My first cat...have question. Do you give your cat milk? Should you?

don't ever give a cat regular milk... it gives them diarrhea and that's not a good thing... BUT... i have found a wonderful replacement! get some of the lactose intolerant milk - it's right there with the regular milk, only costs a few cents more, and they LOVE IT! i get the whole lactose intolerant milk.. they don't seem to like the 2 percent variety! haha! i have quite a few cats at any given time because i do rescue and foster work... and they know when mom gets home from work, they get their milk. i would try about a quarter cup and see what your kitty thinks of it... as with any treat, you don't want to overdo it! :-D

I wouldn't give kitty a lot of milk. It tends to give them diarrhea, and believe me it's not pretty! I would stick with dry food, and maybe mix in a can of wet food for a treat. I always give my cats Friskies dry food.....the one in the purple bag that has the milk flavored nuggets in it. They love it. My cat Missy will pick out the nuggets first and then eat the rest. Any info you need, let me know.....after all, I AM the Katlady you know. LOL

NO! When I was a kid our cats used to get cows milk and it eventually made one of them very sick..REason being, many cats are lactose intolerant and giving them cow's milk regularly can cause diareah and other gastric problems...Its ok to give it to them OCCASIONALLY but not on a regular basis AND NEVER EVER give cow's milk to a kitten in place of the mothers milk... Nowdays mind you, you can buy "cats milk" at pet stores which is especially designed/treated for a cats digestive system....

My cat is the same age as your cat is. She drink it sometimes but she prefer water biut the thing is she won't drink it from the bowl she'll go to the kitchen sick and drink from there I gets so mad at her doing that! ugh cat germs LOL

I have given my cats milk as a treat. However my MIL said never to give milk to a cat. She says that they are lactose intolerant. I don't know if this is true or not, but my cats never had any problems from it.

I don't think it is very good for them but I do give my 10yr old yellow tabby milk because he loves it. Anytime I go near the frige he meow for mile :)

I prefer not to give my cats milk simply because they spill it instead of drink it. One of my cats won't come near the food and water bowls if there is milk by it. He really hates dairy foods.

I have a cat who is 5 yrs old now and we have always given him milk. He was a very small kitten when we got him home. So he really loved milk then but now he doesn't like it that much. But when we give him milk once in a while and he has it. I don't know if it is good for cats or no but cats are always associated with milk so it must be good.

Cats can't digest lactose which is in regular milk. So you either have to buy cat's milk (that is on the shelve without the lactose) or buy the lactose-free human milk. Don't even give them regular milk because it's not good for them. Have a nice day. Pablo

I don't give my cats milk. It makes them sick. I tried it when my cat was small and she kept throwing it up. So, now, it's only water that I give them.

Some of my cats enjoy milk, and other dairy products, while others don't care for any kind of "people food". If you do choose to try to give your cat milk, then only give her a small amount. I'm pretty sure that it's too rich for their stomachs.