Ozgirl wrote:

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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>> Cats drink milk, why not yoghurt? Did the vet say why?
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>> Because they shouldn't have dairy. Cats do not drink milk. Or should
>> not. I don't know why there are all those stories about cats drinking
>> it. The only milk a cat should have besides mother's milk is the
>> stuff made for cats like Cat Sip.
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>> Maui could eat some kinds of dairy cat treats but others she would
>> puke. Bali and Jazzy do not like any form of dairy at all.
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> My brother has always owned Burmese and I know that lactose intolerance
> is common with Burmese but I have never heard of no milk for cats
> otherwise.

My Norwegian Forest Cats get the runs from regular milk, as do e.g.
hedgehogs. The cats get Whiskas cat milk as a treat and handle it fine.