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Kittens suckle at an artificial feeder

Kitten feeding station, breast feeder containing milk formula in action plus formula info

I’ve never seen this device before probably because I don’t breed cats! Bringing cats into the world is a big decision and responsibility. The video is quite nice and interesting. Notice how the kittens’ ears move backwards and forwards in sync. with their sucking. I guess the muscles employed to suck the milk also move …

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Siamese cat drinks milk from a baby bottle while being cradled as a baby

Woman feeds Siamese kitten like a baby with bottled milk. Kind or misguided?

This is an unusual story which comes from South Africa, and I’m pleased to pick it up because it is a little bit different, and it is about something which I have an opinion. A video on Facebook shows a “domestic worker” feeding a Siamese kitten with milk from a baby bottle as if the …

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Kittens drinking their mother's colostrum

Why can cats tolerate mother’s colostrum but cannot tolerate cow’s milk?

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 can …

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Kittens climb leg in desire to get the formula milk

Stoic woman allows army of mountaineering kittens to climb her legs to get to the formula milk

Kittens have sharp claws. They are not worn down and rounded off. They are fresh and pinprick sharp. They climb up her right leg like a group of mountaineering tourists climbing Mount Everest. They are chasing that precious goal: food, what I believe is formula milk for kittens. She is very stoic. She must be …

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Milk or water for your cat?

Do Cats Prefer Milk or Water?

The domestic cat’s liking of milk is legendary. Therefore it is probably fair to say that cats prefer milk to water. However, it is better to provide your cat with water because it is a natural constituent part of an adult cat’s diet whereas milk is not.

Sweet 12-year-old girl emails veterinarian after her cat drinks strawberry milk

This is such a sweet, tender and caring email from a 12-year-old girl to her veterinarian after her cat took a few sips from her strawberry milk drink. I think it’s wonderful. Her parents should be proud. It shows real concern for the welfare of her cat. I wonder how many children or parents would …

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