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So I've volunteered casually at a few cat shelters in the past, and I always hear for baby kittens when a milk giving cat or KMR isn't avaiable, raw goats milk is almost always the first thing that is recommended as an emergency use.
I was reading a vet forum and a vet said: "Whole cow milk is better than goat milk (in an emergency), but is still not good for kittens."
Arguing although goat milk has less lactose than cow milk, "Goat milk is even worse than cow milk for puppies and kittens due to its much lower fat and protein levels"
Couldn't find any studies on this remotely related besides this bit on "a cup of goat milk only has one less gram of sugar in it than a cup of cow's milk."
Thoughts? In emergencies should we actually be recommending people get Whole Cow Milk instead of raw goat milk, or is one really not that much better than the other?
I've heard arguments against raw milk due to potential bacteria like Listeria. As well as Goat milk not likely causing Diarrhea.
Thoughts?
I was reading a vet forum and a vet said: "Whole cow milk is better than goat milk (in an emergency), but is still not good for kittens."
Arguing although goat milk has less lactose than cow milk, "Goat milk is even worse than cow milk for puppies and kittens due to its much lower fat and protein levels"
Couldn't find any studies on this remotely related besides this bit on "a cup of goat milk only has one less gram of sugar in it than a cup of cow's milk."
Thoughts? In emergencies should we actually be recommending people get Whole Cow Milk instead of raw goat milk, or is one really not that much better than the other?
I've heard arguments against raw milk due to potential bacteria like Listeria. As well as Goat milk not likely causing Diarrhea.
Thoughts?