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Emile

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6. Be careful with milk.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Tue May 10, 2022, 01:26 PM

May 2022

Kittens lack the proper enzymes to digest the lactose in cow milk, and feeding cow milk to kittens can cause diarrhea and dehydration very quickly in very small kittens.

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I'm pretty sure I'm going to be adding more pate to the kitten's slurry meals [View all] Siwsan May 2022 OP

K&R for the kittehs. nt tblue37 May 2022 #1

Definitely they want the slurry! Thanks for spooky3 May 2022 #2

Nothing but pate for my two! nt in2herbs May 2022 #3

My boys now get wet and dry food Siwsan May 2022 #5

My sweet doggy girl would love nothing more than play mama to those kitties. She drives me hlthe2b May 2022 #4

Be careful with milk. Emile May 2022 #6

I'm using a milk replacement specially formulated for kittens. Siwsan May 2022 #7

Wonderful Emile May 2022 #8

28 days old, and already spoiled rotten. All is well! niyad May 2022 #9