lactase – Michael Broad

What percentage of cats are lactose intolerant?

August 1, 2022 by Michael Broad

Cat's tongue as it moves backwards moving the milk which then moves through the physics of inertia overcoming gravity

I am referring to domestic cats. The answer to the question is this. All domestic cats beyond the age of weaning are lactose intolerant. Before a kitten is weaned beginning at four weeks of age to around 10 weeks their intestines produce lactase; the enzyme that digests lactose. This capacity declines from birth to …