First of all, look at the symptoms of diarrhea, because the lactose component in milk, if there is no lactase that breaks down lactose, it will lead to indigestion and diarrhea. However, not only milk, human milk, goat milk, dog milk, cat milk and other mammals have lactose.
Why didn't the cat see diarrhea when it was born to drink cat milk?
Most cats are lactose intolerant. However, during lactation or young cats, the intestine of cats can synthesize lactase to decompose lactose into galactose and glucose. However, with the increase of age, the activity of lactase is further reduced by eating cat food or meat, until all lactose cannot be decomposed, resulting in diarrhea symptoms.
This is the same as some people will have diarrhea when they drink milk. There are individual differences. Some people have higher lactase activity, while others have lower lactase activity, and so do cats. During lactation, the cat milk that kittens drink already contains lactose. At this stage, it is okay to compensate the milk. Of course, it has to be hot milk with a temperature similar to that of breast milk. If you eat it directly, it will stimulate gastrointestinal spasm. Among my young cats, most of them who add milk during lactation have not found diarrhea.
Second, what should cats do if they drink milk and have diarrhea?
If the cat's diarrhea is not very serious after drinking milk, and it is only diarrhea rather than diarrhea, you can fast for half a day, feed the cat with active probiotics, or stop diarrhea with Pointe's secret tablets of basic carbonate, and resume the cat's diet after 12 hours.
If the cat's diarrhea is very serious and the watery excrement is directly pulled, it should be sent to the pet hospital for treatment in time. It is necessary to stop diarrhea and rehydrate to avoid dehydration of the cat. After treatment, give the cat active probiotics to recuperate for a few days.
Some owners blindly supplement their bodies with milk, which is not correct. What if the cat drinks milk and has diarrhea, but likes to drink milk? You can buy some pet milk powder or goat milk for cats, which is less sensitive and safer for cats.