I have had some cats that drank milk or cream their whole lives and never seemed worse for the wear. I think its a bit like people in that if they don't stop consuming milk, they can can continue to do so into adulthood. The problem is, many of them arent like that, so you have to observe each individual meow for signs of digestive distress.
My sister would give our family cat her cereal milk every morning. He did his business outdoors, so I have no idea how it affected him. People drive me nuts with the "but he likes it!" excuse. I am sure kids would enjoy meals consisting entirely of candy or taking out the car for a spin, but that doesn't mean you should let them....
One of my cats is convinced that dairy is for him. I mostly don’t eat dairy (being semi-intolerant myself), but on the occasion that I have real cheese or butter in the house, I have to be super careful. One time, I left a brick of butter on the counter to soften for baking. My cat got onto the counter, tore through the wrapping, and took some massive bites out of the butter. Luckily, he didn’t need a vet visit, but I did have some truly disgusting litter boxes.
The “fear-free” method is great, my vets practise this as well and it really helps desensitise animals to medical experiences. I’d also like to ask people to be mindful that cats can also be allergic to soy (the phytates in soy aren’t great for them in large volumes anyway), so some of the dairy-free alternatives to whipped cream aren’t good for adult cats either.
TIffanyrose Angeles I’ve seen a lickable tube treat in Walmart the other day, I’m in the US though. They were with the regular treats and food. It was the first time I’ve seen them.
The fact that lactose intolerance is perceived as a deviation from the norm for humans kind of highlights my point. Humans were so persistent to keep consuming milk that maintaining the ability to digest lactose became a thing for a majority of people.
Emma Byrne approximately 65 percent of the human population is lactose intolerant, and East Asians are especially intolerant at 70-100% We just don’t care and do it anyway like you said. 😂 My fiancé gets farty when he has any dairy but says I’ll have to pry the dairy from his cold, dead hands... so I just buy him some lactaid and call it a day.
my cat ate a flaming hot cheeto yesterday. he was begging and begging that i thought i'd just let him sniff one, maybe lick it, realize it was spicy asf, and then stop begging. but after a lick, he snatched it out of my hand, and made short work of devouring the whole thing. he's still about 16 months old though, so probably not lactose intolerant yet? but he seemed totally fine and came back for more. so i just put the bag away and ate the rest when he wasn't looking 😅 he acts like he's been starved for months, even though he has a little more chonk on him than i'd like. he'll eat anything it seems, even when coated in flaming hot chili powder 😅
Our old Black Labrador once ate a huge bar of chocolate. It was my 13th Birthday, we were playing that game where you have to cut up chocolate with a knife and fork while wearing oven mitts. He just gobbled it up without warning and was totally fine, thank god. He was one of six pet Labradors that we had over three decades and they all ended up doing/eating inappropriate things throughout their lives. All of them lived through these instances without any long-term damage. Total nut cases, all of them.
Danielle Spargo oh jeeze. My cat will sit by my plate while I eat a sandwich and pull the cheese slice from between the pieces of bread. I’m surprised your cat could deal with the heat!
@@BothHands1 be careful that he doesn't become too overweight! a lot of people think its cute for cats to be fat but its really unhealthy and can lead to diabetes or other health issues.
That's because it couldn't feel the needle like we would in our arm or butt for that matter, but I'm scared of needles in general so yes....that kitten is brave
my cat is not lactose intolerant and this has been confirmed by our vets. In the summer he has a habbit of going off food and we were advised (again by the vet) that when he starts loosing too much weight we need to give him whatever food he will eat, which is pretty much just cream. We only give it him in small amounts and only when we cant get him to eat anything else. Unfortunatly a few of my friends fail to understand my cat is the exception to the rule and just because I sometime give him cream doesnt mean they should do the same for their cats.
If true you should contact your nearest large university's bio and anthro department. The mutation in humans that causes lactose tolerance (really a defective gene mutation that stops the shutoff of lactase production from being triggered) is only a couple thousand years old and is of alot of interest in human genetics. To find a similar defective gene in cats would be of high interest to a proffessor/grad student; this is the type of thing a doctoral thesis could be written on.
Both of my cats are not lactose intolerant and it's because they've been given things like ice cream and milk their entire lives, if you give them something dairy as their growing they don't become lactose intolerant, i think I can confirm it since my grandmother's cats have also been raised drinking milk and ice cream and they never became lactose intolerant, along with a few different cats that my friends owned growing up, the cats that weren't allowed to have dairy were always lactose intolerant and the ones who are raised with it aren't.
I lost my cat of 13 years recently to cancer and watching your videos always makes me feel better. Seeing them getting such amazing care reminds me i gave my cat a good life and he was free of pain at the end 💜
one of my cats’ favorite treats is some ground beef, whenever i make 3am tacos i always set some of the beef aside before i put seasoning in and then my cats don’t ask for a taste of my tacos
My mother would always give curd cheese to her cat. He seems to be lactose-tolerant - he has no digestive problems. But he was recently diagnosed with diabetes, which I connect to the consumption of lactose. Another reason not to give your cat dairy.
Some cheeses only contain trace amounts of lactose, especially the aged ones, like common Cheddar, Parmesan etc. Most of the lactose is drained off in the whey during the cheesemaking process. That's why even lactose intolerant peeps can enjoy a cheeseburger without issue.
There are a lot of explanations why a cat could get diabetes. And a cat eating dairy does not have to indicate dire consequences. This is more like an anecdote that it also probably does not exactely really lower the risk of your cat getting sick by eating dairy or other processed "human" food on a regularly basis.
If lactose is the issue, just get lactose free whipped cream. Here in Finland, almost every dairy product from milk to ice cream is available in lactose-free variants as well.
The lactose free things don't taste the same. I have yet to find a lactose free cheese that has the same taste and especially texture of real cheese. Same for ice cream. Some of the dairy free products aren't bad but they are not the same at all and sometimes you just need the real thing, painful times afterwards regardless.
@@SohiHien lactose free isn't the same as dairy free. Lactose free cheese is indistinguishable and lactose free milk is indistinguishable from normal milk and cheese. You're confusing it with DAIRY FREE alternatives. Lactose free just means the lactase enzyme is added to the milk to digest the lactose before it's bottled up or processed into cheese...which btw we really can't taste as it's less sweet than the constituent sugars it's broken into. Lactose free milk and cheese actually taste sweeter and creamier than normal milk due to the breakdown of lactose
My vet gives my cat liquid treats (the ones that smell (read: stink) like tuna) if she is getting a shot or the like. She only gets those types of treats at home if she is getting her nails cut. It works like a charm!
I use those too! My cats have gotten super used to getting their nails cut. I can do it by myself and they don't squirm much anymore. So proud of them.
thank you for being so thorough. ADULT CATS ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT! all those cartoons lied to us! just because your cat likes milk and did explode last time he/she got it doesn't mean it wasn't bad. listen to the kitten lady. she knows what she's talking about.
I feel like many cats love cheese or anything really coated in some sort of cheddary substance, I always knew dairy products weren’t great for your cats and could cause a variety of issues. I’m glad somebody explained it in the cutest, simplistic way possible! 💕🐾🤗
I accidentally left some yogurt on the counter one day and boy did I have a poopspolosion to clean in the litter box later! Don't give cats dairy!! Thanks kitten lady! My daughter just got a kitten so I sent her your vids!
One of my four kitties loves whipped cream. All I have to do is make the noise of the can and she runs to the refrigerator. I give her just a enough to fit on my finger tip. I clean their litter boxes twice each day, and I never see diarrhea.
