Kitten drinking Puppy Milk?

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cybercat - 15 Jul 2007 18:12 GMT

At the yahoo home page there is a story about a panther newborn nursing from
a dog because her mother rejected her.

I was thinking, these are two different species, how will this affect her?

Is there a big difference nutritionally between cat and dog milk?

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Sheelagh >o< - 16 Jul 2007 03:57 GMT

> At the yahoo home page there is a story about a panther newborn nursing from
> a dog because her mother rejected her.
>
> I was thinking, these are two different species, how will this affect her?
>
> Is there a big difference nutritionally between cat and dog milk?

I'm not sure.
I will ask my neighbor tomorrow, because she is a vet & should know.
Interesting thought though. &, Very thought provoking isn't it?

Sheelagh

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Sherry - 16 Jul 2007 19:12 GMT

Weird. That's a good question. I've noticed that there are separate
KMR formulas
for dogs and cats.

Sherry

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CatNipped - 17 Jul 2007 19:40 GMT

> At the yahoo home page there is a story about a panther newborn nursing
> from a dog because her mother rejected her.
>
> I was thinking, these are two different species, how will this affect her?
>
> Is there a big difference nutritionally between cat and dog milk?

I don't know for sure - I've seen animals nursing other species on Animal
Planet. Off the top of my head though would be to question if there were
enough taurine in a dog's milk.

Hugs,

CatNipped

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