal is his personal food dish and tries to
> fish out the cereal when I eat it.
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Coconut "milk" is not milk at all but the juice of the coconut.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.
> I am sure some one else will pop up with a answer
>> Can dogs and cats eat safely coconut or drink coconut milk? I haven't
>> been
>> able to find info on this anywhere & my kitten seems to like it but I
>> want to
>> be sure it's okay for his health. THANKS! :-)
Matthew - 29 Jun 2007 17:12 GMT
>> When in doubt don't do it
>> I tried and did a web look up but came up with only one thing about
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> Best regards,
> ---Cindy S.
You are right. I was talking about coconut milk in the can. I have some it
said it contained evaporated milk but my error thanks for the update ;-)
PawsForThought - 29 Jun 2007 17:53 GMT
> Can dogs and cats eat safely coconut or drink coconut milk? I haven't been
> able to find info on this anywhere & my kitten seems to like it but I want to
> be sure it's okay for his health. THANKS! :-)
I use coconut oil on my skin sometimes and as soon as I open the jar,
my cat comes running. She loves it. I give her a few licks off my
finger. If you do give this to your kitten, I would only give a very
small amount, like just a couple of sips. You don't want to upset her
tummy.
Lilah Morgan - 29 Jun 2007 18:07 GMT
> Can dogs and cats eat safely coconut or drink coconut milk? I haven't been
> able to find info on this anywhere & my kitten seems to like it but I want to
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> http://www.catkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/cat-health/200706/1
I think coconut 'milk' would be safe, since as previously mentioned it's not
technically milk. After I was born, it was discovered that I couldn't
tolerate milk of any kind...breast milk, cow/goat/etc...no actual milk
worked for me. I lost 3lbs in a week(I wish I could do that now). Coconut
'milk' was discovered as the only thing I could tolerate. I always had a
fondness for the stuff, but it wasn't until a couple years when my mother
told me that when I finally understood why. I'm a weird person who tends to
like stuff that keeps me alive :-) Anyways, granted my system isn't like a
cat's/dog's, but it's merely an example that coconut 'milk' is a viable
alternative to real milk.
CheeseFace - 29 Jun 2007 23:27 GMT
Thanks, everyone. All your input is appreciated! Seems like coconut (oil,
at the very east -found some websites about it) is good for the thyroid and I
know many cats end up with thyroid disease, probably from those darn pull-top
cat food cans being coated with bisphenol-a. So far, my little Sam seems
fine and, rather than give him cow or other ruminant animal milk, I just want
to be sure I'm helping him, not hurting him. Thanks again. Any other
comments still appreciated.....