How do you know your cat doesn't get tummy aches from it? It's not like they can talk and tell you about it. Just because there is no diarrhea doesn't mean it isn't harmful in other ways. Please don't take this as an attack on you, I am just thinking: we don't always notice if our feline friends are suffering from something. It can be very subtle.
Same here... my cat knocks cups of milk over. And if it bothers the cats, do you think they would come back for more?? Knowing what i do about cats i dont think so.....and you can tell when cats are in pain and not feeling well by their actions....
I think just like people, cats have different tolerances. Mine has had a little whipped cream on many occasions and never any signs of feeling bad. I myself have no issue with dairy at all.
I am so impressed by your dedication to cleaning litter boxes! I try to do them every couple of days but I'm honestly kinda prone to forgetting. Trying to get better about that!
This is so cute and I absolutely love that people are finding solutions to problems they have with their pets by rewarding them rather than just brute forcing it. Like the peanut butter on your head while trimming nails for dogs.
I gave my cat some of my homemade whipped cream size of my thumb she loved it and another person told me be careful or she's going to diarrhea... haven't done it since 😂.
My vet recommended whipped cream as a high value training treat with my cat. She said to keep her to very small amounts. My cat is gassy but whipped cream made nail clipping, harness training, and vet trips *so much easier*
A teeny little taste of yogurt is a safer substitute if you want to share with kitty. The fermentation process takes away the lactose so they don't get sick from it. Make sure it's plain and be sparing with it obviously. But it still have the creamy taste cats love and they also like the sourness as well.
@@elsacelsing6968 Lactose free things don't taste the same in many cases and some things can't be easily found in a lactose free variety. I am lactose sensitive but still eat milk products sometimes because I just really love mac and cheese and mint chip ice cream.
This week my foster kittens are getting fixed as well as momma kitty. I’ll make sure to ask my vet to do the fear free method for them. Thanks for the video kitten lady!
An entire day later is kinda late for a lactose intolerance reaction. Especially one that comes *up* and out rather than going down and out. Source: dairy gives me the runs in 20-30 minutes if I don't take a lactase supplement before eating dairy.
Nah my guys had temptation beef treats and my boy threw up several times over the day, around 6hours 12 and 18. I was trying to figure out what it was making him sick this was an exclusion diet - so its a fact these treats were the cause. Every animal is different.
I adopted my kitten Toast 5 weeks ago and I don't know what I would've done without your videos. They had me all clued up before I got him and it turned out he had fleas, worms and ear mites. He now has limping calici after his first vaccination a few days ago and I'm so thankful you made a video about that too 😖 Poor wee boy has had it all but we're getting through it 💪🏼 Thank you for such informative videos and making the time to do them while you're so busy saving all the kitties ❤️❤️❤️
You know, it's interesting...I was about to go on a rant about saying all mammels stopped producing lactase as adults, then I stemmed my reaction and found there was an agreement about hoomans producing it, AND I learned something. Sometimes, it's really nice to have a little self-control over my reactive nature. Thank you for another awesome video!
Can we have this for people too? My friend & I used to come to each others doctor's appointment & we'd give a strong high five first (to have a distraction by having a positive string.)
I didn't realise that was why cats can't eat dairy - I knew they couldn't, but knowing it's lactose intolerance makes so much sense. As a lactose intolerant human, I make silly choices sometimes to eat stuff anyway sometimes, but cats can't make those decisions. They don't specifically know 'oh this nice tasting thing is bad and will hurt my stomach a lot and possibly make me throw up.' Cat owners have the responsibility -once the cat is an adult seeing as of course they'd still need to digest lactose as a kitten- to not give them food that's harmful. This makes me understand it a lot more - it's always been phrased as 'cats are allergic to milk' but actually saying lactose intolerant makes more sense to me. Thank you for making such an informative video! Really useful to know.
My cat is literally a vacuum and will chase me around the house if i have any kind of dairy product. When it comes to food, i have to walk on eggshells around her 🤣
We had to put down my cat recently as he was suffering from cancer and we gave him a whole can of whipped cream (he LOVED it!) right as they preformed the ‘procedure’ and it helped us feel better about his final moments.
roaches are all protein though, no sugars (lactose is a sugar), and wild cats live on bugs and small mammals/birds. believe it or not, but a cat's digestive system is far more competent at digesting bugs than it is at digesting sugars of any kind.
One of mine will catch and eat bugs on our balcony. Of course we are also forever chasing him away from the chives as well since they are not good for cats.
I didn't know there was a name for this! I always bring a treat my dog/cats really love with me when I see the vet, and it really helps! I also use lots of hugs and cuddles, and most of my pets actually really love our vet, because she's always really sweet and positive with them.
When my cat had cancer as a kitten, we gave her straight up butter to keep her weight up. It worked (Vet gave her blessing. At that point we were absolutely desperate for her to eat anything at all. She even rejected KMR) and happily, Bebe is cancer free and turning five this year :D Anyway, she really loved the butter lol and we'd give it to her very rarely after she'd hit a normal weight. Suddenly, it seemed like overnight the butter started giving her diarrhea! I never knew why so thanks for the explanation. (Obviously, we stopped giving it to her once the fire poops started.)
You’ve inspired me to foster kittens. Today one of the kittens Leo was purring for the first time today. I got him 4 days ago and he was very timid. Thank you so much for your videos❤️
I buy my cats a treat that's basically a tube of pureed tuna. They love it so much that it makes clipping nails completely painless! Sometimes I can clip all their nails without it now since they've been desensitized to it through the tuna treats.
My cat HATES his wet meat, and only eats dry foods. He LOVES the dairy free whipped cream we get him. He’s a healthy 13 year old cat so we doin good man
I know one of the biggest no-no's with fostering kittens is do not give them cow's milk, but there was one time it was ALL I had to give them. Their mama was not producing enough milk and I'd noticed after a nursing session they were limp and lethargic. They really weren't as active as they should have been. I mixed some skim milk in a can and a little 2% shelf milk together with warm water and gave that to them. They immediately perked up and they thrived. A few days later I was able to get some KMR and gave them that.
Most humans are lactose intolerant too. Lactase persistence (making this enzyme as an adult) is more common in certain parts of the world like Europe though.
My cats favorite treat are some dry treats with a soft center, topped with a wet bisque treat, and then with a sprinkle of soft treats on top ! He loves the variety :). Thank you Hannah for the heads up though , I avoid dairy as an adult for the same reasons ! 😅
My kitten was wild when I rescued her and severely underweight so I put her on lactose free pet milk to boost her weight - now she won't drink water LOL She's only 5 months old though I'll wean her eventually
As long as its just lactose free i dont think its bad (still a treat only thing tho) id sugest makeing sure that the product is safe for cats first though via checking ingredients
There's actually a specific product (often called "Cat milk") which is designed for cats. It's lactose free, and has other changes too (like added taurine). Something specifically made for cats is probably safer overall.
For a similar technique that is safe for adult cats, I would recommend something that they can lick. My cats want to take crunchy/ nugget-y treats away with them to eat in privacy. So, when I need to distract them and keep them in one place (like to trim the nails on my cautious boy or during vet visits) I like to use something like Cat-it squeezy tubes (it looks like a freezie or yogurt tube, but is filled with meat paste that my cats find irresistible) or a bit of gravy wet food smeared on a plate.
you can also give them Greek-yogurt with probiotics with a little bit of salt. It's a very good treat, they love it and also the probiotics break down lactose so they can tolerate it
In Finland lactose free products are almost everywhere. Not that I really use much dairy anymore for both ethical and health reasons, but this using *lactose free* whipped cream for an adult cat, when necessary to distract them, might be a great idea!
