Summer is coming, and the season of ice cream is coming. Cream fruit ice cream can relieve summer heat and is also a very delicious summer food. There are many small videos on the Internet, all of which are pictures of cats eating ice cream. Seeing that cats are happy to eat, many owners can't help wondering, will cats really eat ice cream?
First, cats can't taste the sweetness of ice cream.
Come to think of it, what does ice cream taste like? Sweet, creamy and cold, we all know that cats eat for a reason, so do cats like the sweetness of ice cream? In fact, cats can't feel any sweetness. In other words, the cat's taste system can't feel sweetness, so no matter how sweet it is, it won't interest the cat. So what attracts cats to eat ice cream? It should smell like milk. Although many cats have diarrhea when drinking milk, there are also many cats who have no problem drinking milk and like the taste of milk very much, so cats are probably attracted by the milk taste of ice cream.
Cats eat ice cream
2. Can cats eat ice cream?
If the cat is lactose intolerant and drinking milk will cause diarrhea, then don't try ice cream for the cat. Cats can't absorb any nutrition of ice cream and can't taste any sweetness, so why give them ice cream?
If the cat can drink milk, try to give the cat some ice cream, but don't eat too much. Just lick some leftovers when eating, because although cats can't drink milk and have diarrhea, they still can't eat too much cold food. Too much ice food can still cause cats to have diarrhea.
If the cat has weak gastrointestinal function in daily life and often vomits and urinates, don't give the cat ice cream, because it will only cause its discomfort. For kittens under one year old, no matter what state they are in, their intestines and stomach are not fully developed. Don't give them ice cream.
So, under what circumstances can I give my cat ice cream? To sum up, when the weather is hot, if the cat is healthy, resistant to milk and free from any diseases, you can lick some ice cream for the cat.