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No. Cow's milk should never be given to cats, especially young kittens. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk and can cause diarrhoea, which can be a major health risk for young kittens as they can die of dehydration very quickly. Kittens need their mother's milk, or if the kitten is an orphan, you can either find another nursing cat who can take one one more mouth to feed or take on the challenging task of bottle feeding it. Special kitten formula such as KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer) can be bought from your local vet.

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It depends on the milk. Cow's milk should never be given to cats, especially young kittens. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk and can cause diarrhoea, which can be a major health risk for young kittens as they can die of dehydration very quickly.

Goat's milk or specially formulated kitten milk is fine and safe to give kittens as the occasional treat. Water is best, though.

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No. Cow's milk should never be given to cats, especially young kittens. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk and can cause diarrhoea, which can be a major health risk for young kittens as they can die of dehydration very quickly.

For newborn kittens, you must either bottlefeed them every hour day and night with KMR (Kitten Milk Replacer) or find another nursing cat who can take one one more mouth to feed. The latter choice is best, as the kitten will gain important nutrients from a cat's milk, but not always possible.

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It depends on the milk. Cow's milk should never be given to cats, especially young kittens. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk and can cause diarrhoea, which can be a major health risk for young kittens as they can die of dehydration very quickly.

Goat's milk or specially formulated kitten milk is fine and safe to give kittens as the occasional treat.

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It depends on the milk. Cow's milk should never be given to cats, especially young kittens. Cats cannot digest the lactose in cow's milk and can cause diarrhoea, which can be a major health risk for young kittens as they can die of dehydration very quickly.

Specially formulated kitten milk, or the mother's milk is fine, although most kittens are at least starting the weaning process at 8 weeks old and will get most of their nutrients from solid food.

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Milk isn't the best thing to give cats, and it can make them have intestinal issues. I advise against it.

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Reconstituted powdered milk does not contain all the nutrients a kitten needs.

It would be better to feed them whole milk.

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No, it's not good for them.

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