I have a question- I got a cat on mother's day, she is 11 months now. I would say she is a little comfortable now, but doesn't like to be held and won't come to me when I tell her to. How do I train her to do that? Btw love your videos😘❤
the question is why do you expect your cat to come when you call? she isn't a dog? ofcourse cats can be trained there are plenty of videos, but forcing interaction on a cat who rather just chill in the same room with you probably isnt the best idea. cats, and animals in general, show their love in differnet ways.. just try and sit somewhere do your thing, watch tv, play a game, read a book, if she feels like it she will come to be with you.
I'd advise you to let go off the idea to train your cat for affection. Respect her boundaries and let her come to you. Only then (and only then!) will she learn to trust you. It takes time and patience. But it will be so rewarding. If you train or scare her into letting you pet her, she isn't going to lead a very happy life, in MY opinion. I've had cats for 20 years now.
Coco's mini me with the whipped cream on it's nose!! I had no idea about the "fear-free" method but I guess I used it when giving my cats sub-q fluids for ckd. The first few times (and, who am I kidding, from time to time after!) I used their favorite treats to get them settled and get the needle in, then started doing a gentle kitty massage or brushed them to keep them distracted for the duration. I think I did it to make me feel better mostly but it worked and they came when they were called for fluids voluntarily for several years.
My cat loves milk and my mom lets her drink some whenever she is having cereal which isn’t very often. My cat doesn’t ever have problems with it so i think if it’s once in a while it’s not going to hurt them.
i have a cat that is almost 18 years of age, (a previous cat i had now sadly passed had got to 21) anyway he loves cheese and milk, we don't give him cheese and milk loads but as a treat everynow and then cheese hasn't cause any problems for him. Also if we turn our backs from a bowl of milk for a second he'll steal some. Loads of dairy isn't great for them but a little treat everynow and then it's fine.
LOL of all the cats that we have had the oldest one being 27 years old and it regularly finished milky porridge dishes, it would eat cheese, with it preference being crumblierly, it would also have whipped cream/ice cream if you have left in a bowl and it never had any digestive problems. It was reared lovingly and would always taste what we was eating and that included things such as curry and chinese food, however it's greatest favourite was fresh prawns, (you could not leave the cat and prawns in the same room as she would have eaten them), she would actually respond to spoken commands if she knew that she would get a prawn form doing it, else she would just look at you with that usually cat stare of 'I'll do what I want to do, when I want to do it'.
@@animeartist888 Yes, not American, but counting in all countries of the world - most adults are lactose intolerant. The world doesn't revolve around you.
Back before Covid, I was part of a team that took professional-quality photos of shelter dogs on high-key backdrops. One of the photogs would give little cups of whipped cream to the dogs as rewards/cute photo ops. Then a dog gobbled down a cup! She switched to ice cream cones. I imagine the whipped cream wasn’t that good for adult dogs either and probably made them gassy, but in a shelter with 450+ dogs in separate kennels, gassiness wasn’t noticed.
Laura Ross that’s so cute! I work at a Starbucks and before Covid, we would give a little kiddie cup of whipped cream whenever someone came through with their dog. We call it a “pup-pucino” lol
This is so useful and informative! I did not know adult cats were lactose intolerant. I did know not to give them cow's milk, but I didn't know why. I have been known to give my cat's a tiny piece of cheese, but I won't be doing that anymore. The silly mistakes we make.
I stick with Greenies! Although my Molly does love whipped cream. 1 little wee dab on the end of my finger does the trick. She asks for more, but the answer is a massive NO!! Her sister Maggie can’t be arsed luckily. So generally it’s Greenies across the board. x
My cat had a type of cancer and became very very thin and refused to eat any food, he had a tumor on his nose and sneezed blood, he was very old anyways he was 16, (and was literally the nicest cat I have ever known he was so chill) and the only thing he would eat was whipped cream, we literally tried everything, we were going to take him to the vet the next week after a few months maybe a year but he passed away 3 days before we could’ve taken him 😞
My dog adores dairy products but we try to make sure not to give her in too large portions. If we finish a tub of yoghurt she gets to lick the empty tub for the scrapings. In Summer we occasionally give her a scoop of ice cream. We have to make sure that it's in a container that she can't fit her mouth into so she's forced to go slowly and lick it. First time we gave her a scoop we just plopped in down for her and she ate it in one bite
I was always told the following. 1) Humans = Omnivores. We can eat and survive on any foods. 2) Dogs = Omnivores, so giving vegetables etc to your dog in a balanced diet is ok. Some no-goes like Chocolate etc. 3) Cats = Obligate Carnivore, which means that not only should they eat meats, they actually HAVE to have meats. Giving cats vegetables is really not a good idea. My neighbour, a vegan, thought it was ok to force her cats to eat the same as she did. Needless to say, the cats health was not good. I had to explain to her that reasons why what she was doing was bad, and thus causing her pets health issues. (Took some convincing let me tell you.) Anyway, got the cats onto a meat diet, their health improved drastically and she learned a thing or two.
A small amount of dairy is a nice treat for an adult cat. A small amount of grated cheese, or cream cheese, or even a little drop of milk. I know some cats are lactose intolerant, but for those who aren't, a small amount of dairy as a treat won't harm.
I know cats can't have dairy, but I occasionally let mine have a little bit of plain yogurt and haven't had any issues, though some cats have a more delicate digestive system then others. I've considered getting some lactose free milk for an occasional little bit here and there, Lactaid makes it.
Can you please make a video about what foods cats can and can’t eat! (Obviously they should eat mainly cat food, but I’m talking about what they can have as treats now and again and what they really shouldn’t have as it could be toxic)❤️
My cat is luckily not lactose intolerant, my mom didn't know about adult cats being so, and gave her some milk I was so relieved when her stomach managed to process it normally and she was okay
Thank you for your videos and this reinforces what I'd already heard about cats being lactose intolerant. I do have a question. Do cats NEED milk? I know Amazon and I think Chewy sell milk that's safe for cats. But I've never heard that cats need it for health reasons. I just watched the video twice, kitty kats and cats are so precious. Can't get enough!
My two cats that were born in Thailand just don't seem to care for dairy much, but they'll have a few sips once in a while: lap-lap-lap-lap... walks away. I've never seen any diarrhea or vomiting from either. My third cat that was imported from the USA loves dairy and can tolerate it, so she gets it once in a while. I love milk too. I'm able to digest lactose and I consider that an advantageous adaptation. The ability to ingest a source of food energy that doesn't make you sick is certainly a survival advantage. Having said all that, most adult mammals don't really need the calories.
With human babies the sugar actually helps release endorphins that are thought to minimize the pain. When I worked in the hospital we always had to give "Sweet-eaze" under the tongue of the baby boys before they would get a circumcision, or any painful procedure.
My last foster Really Really liked margarine. Found that out when i was trying to eat breakfast and she would not leave me or the tub alone. So when it came the time to give her medicine we'd swipe a teeny tiny bit to coat a fingertip and let her lick it off after the icky icky pills. The vet said it was totally okay as long as it was a very very small ammount and it wasn't like she was getting it regularly either.
