Can Cats Like Milk

It seems like cats and milk go together like any classic pairing—monkeys and bananas, dogs and bones, the sun and the moon.

Can cats like milk. Ideally, cats should only be given water to drink. Some cats can tolerate it, but most cats are lactose intolerant and they should not have it as a part of their diet. The image of a cat happily lapping up milk is such a common one that many people don’t even question it.

Most cats have an intolerance to the lactose in cow’s milk and it can cause digestive problems. Cats love the taste of milk, be that soy milk or almond milk. In fact, giving your cat too much soy milk can result in thyroid and liver problems in cats.

But it may surprise you to learn that sipping at cows’ milk is actually detrimental to their health, no matter how much they make like the taste of it. Although most cats can digest at least one type of milk, that doesn’t mean it’s particularly good for their health. Cats drinking milk is typically the stuff of storybooks and movies — a child rescues a cat, and the first thing they do is feed it a shallow saucer of creamy milk.

You can offer small amounts as a treat. But it turns out that it’s not really a good idea. Condensed milk is very, very sweet, which is not at all good for your cat.

Some cats become fond of drinking milk because drinking milk can make them feel comfortable, safe, and protected, like when they were little. Of course, like humans some cats have no issue digesting milk. Like people, cats associate certain flavors and scents with positive memories, so milk is like comfort food for them.

Please respect their interests but do not indulge them. You can try this one from petco for $48.41 It can result in a lot of weight gain while providing very little nutritional value (though very delicious).