Goat's Milk And Kitten Formula?

fugigirl

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It has been a while since I was last on this forum. My kitten, Cheerio, is doing great! She is healthy, active, and loves to pester my other cat. I noticed, however, that when she was young, I was feeding her Kitten Formula that I purchased the local pet store. She had bad diarrhea and lost interest in food after about a week. My mom advised me to feed her goat milk instead. The goat milk worked wonders for Cheerio. She started acting playful, and the diarrhea was gone. Just out of curiosity, I was wondering why the goat milk Cheerio did so much better on the goat's milk than on the kitten formula that was made for kittens?

Sorry if this is on the wrong board. I wasn't sure whether to put this with the kitten rescues or on the health board, so I just stuck it here.
 

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Goat milk is LACTOSE free and a VERY good choice for many "orphans"

Mods ??? on if this may do better in pregnant cats and kittens??
 

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We always use goats milk for abandoned kittens. Of course, it helps that MIL has a few dairy goats. I've tried kitten formula before, but it always seemed thicker than goats milk. Maybe the milk is easier for them to get down? I don't really know.
 

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I will move this to the Pregnant Cats and Kitten Care Forum as it seems better located there to me ...

I have advocated the use of goat's milk for bottle-kittens for a while now. I like it for them much, much better than any of the commercially prepared kitten replacement formulas. I have heard of many people's bad experiences (as well as lived through them myself) with the commercially prepared formulas that resolve when the kitten is taken off of the formula and placed on the goat's milk.

It is closer to a lactating queen's milk in makeup than any of the other products available.
 
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