I just recently subscribed to your channel and I realky like your teaching quality. It's really easy to retain as a cat and lover my baby kitty I found on my property and I think he wondered off. He was afraid and ran into the going onto the freeway into the a sewer full of trash and I ran and scooped him up got bit pretty hard on my pinky as I was scooping him up to protect the rest of his body from injury. He's wild and I put water out and food and let him come around on his own. He hid for about 3 days only coming out to eat and drink. I noticed he had conjunctivitis and had the medicine with the antibiotics and for upper repository. It is a suspension med. Anyway, I I did crate him on the third day because that's whenever I found him there's a lot of places to hide in my house and I didn't want to put any more trauma on him so just for one night he slept in a big crate. Anyway, He was sleeping with me but 2 days in. I've been putting in his own bed and allow him to come in the room with me during the day and before we go to sleep. I know when he needs to go to the bathroom so I'll take him to his litter box and he'll step out and he goes to the one that he likes cuz I have to he prefers a dome. A lot of people say cats are low-maintenance but nothing can be further from the truth I think they're higher maintenance than dogs and I love them. they are completely intelligent and I'm allergic to them but I've developed an immunity where I can not have reaction unless it's a certain type of hair a cat is really dirty either than that. I have long hair cats and I have short hair and medium. But it's because I meditated and I told my mind that I am not allergic to bees animals because they are part of me and they're part of Nature and all that. I'm taking my time on naming him because I want it to fit him. He is such a comedian. He is full of life I really feel like he is God send. He is so loving and cuddling, fast and plays. But I just wanted to say thank you I really enjoy watching your videos & I love your tats! Much love and prosperity sent your way both mind body and soul and in the physical. 😻😸😺💜💜💜
Fun facts about lactose! Hard cheeses have minimal amounts- it's consumed in the chemical and biological processes that turn milk into cheese. Certainly, they shouldn't have it in any significant quantity, but if you don't have whipped cream and need a treat to comfort/motivate them, many cats like cheese. Make sure it ONLY has milk, salt, and enzymes in it, though- some cheeses have herbs or spices added that could be toxic. As for lactose tolerance, more fun facts! It has evolved several different times in humans- in Europe and in East Africa, at least. As we started becoming pastoralists, long before we became farmers, there is evidence we picked up cheesemaking early on as a way of preserving spring and summer milk for the winter, and making it easier for adults to digest. Dairy tolerance is a huge advantage in marginal environments- it allows humans to turn cellulose very inefficiently into calories, by keeping dairy herds or following semi-domesticated wild herds. Humans can't generally live too well by ourselves in arid grassland, but if you've got a herd of sheep and plenty of space? That changes things.
I lost my childhood cat that I loved so so very much to stomach cancer on Christmas day. the pain and shock did hit me harder and last much longer than I thought... My cat absolutely loved low-fat milk, and we gave her some a few times per week, sometimes my mom would give her some every day. I wonder if that did cause cancer? What do you think?
Adult cats can have some whipped cream. Adult cats are normally not lactose intolerant they just have a very low amount of lactase. As if they don't drink milk anymore their body decreases the amount of lactase they make. This actually the same in humans if you don't have any dairy for a long time and you then take some you do not have enough lactase to digest it. However, in both humans and cats lactase production can actually be increased again if you very slowly increase the amount of dairy given. (not that you should give your cats a lot of dairy ofcourse) But on avarage giving your adult cat a little bit of cheese our wipped cream from time to time is actually not a problem just be carefull with how much you give
Once my cat Sparky who I had from when I was 7 until he passed away at 12 when I was 19 and had just left home. But anyway, when he was about 6 months old he got into a glass of milk that had been left on the table while mum went back to the kitchen to grab something. Within about an hour the disaster began. He had to get locked in the bathroom for two days until the diarrhoea stopped. Poor baby, we had to give him spike his water with a bit of stock to get him to drink enough to resolve the fluid loss. Poor baby he was so young he was so confused why he was banned from the rest of the house! Definitely made sure he wasn't left alone in the same room as glasses of milk anymore!
" Adult cats shouldn't have dairy products. " I wish my 17 year old cat got the memo so I can enjoy a bowl of cereal in peace!
I have had some cats that drank milk or cream their whole lives and never seemed worse for the wear. I think its a bit like people in that if they don't stop consuming milk, they can can continue to do so into adulthood. The problem is, many of them arent like that, so you have to observe each individual meow for signs of digestive distress.
My sister would give our family cat her cereal milk every morning. He did his business outdoors, so I have no idea how it affected him. People drive me nuts with the "but he likes it!" excuse. I am sure kids would enjoy meals consisting entirely of candy or taking out the car for a spin, but that doesn't mean you should let them....
I've given my cats whipped cream but I just put a little bit on my finger and let them lick
One of my cats is convinced that dairy is for him. I mostly don’t eat dairy (being semi-intolerant myself), but on the occasion that I have real cheese or butter in the house, I have to be super careful. One time, I left a brick of butter on the counter to soften for baking. My cat got onto the counter, tore through the wrapping, and took some massive bites out of the butter. Luckily, he didn’t need a vet visit, but I did have some truly disgusting litter boxes.
My cat goes insane whenever I eat cereal. But if I let her have the bowl when I'm done, she only drinks a tiny bit
Hannah: I know you love your cat and your cat loves you...
Me: **Looks over and sees cat glaring at me...**
Psh. My mom's cat hisses and scratches plus my older cat * R.i.p. 🙏 * had actually scratched my little brother.
I'm watching this in bed, it's almost midnight here, and my kitten has the zoomies - I just took claws to the scalp hahahaha
You're lucky. You're cat's still alive. My Macy died yesterday, and l never knew how much I'd miss her, until she was gone.
@@Yoimiya_Lover29 Aw I'm sorry for your loss
@@Yoimiya_Lover29 I am so very sorry for your loss 😢
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The “fear-free” method is great, my vets practise this as well and it really helps desensitise animals to medical experiences. I’d also like to ask people to be mindful that cats can also be allergic to soy (the phytates in soy aren’t great for them in large volumes anyway), so some of the dairy-free alternatives to whipped cream aren’t good for adult cats either.
Beth Greenwood better plan,simply feed only cat foods nothing human.
Yea but they can use Inaba Churu meat tubes which are wet tube treats for cats. You can plate this and they can lick away from it
Eshita Shah sounds cool,but I've never seen such a thing where I reside ( Canada) I'm a ovo lacto vegetarian myself)
TIffanyrose Angeles I’ve seen a lickable tube treat in Walmart the other day, I’m in the US though. They were with the regular treats and food. It was the first time I’ve seen them.
@@tiffanyroseangeles7517 A lot of cat foods contain soy
The human ability to digest milk is a tribute to how truly determined we are to consume everything we possibly can.
My lactose intolerance says otherwise
The fact that lactose intolerance is perceived as a deviation from the norm for humans kind of highlights my point. Humans were so persistent to keep consuming milk that maintaining the ability to digest lactose became a thing for a majority of people.
@@imurvenus2605 same here
Emma Byrne approximately 65 percent of the human population is lactose intolerant, and East Asians are especially intolerant at 70-100%
We just don’t care and do it anyway like you said. 😂 My fiancé gets farty when he has any dairy but says I’ll have to pry the dairy from his cold, dead hands... so I just buy him some lactaid and call it a day.
@@emmabyrne9274 I dont remember a time when I stopped drinking milk or eating dairy products, but here I am
Over Christmas, I had a kitten come into my house and she helped herself to some leftover cheesecake. She practically cleaned the plate.
Sounds like a massive dariy coused stomach ache (milk couses sevear lactose in tolerant but way worse like symptoms in cats)
my cat ate a flaming hot cheeto yesterday. he was begging and begging that i thought i'd just let him sniff one, maybe lick it, realize it was spicy asf, and then stop begging. but after a lick, he snatched it out of my hand, and made short work of devouring the whole thing. he's still about 16 months old though, so probably not lactose intolerant yet? but he seemed totally fine and came back for more. so i just put the bag away and ate the rest when he wasn't looking 😅
he acts like he's been starved for months, even though he has a little more chonk on him than i'd like. he'll eat anything it seems, even when coated in flaming hot chili powder 😅
Our old Black Labrador once ate a huge bar of chocolate. It was my 13th Birthday, we were playing that game where you have to cut up chocolate with a knife and fork while wearing oven mitts. He just gobbled it up without warning and was totally fine, thank god. He was one of six pet Labradors that we had over three decades and they all ended up doing/eating inappropriate things throughout their lives. All of them lived through these instances without any long-term damage. Total nut cases, all of them.
