A Michael Broad Blog
I think we can thank the internet for an unprecedented amount of cat owner education on all manner of topics regarding cat caregiving one of which is about cat nutrition including the knowledge that cow’s milk is unacceptable for the adult domestic cat companion. Many people are also lactose intolerant and if you a …
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 …
Maximus the Maine Coon visited Starbucks the other day and enjoyed a creamy cappuccino which you can see in this adorable, viral video. It’s all about the cream and not the coffee. The video starts with an image of the Starbucks menu which includes a “Pup Cup”. We are used to seeing dogs eat …
A lot of websites say that cats are lactose intolerant meaning that they can’t drink the milk that humans drink (some humans are lactose intolerent too, by the way). The reason is because they don’t have the enzyme lactase in order to digest lactose in milk sugar. When a cat is lactose intolerant it …
Thanks to the internet a lot of cat guardians know that domestic cats are lactose intolerant. However, many cat owners are unsure about it or don’t really give it enough attention. Some people are lactose intolerant too just like cats and adult cats are lactose intolerant to varying degrees. What is lactose intolerance? The …
It’s pretty well known across the cat world that cow’s milk causes diarrhoea in cats. Notwithstanding that there are thousands of photographs of domestic cats lapping up milk out of a saucer on the Internet. These are often old photographs from archives dating back many years. Cats do like milk because it contains a …
When domestic cats eat ice cream their brains freeze. That’s what they say. It is because the cat appears to be temporarily frozen. Firstly, I wouldn’t say that their brain “freezes” and secondly cats may respond differently. I would say that cats react to an unexpected experience. Domestic cats like ice cream because of …
Although there is special cat milk at an exorbitant cost, nowadays I prefer to give Gabriel, my cat, the same lactose free milk that I use myself. I use lactose free milk because I believe lactose may exacerbate a sinus problem that I have especially in winter after cold et cetera. It certainly seems …
