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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2005feeding whole milk?
My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so I started feeding it to him in a bowl alongside his FancyFeast. Whenever he deigns to eat at all. He goes routinely on 2 or 3 day hunger strikes. Though skinny, he looks fairly happy and healthy. He's on a thyroid pill, which I'm having second thoughts about too. Does anyone know any negatives about feeding cats milk? At this point I'll feed him about anything if I can just get him to eat. Earl > My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he > eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I'll feed him about anything if I can just get him to eat. > Earl Doesn't milk give cats the sh.ts?  SignatureI.P.Freely > Doesn't milk give cats the sh.ts? Only those that are lactose intolerant. They're like us - some can take it, some can't. But the safe thing is to feed them pet milk, which has the lactose removed and beneficial things like taurine added. My two get a small carton a week - lasts about 3 or 4 feeds - and they lap it up. > > Doesn't milk give cats the sh.ts? > > Only those that are lactose intolerant. They're like us - some can take it, > some can't. But the safe thing is to feed them pet milk, which has the > lactose removed and beneficial things like taurine added. My two get a small > carton a week - lasts about 3 or 4 feeds - and they lap it up. Ah, My Maine Coon must be lactose intolerant then - I gave him milk when he was younger.... never again! lol SignatureI.P.Freely >My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he >eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >I'll feed him about anything if I can just get him to eat. >Earl Milk is not good for male cats. That is not good that the cat goes 2-3 days without eating. I would have a vet look the cat over, 2-3 days without eating is not normal. My inclination is three is a problem related to the nose. (Maybe the cat can't smell the food so the cat doesn't eat the food?) BTW, what food are you feeding the cat? When I get IAMS none of my cats will eat the Lamb & Rice flavor, as best I can figure is the smell isn't strong enough to get their attention. (Could the Thyroid pill need adjustment of the dosage?) I wouldn't let the cat go more than 2 days with out eating. it could cause more problems. you could try feeding KMR which is a milk supplement. but consult your vet > >My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he > >eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000 Newsgroups > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- >My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he >eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Does anyone know any negatives about feeding cats milk? At this point >I'll feed him about anything if I can just get him to eat. Milk generally causes bowel disturbances (they can't digest it) in adult cats, if fed in any quantity. However, half and half (milk/cream) seems to be better tolerated, as well as having a much higher calorie count. Most of my cats seem to think it's the best thing since mice. You might also consider various meat broths, but watch out for excess salt. Most cats would kill for the broth tuna in water is packed in, but there are hazards associated with too much tuna. SignatureT.E.D. (tdavis@gearbox.maem.umr.edu) > My old cat, neutered male, no teeth, seems to not care much whether he > eats or not. One of my neighbors reported that he liked whole milk, so [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I'll feed him about anything if I can just get him to eat. > Earl My cats like milk but not a lot of it. I give them each about 4 Tbl spoons twice a week, that's about all they care for. I can't find any cat treats that they will eat. They just want take anything that I've purchased. However, they love it when I make a sandwhich, Yum! Stone Thanks for the input guys. He normally only uses litter box to go number 1 so I don't see his droppings. But on a recent bad winter day to obliged my observations with an explosive diarrhea. That's what made me start to suspect the milk. To reply to some of your questions: >My inclination is three is a problem related to the nose. (Maybe the >cat can't smell the food so the cat doesn't eat the food?) I suspect the same relationship re his smeller and his appetite. If true I doubt that there's a fix though. >(Could the Thyroid pill need adjustment of the dosage? Blood tests are $80 per. I didn't feel I could afford more than one so we agreed to try to dose him by observing behavior. Her prescription was for 2.5 mg methimazole/day. She says hyper-thyroid cats are usually ravenous and have much too high a pulse rate. This cat generally isn't ravenous, but when he does have an 'eating' day he does go to town. I suspect feeding him rich human food when he's on one of these binges may precipitate his fasts sometimes. When he won't eat he doesn't get his crushed-up pill anyway. I cut him down to 1.25 mg/day after he started getting too logy. When he's off the stuff he acts more like my normal lovable old cat. >You might also consider various meat broths, but watch out for excess >salt. Most cats would kill for the broth tuna in water is packed in, >but there are hazards associated with too much tuna. Cheap tuna is in my tempt-the-cat' arsenal. On his off days he'll refuse this too. Cheap fried hamburg turned him on for awhile, but now he's jaded with it. I guess the old guy is on his last legs, but I'm trying to squeeze out the max amount of time he can enjoy life. Hate to put him down. Earl |
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