Danielle Spargo oh jeeze. My cat will sit by my plate while I eat a sandwich and pull the cheese slice from between the pieces of bread. I’m surprised your cat could deal with the heat!
@@BothHands1 be careful that he doesn't become too overweight! a lot of people think its cute for cats to be fat but its really unhealthy and can lead to diabetes or other health issues.
The black kitten at the beginning didn't even flinch lol.
That's because it couldn't feel the needle like we would in our arm or butt for that matter, but I'm scared of needles in general so yes....that kitten is brave
my cat is not lactose intolerant and this has been confirmed by our vets. In the summer he has a habbit of going off food and we were advised (again by the vet) that when he starts loosing too much weight we need to give him whatever food he will eat, which is pretty much just cream. We only give it him in small amounts and only when we cant get him to eat anything else. Unfortunatly a few of my friends fail to understand my cat is the exception to the rule and just because I sometime give him cream doesnt mean they should do the same for their cats.
Interesting. If I may ask, how did your vet confirm that your cat can tolerate lactose?
If true you should contact your nearest large university's bio and anthro department. The mutation in humans that causes lactose tolerance (really a defective gene mutation that stops the shutoff of lactase production from being triggered) is only a couple thousand years old and is of alot of interest in human genetics. To find a similar defective gene in cats would be of high interest to a proffessor/grad student; this is the type of thing a doctoral thesis could be written on.
Both of my cats are not lactose intolerant and it's because they've been given things like ice cream and milk their entire lives, if you give them something dairy as their growing they don't become lactose intolerant, i think I can confirm it since my grandmother's cats have also been raised drinking milk and ice cream and they never became lactose intolerant, along with a few different cats that my friends owned growing up, the cats that weren't allowed to have dairy were always lactose intolerant and the ones who are raised with it aren't.
all the kittens that you rescue are very adorable and brave
ALL kittens are adorable and brave. But I agree, Kitten Lady does an excellent job.
She's doing a great job ❤
Also I was lactose intolerant when I was a baby.
The doctor said that I was "unhappy"
No kidding
A fussy baby...wtf
That is a peculiar case, but it is transitory, tipical of premature babies.
@@yukilaserpe7700 I was premature. By a few weeks tho
@@AnnetteDancer915 it happens due to an immature intestinal tract.
@@AnnetteDancer915 same I think
"Kittens can have a little whip cream as a treat." - Kitten Lady
I lost my cat of 13 years recently to cancer and watching your videos always makes me feel better. Seeing them getting such amazing care reminds me i gave my cat a good life and he was free of pain at the end 💜
one of my cats’ favorite treats is some ground beef, whenever i make 3am tacos i always set some of the beef aside before i put seasoning in and then my cats don’t ask for a taste of my tacos
3AM tacos 👌
Macy Land it’s the best time to make tacos
Mine likes a little shredded jack cheese sprinkled on it!
Caron Hernandez my cats don’t like cheese much, my dog loves it though
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My mother would always give curd cheese to her cat. He seems to be lactose-tolerant - he has no digestive problems. But he was recently diagnosed with diabetes, which I connect to the consumption of lactose. Another reason not to give your cat dairy.
Some cheeses only contain trace amounts of lactose, especially the aged ones, like common Cheddar, Parmesan etc. Most of the lactose is drained off in the whey during the cheesemaking process. That's why even lactose intolerant peeps can enjoy a cheeseburger without issue.
Well this stuff is more like yoghurt than cheddar, so...
My cat eats a lot of stuff with milk and she’s fine
There are a lot of explanations why a cat could get diabetes. And a cat eating dairy does not have to indicate dire consequences. This is more like an anecdote that it also probably does not exactely really lower the risk of your cat getting sick by eating dairy or other processed "human" food on a regularly basis.
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yup, and the left over lactose is usually broken down during the aging/fermentation of the cheese by various bacteria or fungi.!
If lactose is the issue, just get lactose free whipped cream. Here in Finland, almost every dairy product from milk to ice cream is available in lactose-free variants as well.
Yeah totally. Though I don't think the lactose free options are widely known by people who don't need them.
The lactose free things don't taste the same. I have yet to find a lactose free cheese that has the same taste and especially texture of real cheese. Same for ice cream. Some of the dairy free products aren't bad but they are not the same at all and sometimes you just need the real thing, painful times afterwards regardless.
@@SohiHien lactose free isn't the same as dairy free. Lactose free cheese is indistinguishable and lactose free milk is indistinguishable from normal milk and cheese.
You're confusing it with DAIRY FREE alternatives.
Lactose free just means the lactase enzyme is added to the milk to digest the lactose before it's bottled up or processed into cheese...which btw we really can't taste as it's less sweet than the constituent sugars it's broken into. Lactose free milk and cheese actually taste sweeter and creamier than normal milk due to the breakdown of lactose
i really learn a lot about cats because kitten lady is here to support us, i learn a lot kitten lady, love your vids.
I thought this said “cats eat wattpad cream” at first and was very concerned
I’ve been around cats 23 years and today I learned something new. Thank you 🙏🏻
Always something new to learn ❤
My cat that i had for 12 years and was close to 24, died last year, but i still watch all of your vids. You are a beautiful person!
My vet gives my cat liquid treats (the ones that smell (read: stink) like tuna) if she is getting a shot or the like. She only gets those types of treats at home if she is getting her nails cut. It works like a charm!
I use those too! My cats have gotten super used to getting their nails cut. I can do it by myself and they don't squirm much anymore. So proud of them.
thank you for being so thorough. ADULT CATS ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT! all those cartoons lied to us! just because your cat likes milk and did explode last time he/she got it doesn't mean it wasn't bad. listen to the kitten lady. she knows what she's talking about.
I feel like many cats love cheese or anything really coated in some sort of cheddary substance, I always knew dairy products weren’t great for your cats and could cause a variety of issues. I’m glad somebody explained it in the cutest, simplistic way possible! 💕🐾🤗
Cheese contains salt.
It damages their kidneys.
I accidentally left some yogurt on the counter one day and boy did I have a poopspolosion to clean in the litter box later! Don't give cats dairy!! Thanks kitten lady! My daughter just got a kitten so I sent her your vids!
One of my four kitties loves whipped cream. All I have to do is make the noise of the can and she runs to the refrigerator. I give her just a enough to fit on my finger tip. I clean their litter boxes twice each day, and I never see diarrhea.
How do you know your cat doesn't get tummy aches from it? It's not like they can talk and tell you about it. Just because there is no diarrhea doesn't mean it isn't harmful in other ways. Please don't take this as an attack on you, I am just thinking: we don't always notice if our feline friends are suffering from something. It can be very subtle.
Same here... my cat knocks cups of milk over. And if it bothers the cats, do you think they would come back for more?? Knowing what i do about cats i dont think so.....and you can tell when cats are in pain and not feeling well by their actions....
I think just like people, cats have different tolerances. Mine has had a little whipped cream on many occasions and never any signs of feeling bad. I myself have no issue with dairy at all.
I am so impressed by your dedication to cleaning litter boxes! I try to do them every couple of days but I'm honestly kinda prone to forgetting. Trying to get better about that!
