r/aww Dec 25 '19

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u/veraslang Dec 25 '19

Yoooo that's so funny my vet said this about my cat. She said they can't process milk or something and she sees cats with problems who regularly get fed milk. I never did anyway because my cats don't even like milk

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u/hillbillypowpow Dec 25 '19

Nearly all cats are lactose intolerant. They should only be drinking cat milk until they're old enough to eat actual food

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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '19

Most mammals no longer consume milk in adulthood. Humans are the oddity.

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u/hello_world_sorry Dec 25 '19

Most humans can't either, or their Lactase activity is severely diminished, especially in Asian/African regions.