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Cat Forum / General Topics / September 2005Yogurt ok?
My cat really loves yogurt. Is it ok to give them a spoonful or so of plain yogurt, or is it harmful for them? Kiran: Plain yogurt is good in small amounts, it shouldn't hurt your cat at all. It makes for a good treat, mine love it. Yours in Purrs: Leslie vancats <vancats@aol.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Kiran: > Plain yogurt is good in small amounts, it shouldn't hurt your [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Yours in Purrs: > Leslie Kami like lemon yogurt. Go figure. I thought cats were supposed to despise citrus.  SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? >vancats <vancats@aol.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> Yours in Purrs: >> Leslie Actually plain yogurt is good for cats, especially weaning kittens switching over to their own colon bacteria from their Mother's and suffering E. Coli Overbloom. Also cats recovering from Colonitis, usually benefit from Yogurt or the Lactobacillus bacterial cultures contained within. My Somali had a rather bad bout with Giardiais, caught from another cat, and even after a full recovery he was still having loose stools, so the vet prescribed, yes PRESCRIBED Astro plain yogurt to promote proper colon bacterial growth. Sure 'nuff the diarrhea cleared up. He loves the stuff so I still give it to him as a treat. Many breeders will include a bit of lactobacillus or probiotic bacteria, or barring that, yogurt, with the cat's food to promote good gastrointestinal health, which is critical for promoting a good coat and clear eyes. Cats can't taste the sugar in yogurt, but that is used in culturing the yogurt and can't be avoided. Generally yogurt is far less of a concern for Lactose-intolerance than an equivalent amount of milk, so that should not be a concern. You cannot equate a "Yogurt" treat with a "Milk" treat, milk is harmful to at least some degree, Yogurt is generally beneficial. .. Steve .. >Kami like lemon yogurt. Go figure. I thought cats were supposed to >despise citrus. Steve(JazzHunter) <jazzhunterNotHere@internet.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: > Cats can't taste the sugar in yogurt, but that is used in > culturing the yogurt and can't be avoided. Generally yogurt is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > .. Steve .. I give Kami CatSip or Lactaid milk for people (made by the same people). I wish there was more in the treat department I could give to her. She only gets that every once in a while. What is a good treat for a CRF kitty? SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? > Kami like lemon yogurt. Go figure. I thought cats were supposed to > despise citrus. What about baked beans and garlic mashed potato? Plate left on table finished without our knowledge and with no ill effects........ Me Myself and I <MeMyselfandI@MeMyselfandI.com> wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: >> Kami like lemon yogurt. Go figure. I thought cats were supposed to >> despise citrus. > > What about baked beans and garlic mashed potato? Plate left on table > finished without our knowledge and with no ill effects........ I'd wear a gas mask anywhere near the litterbox just in case... SignatureBrandy Alexandre® http://www.swydm.com/?refer=BrandyAlx Well, would you? >> What about baked beans and garlic mashed potato? Plate left on table >> finished without our knowledge and with no ill effects........ > > I'd wear a gas mask anywhere near the litterbox just in case... Good advice! Will bear it in mind > My cat really loves yogurt. Is it ok to give them a spoonful or so of > plain yogurt, or is it harmful for them? Don't listen to these old mother hens in here when they try to take the wind out of your sails... There's nothing wrong with most of the things that they hate that you think are kool. They just don't want your cat to have any fun or anything. I let our little boy lap eagerly from the cap on my buttermilk jug. Just a little every now and then. I think he might go for yogurt if he like the buttermilk... Yours sounds like it likes that sour milk taste too... IBen > > My cat really loves yogurt. Is it ok to give them a spoonful or so of > > plain yogurt, or is it harmful for them? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > IBen Some cats certainly like the taste of sour milk. An ex-cat of mine, Tiggypuss, used to like milk now and then, but he would often leave some milk in his dish until it was curdled .. then he would really give it big licks! It certainly didn't do him any harm - he lived to 22 yrs of age. Furthermore, he was SO healthy in his old age that vets often doubted his age, until I told them I'd had him from a 6wk-old kitten. He was a magnificent and dear friend. Spider > > > My cat really loves yogurt. Is it ok to give them a spoonful or so of > > > plain yogurt, or is it harmful for them? [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Spider Great story! Man... that's a lot of years. But it is never long enough when one has a friend as loyal as they... I certainly hope that our boy will go on as long as your boy did. My aunt had twin Siamese sisters. One lived to be twenty-three and the other twenty, I think. It shook her terribly when they finally did go. They seemed to be a normal part of family life all through my growing up and my cousin's growing up too! Our boy is very young still, but we don't ever talk about him leaving us forever. We just couldn't deal with it, I'm afraid. Even me... I never thought I would take so hard to a pet, but believe it or not, sometimes I think he is more my kat than he is the wife's! Thanks for your touching post... IBen > > > > My cat really loves yogurt. Is it ok to give them a spoonful or so of > > > > plain yogurt, or is it harmful for them? [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > IBen Glad you enjoyed the tale, IBen. Hold on to your beloved friends for as long as you can. The pleasure and honour of that returned affection makes me by turns both humble and proud. You're right about husbands developing unusual bonds with cats. My hubby actually doesn't like cats, but he had a soft spot for Tiggypuss (even if he did deny it!). When Tiggypuss died, hubby picked him up to lay him in his flower-bedecked grave (I wanted to, but couldn't see for tears); just before he laid him to rest, hubby gently kissed Tiggypuss's brow. It was lovely, but made me cry all the more. Tiggypuss will never, ever be forgotten. I currently live with Cheetah and Panther, both 'doctored' girls. I only hope we can spend many happy years together. Enjoy your purrfect friends. Spider My boys have all loved yogurt. Mostly fruit yogurt because we don't eat much plain. The only bit left would be if they accidently got any fruit chunks. When I brought Angus home the breeder suggested that I give him bits of yoghurt, cheese etc - anything to add extra calcium to his diet while he was growing. I've never had any problems. Kate |
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