Shout out for her actually giving the answer right away. And then going more into it for people who are curious
I'm actually surprised!! Hon I'm on end of life care, I have 4 cats and I'm living currently in a nursing home on hospice... I hope to get home soon!
Good luck!
This is so cute and I absolutely love that people are finding solutions to problems they have with their pets by rewarding them rather than just brute forcing it. Like the peanut butter on your head while trimming nails for dogs.
I gave my cat some of my homemade whipped cream size of my thumb she loved it and another person told me be careful or she's going to diarrhea... haven't done it since 😂.
I’ve given my kitty a bit of whipped cream many times, and a pinch of shredded cheddar. He loves it and has never been sick.
My kitty eats whipped cream and milk all the time no issues no diareah. Whereas when I eat things with milk...it doesn't go.so.well.for me lol
My vet recommended whipped cream as a high value training treat with my cat.
She said to keep her to very small amounts.
My cat is gassy but whipped cream made nail clipping, harness training, and vet trips *so much easier*
I saw da “smol mouf!” Eloise is adorable
A teeny little taste of yogurt is a safer substitute if you want to share with kitty. The fermentation process takes away the lactose so they don't get sick from it. Make sure it's plain and be sparing with it obviously. But it still have the creamy taste cats love and they also like the sourness as well.
Me being lactose intolerant and chugging a thing of hot coco: What I know I'll be sick just let me enjoy this moment
My boyfriend is the same way. 😂😂
I love milkshakes and can relate so hard 😭
Do people not buy lactose-free dairy? The shops in Sweden are filled with it, probably because we won’t let go of milk even when intolerant.
@@elsacelsing6968 Lactose free things don't taste the same in many cases and some things can't be easily found in a lactose free variety. I am lactose sensitive but still eat milk products sometimes because I just really love mac and cheese and mint chip ice cream.
@@elsacelsing6968 I just drink lactose free milk. The rest I just eat them with other stuff and I'm usually fine or just gotta poop😂
This week my foster kittens are getting fixed as well as momma kitty. I’ll make sure to ask my vet to do the fear free method for them. Thanks for the video kitten lady!
my cat licked cheese off my plate while my back was turned and threw up the next day.
An entire day later is kinda late for a lactose intolerance reaction. Especially one that comes *up* and out rather than going down and out.
Source: dairy gives me the runs in 20-30 minutes if I don't take a lactase supplement before eating dairy.
HauntedShadowsLegacy yes that is true
Way to go
Nah my guys had temptation beef treats and my boy threw up several times over the day, around 6hours 12 and 18. I was trying to figure out what it was making him sick this was an exclusion diet - so its a fact these treats were the cause. Every animal is different.
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 I'm also lactose intolerant. Sometimes it takes a few hours for me (sometimes up to 6 or 7)
I adopted my kitten Toast 5 weeks ago and I don't know what I would've done without your videos. They had me all clued up before I got him and it turned out he had fleas, worms and ear mites. He now has limping calici after his first vaccination a few days ago and I'm so thankful you made a video about that too 😖 Poor wee boy has had it all but we're getting through it 💪🏼 Thank you for such informative videos and making the time to do them while you're so busy saving all the kitties ❤️❤️❤️
Spy 1: is the item of interest set?
Spy 2: it's set. Now we just wait.
Spy 1: Those kittens are going to be so happy...
You know, it's interesting...I was about to go on a rant about saying all mammels stopped producing lactase as adults, then I stemmed my reaction and found there was an agreement about hoomans producing it, AND I learned something. Sometimes, it's really nice to have a little self-control over my reactive nature. Thank you for another awesome video!
Can we have this for people too? My friend & I used to come to each others doctor's appointment & we'd give a strong high five first (to have a distraction by having a positive string.)
I didn't realise that was why cats can't eat dairy - I knew they couldn't, but knowing it's lactose intolerance makes so much sense.
As a lactose intolerant human, I make silly choices sometimes to eat stuff anyway sometimes, but cats can't make those decisions. They don't specifically know 'oh this nice tasting thing is bad and will hurt my stomach a lot and possibly make me throw up.' Cat owners have the responsibility -once the cat is an adult seeing as of course they'd still need to digest lactose as a kitten- to not give them food that's harmful.
This makes me understand it a lot more - it's always been phrased as 'cats are allergic to milk' but actually saying lactose intolerant makes more sense to me.
Thank you for making such an informative video! Really useful to know.
My cat is literally a vacuum and will chase me around the house if i have any kind of dairy product. When it comes to food, i have to walk on eggshells around her 🤣
We had to put down my cat recently as he was suffering from cancer and we gave him a whole can of whipped cream (he LOVED it!) right as they preformed the ‘procedure’ and it helped us feel better about his final moments.
Well my cats eat cockroaches.... idk what to say to cream ?
😂😂😂
Ngl Check em for parasites (there's a horrer storey of someone getting tape worms from there cat who had tapeworms) ;-;
roaches are all protein though, no sugars (lactose is a sugar), and wild cats live on bugs and small mammals/birds. believe it or not, but a cat's digestive system is far more competent at digesting bugs than it is at digesting sugars of any kind.
One of mine will catch and eat bugs on our balcony. Of course we are also forever chasing him away from the chives as well since they are not good for cats.
I didn't know there was a name for this! I always bring a treat my dog/cats really love with me when I see the vet, and it really helps! I also use lots of hugs and cuddles, and most of my pets actually really love our vet, because she's always really sweet and positive with them.
I wish I got whipped cream when I got shots. 😂
I'll take a banana split with my COVID vaccine please...
When my cat had cancer as a kitten, we gave her straight up butter to keep her weight up. It worked (Vet gave her blessing. At that point we were absolutely desperate for her to eat anything at all. She even rejected KMR) and happily, Bebe is cancer free and turning five this year :D Anyway, she really loved the butter lol and we'd give it to her very rarely after she'd hit a normal weight. Suddenly, it seemed like overnight the butter started giving her diarrhea! I never knew why so thanks for the explanation. (Obviously, we stopped giving it to her once the fire poops started.)
I really don't really care. As someone with a severe cat allergy, I'm just here to watch cats/kittens.
You don’t have to say that you don’t care.
You’ve inspired me to foster kittens. Today one of the kittens Leo was purring for the first time today. I got him 4 days ago and he was very timid. Thank you so much for your videos❤️
Oh okay I never knew, Because once I gave my one year old cat whipped cream. Thanks for the education
I buy my cats a treat that's basically a tube of pureed tuna. They love it so much that it makes clipping nails completely painless! Sometimes I can clip all their nails without it now since they've been desensitized to it through the tuna treats.
I don’t know why you posted this but I’m down 😂
I love you videos
Like Rainbow Loom?
My cat HATES his wet meat, and only eats dry foods. He LOVES the dairy free whipped cream we get him. He’s a healthy 13 year old cat so we doin good man
I’m supposed to do my homework it’s BORING MATHS but I got entertained with these adorable kittens
I know one of the biggest no-no's with fostering kittens is do not give them cow's milk, but there was one time it was ALL I had to give them. Their mama was not producing enough milk and I'd noticed after a nursing session they were limp and lethargic. They really weren't as active as they should have been. I mixed some skim milk in a can and a little 2% shelf milk together with warm water and gave that to them. They immediately perked up and they thrived. A few days later I was able to get some KMR and gave them that.
Kitten lady: most mammals when adults are lactose intolerent
Me, a 24 years old eating a huge bowl of cereal: 😳
to be fair, humans are not most mammals lol
Most humans are lactose intolerant too. Lactase persistence (making this enzyme as an adult) is more common in certain parts of the world like Europe though.
My cats favorite treat are some dry treats with a soft center, topped with a wet bisque treat, and then with a sprinkle of soft treats on top ! He loves the variety :). Thank you Hannah for the heads up though , I avoid dairy as an adult for the same reasons ! 😅
Awww the cats are so cute the Brown tabby got scared when the whipped cream came out of the container sooo cute❤❤❤❤
Kitten Lady, Kitten Lady, Kitten Lady, you are doing so many great things!
I am lactose intolerant, and buy lactose free milk. Can I give this to my cat?
While I don't know if it is ok, regardless there's no reason to be giving it to them anyways.
My kitten was wild when I rescued her and severely underweight so I put her on lactose free pet milk to boost her weight - now she won't drink water LOL
She's only 5 months old though I'll wean her eventually
As long as its just lactose free i dont think its bad (still a treat only thing tho) id sugest makeing sure that the product is safe for cats first though via checking ingredients
Please don't.
There's actually a specific product (often called "Cat milk") which is designed for cats. It's lactose free, and has other changes too (like added taurine). Something specifically made for cats is probably safer overall.
For a similar technique that is safe for adult cats, I would recommend something that they can lick. My cats want to take crunchy/ nugget-y treats away with them to eat in privacy. So, when I need to distract them and keep them in one place (like to trim the nails on my cautious boy or during vet visits) I like to use something like Cat-it squeezy tubes (it looks like a freezie or yogurt tube, but is filled with meat paste that my cats find irresistible) or a bit of gravy wet food smeared on a plate.
Your cat videos are what I need to lift me up during lockdown.
Thank you Hannah! ♥️
you can also give them Greek-yogurt with probiotics with a little bit of salt. It's a very good treat, they love it and also the probiotics break down lactose so they can tolerate it
I am lactose intolerant, so I get lactose free-milk and give it to my 1-year old cat?:/
As long as it isn't soy milk, soy is bad for cats.
In Finland lactose free products are almost everywhere. Not that I really use much dairy anymore for both ethical and health reasons, but this using *lactose free* whipped cream for an adult cat, when necessary to distract them, might be a great idea!
I have a question- I got a cat on mother's day, she is 11 months now. I would say she is a little comfortable now, but doesn't like to be held and won't come to me when I tell her to. How do I train her to do that? Btw love your videos😘❤
the question is why do you expect your cat to come when you call? she isn't a dog? ofcourse cats can be trained there are plenty of videos, but forcing interaction on a cat who rather just chill in the same room with you probably isnt the best idea. cats, and animals in general, show their love in differnet ways.. just try and sit somewhere do your thing, watch tv, play a game, read a book, if she feels like it she will come to be with you.
She can't get trained, you just give her space and lots of stroking. She'll enjoy being held eventually.
@@Yoimiya_Lover29 cats can be trained this is blatent misinformation
Not all humans like hugs. Not all cats want to be held or cuddled. If you want a cuddly cat, adopt one.
I'd advise you to let go off the idea to train your cat for affection. Respect her boundaries and let her come to you. Only then (and only then!) will she learn to trust you. It takes time and patience. But it will be so rewarding. If you train or scare her into letting you pet her, she isn't going to lead a very happy life, in MY opinion. I've had cats for 20 years now.
Coco's mini me with the whipped cream on it's nose!!
I had no idea about the "fear-free" method but I guess I used it when giving my cats sub-q fluids for ckd. The first few times (and, who am I kidding, from time to time after!) I used their favorite treats to get them settled and get the needle in, then started doing a gentle kitty massage or brushed them to keep them distracted for the duration. I think I did it to make me feel better mostly but it worked and they came when they were called for fluids voluntarily for several years.
I didn’t know this, thank you!
I kept giving my cat cheese because she loves it
But now I know this I won’t anymore ^^
My Mom gives it to Tapsy, but always as small as her thumbs nail.
My cat loves milk and my mom lets her drink some whenever she is having cereal which isn’t very often. My cat doesn’t ever have problems with it so i think if it’s once in a while it’s not going to hurt them.
Ok I won’t do this anymore. My one year old calico would sometimes eat tiny amounts of cheese stick cheese
i have a cat that is almost 18 years of age, (a previous cat i had now sadly passed had got to 21) anyway he loves cheese and milk, we don't give him cheese and milk loads but as a treat everynow and then cheese hasn't cause any problems for him. Also if we turn our backs from a bowl of milk for a second he'll steal some. Loads of dairy isn't great for them but a little treat everynow and then it's fine.
LOL of all the cats that we have had the oldest one being 27 years old and it regularly finished milky porridge dishes, it would eat cheese, with it preference being crumblierly, it would also have whipped cream/ice cream if you have left in a bowl and it never had any digestive problems. It was reared lovingly and would always taste what we was eating and that included things such as curry and chinese food, however it's greatest favourite was fresh prawns, (you could not leave the cat and prawns in the same room as she would have eaten them), she would actually respond to spoken commands if she knew that she would get a prawn form doing it, else she would just look at you with that usually cat stare of 'I'll do what I want to do, when I want to do it'.
Most adult humans are lactose intolerant, too.
"most"?! I know exactly one person who is lactose intolerant and several hundred who are perfectly tolerant.
@@animeartist888 Yes, not American, but counting in all countries of the world - most adults are lactose intolerant. The world doesn't revolve around you.
animeartist888 yep, most people are actually lactose intolerant
Back before Covid, I was part of a team that took professional-quality photos of shelter dogs on high-key backdrops. One of the photogs would give little cups of whipped cream to the dogs as rewards/cute photo ops. Then a dog gobbled down a cup! She switched to ice cream cones.
I imagine the whipped cream wasn’t that good for adult dogs either and probably made them gassy, but in a shelter with 450+ dogs in separate kennels, gassiness wasn’t noticed.
Laura Ross that’s so cute! I work at a Starbucks and before Covid, we would give a little kiddie cup of whipped cream whenever someone came through with their dog. We call it a “pup-pucino” lol
So basically they're like most humans. Lactose-tolerant in infancy, lactose-intolerant in adulthood.
This is so useful and informative! I did not know adult cats were lactose intolerant. I did know not to give them cow's milk, but I didn't know why. I have been known to give my cat's a tiny piece of cheese, but I won't be doing that anymore. The silly mistakes we make.
Me and my mum love to watch and we are getting a kitten
Yay your life is going to be so much better with these beautiful creatures ❤
Get two, one kitten is half a kitten!!
I stick with Greenies! Although my Molly does love whipped cream. 1 little wee dab on the end of my finger does the trick. She asks for more, but the answer is a massive NO!! Her sister Maggie can’t be arsed luckily. So generally it’s Greenies across the board. x
I'm lactose-intolerant so Her Furry Highness is occassionally allowed some of what I'm having.
My cat had a type of cancer and became very very thin and refused to eat any food, he had a tumor on his nose and sneezed blood, he was very old anyways he was 16, (and was literally the nicest cat I have ever known he was so chill) and the only thing he would eat was whipped cream, we literally tried everything, we were going to take him to the vet the next week after a few months maybe a year but he passed away 3 days before we could’ve taken him 😞
Hardcore Vegans are going to disapprove because the Whipped cream was gotten by cruelty! You just can't win when trying to be cruelty free
Theres more to get mad at then giving cats a tiny bit of whipped cream...
Lol, Hannah is vegan
She couldn't exactly send it back, and throwing it away would just be a waste.
My dog adores dairy products but we try to make sure not to give her in too large portions.
If we finish a tub of yoghurt she gets to lick the empty tub for the scrapings.
In Summer we occasionally give her a scoop of ice cream. We have to make sure that it's in a container that she can't fit her mouth into so she's forced to go slowly and lick it.
First time we gave her a scoop we just plopped in down for her and she ate it in one bite
I was always told the following.
1) Humans = Omnivores. We can eat and survive on any foods.
2) Dogs = Omnivores, so giving vegetables etc to your dog in a balanced diet is ok. Some no-goes like Chocolate etc.
3) Cats = Obligate Carnivore, which means that not only should they eat meats, they actually HAVE to have meats. Giving cats vegetables is really not a good idea.
My neighbour, a vegan, thought it was ok to force her cats to eat the same as she did. Needless to say, the cats health was not good. I had to explain to her that reasons why what she was doing was bad, and thus causing her pets health issues. (Took some convincing let me tell you.)
Anyway, got the cats onto a meat diet, their health improved drastically and she learned a thing or two.
Kitten lady you are such a kind person!
A small amount of dairy is a nice treat for an adult cat. A small amount of grated cheese, or cream cheese, or even a little drop of milk. I know some cats are lactose intolerant, but for those who aren't, a small amount of dairy as a treat won't harm.
I know cats can't have dairy, but I occasionally let mine have a little bit of plain yogurt and haven't had any issues, though some cats have a more delicate digestive system then others. I've considered getting some lactose free milk for an occasional little bit here and there, Lactaid makes it.
Fantastic video! I am fear fear certified too. Almost finished my level 3 😁
👍👍 love the way how she handled the kittens
Can you please make a video about what foods cats can and can’t eat! (Obviously they should eat mainly cat food, but I’m talking about what they can have as treats now and again and what they really shouldn’t have as it could be toxic)❤️
My cat is luckily not lactose intolerant, my mom didn't know about adult cats being so, and gave her some milk
I was so relieved when her stomach managed to process it normally and she was okay
You can make ice cream for your cat by mixing tuna in with crushed ice.
Thank you for your videos and this reinforces what I'd already heard about cats being lactose intolerant. I do have a question. Do cats NEED milk? I know Amazon and I think Chewy sell milk that's safe for cats. But I've never heard that cats need it for health reasons. I just watched the video twice, kitty kats and cats are so precious. Can't get enough!
Baby cats need milk like all baby mammals do. As adults they should not be consuming any kind of milk.
My one likes a little unsweetened yoghurt every so often, about a teaspoon full. Loves his tooth cleaning bits, a few every so often.
My old cat drinks milk every single day and never gets sick and is a healthy cat. Sue has done since we adopted her as a kitten
My two cats that were born in Thailand just don't seem to care for dairy much, but they'll have a few sips once in a while: lap-lap-lap-lap... walks away. I've never seen any diarrhea or vomiting from either. My third cat that was imported from the USA loves dairy and can tolerate it, so she gets it once in a while. I love milk too. I'm able to digest lactose and I consider that an advantageous adaptation. The ability to ingest a source of food energy that doesn't make you sick is certainly a survival advantage. Having said all that, most adult mammals don't really need the calories.
With human babies the sugar actually helps release endorphins that are thought to minimize the pain. When I worked in the hospital we always had to give "Sweet-eaze" under the tongue of the baby boys before they would get a circumcision, or any painful procedure.
I loved the subtle dig in 'we're the only species that consume breast milk of a different species' :D
My last foster Really Really liked margarine. Found that out when i was trying to eat breakfast and she would not leave me or the tub alone. So when it came the time to give her medicine we'd swipe a teeny tiny bit to coat a fingertip and let her lick it off after the icky icky pills. The vet said it was totally okay as long as it was a very very small ammount and it wasn't like she was getting it regularly either.
They are so lucky... God bless you girl
Yesss love that no dairy message!!! Humans drinking other animal's milk is weird!!
I just recently subscribed to your channel and I realky like your teaching quality. It's really easy to retain as a cat and lover my baby kitty I found on my property and I think he wondered off. He was afraid and ran into the going onto the freeway into the a sewer full of trash and I ran and scooped him up got bit pretty hard on my pinky as I was scooping him up to protect the rest of his body from injury. He's wild and I put water out and food and let him come around on his own. He hid for about 3 days only coming out to eat and drink. I noticed he had conjunctivitis and had the medicine with the antibiotics and for upper repository. It is a suspension med. Anyway, I I did crate him on the third day because that's whenever I found him there's a lot of places to hide in my house and I didn't want to put any more trauma on him so just for one night he slept in a big crate. Anyway, He was sleeping with me but 2 days in. I've been putting in his own bed and allow him to come in the room with me during the day and before we go to sleep. I know when he needs to go to the bathroom so I'll take him to his litter box and he'll step out and he goes to the one that he likes cuz I have to he prefers a dome. A lot of people say cats are low-maintenance but nothing can be further from the truth I think they're higher maintenance than dogs and I love them. they are completely intelligent and I'm allergic to them but I've developed an immunity where I can not have reaction unless it's a certain type of hair a cat is really dirty either than that. I have long hair cats and I have short hair and medium. But it's because I meditated and I told my mind that I am not allergic to bees animals because they are part of me and they're part of Nature and all that. I'm taking my time on naming him because I want it to fit him. He is such a comedian. He is full of life I really feel like he is God send. He is so loving and cuddling, fast and plays. But I just wanted to say thank you I really enjoy watching your videos & I love your tats! Much love and prosperity sent your way both mind body and soul and in the physical. 😻😸😺💜💜💜
Fun facts about lactose! Hard cheeses have minimal amounts- it's consumed in the chemical and biological processes that turn milk into cheese. Certainly, they shouldn't have it in any significant quantity, but if you don't have whipped cream and need a treat to comfort/motivate them, many cats like cheese. Make sure it ONLY has milk, salt, and enzymes in it, though- some cheeses have herbs or spices added that could be toxic.
As for lactose tolerance, more fun facts! It has evolved several different times in humans- in Europe and in East Africa, at least. As we started becoming pastoralists, long before we became farmers, there is evidence we picked up cheesemaking early on as a way of preserving spring and summer milk for the winter, and making it easier for adults to digest. Dairy tolerance is a huge advantage in marginal environments- it allows humans to turn cellulose very inefficiently into calories, by keeping dairy herds or following semi-domesticated wild herds. Humans can't generally live too well by ourselves in arid grassland, but if you've got a herd of sheep and plenty of space? That changes things.
I lost my childhood cat that I loved so so very much to stomach cancer on Christmas day. the pain and shock did hit me harder and last much longer than I thought... My cat absolutely loved low-fat milk, and we gave her some a few times per week, sometimes my mom would give her some every day. I wonder if that did cause cancer? What do you think?
Adult cats can have some whipped cream. Adult cats are normally not lactose intolerant they just have a very low amount of lactase. As if they don't drink milk anymore their body decreases the amount of lactase they make. This actually the same in humans if you don't have any dairy for a long time and you then take some you do not have enough lactase to digest it. However, in both humans and cats lactase production can actually be increased again if you very slowly increase the amount of dairy given. (not that you should give your cats a lot of dairy ofcourse) But on avarage giving your adult cat a little bit of cheese our wipped cream from time to time is actually not a problem just be carefull with how much you give
Once my cat Sparky who I had from when I was 7 until he passed away at 12 when I was 19 and had just left home. But anyway, when he was about 6 months old he got into a glass of milk that had been left on the table while mum went back to the kitchen to grab something. Within about an hour the disaster began. He had to get locked in the bathroom for two days until the diarrhoea stopped. Poor baby, we had to give him spike his water with a bit of stock to get him to drink enough to resolve the fluid loss. Poor baby he was so young he was so confused why he was banned from the rest of the house! Definitely made sure he wasn't left alone in the same room as glasses of milk anymore!
It's amazing, the way you take care of kittens! ❤❤❤❤