Because milk is good for people's health, many people think that drinking milk for puppies is good for the healthy growth of puppies. Yes, most of them will have diarrhea after drinking milk, and even suffer from gastrointestinal mucositis.

Milk is low in protein, low in fat, high in lactose, high in phosphorus and high in potassium, while dog milk is just the opposite, high in protein, high in fat, low in lactose, and low in phosphorus Low potassium. . Lactose-degrading enzymes in dogs are less and decrease with age, so they cannot fully digest lactose in milk, resulting in lactose intolerance. Lactose can also be fermented by microorganisms in the latter part of the intestine to generate gas and cause flatulence, and even lead to osmotic diarrhea.

The fatty chain in milk is longer and is not easily absorbed by dogs, which can easily lead to volumetric diarrhea. The ratio of dry matter in milk is much lower than that in dog milk, and the main component is water, so the nutritional content of milk is lower under the same weight.

Many dogs have lactose intolerance, especially puppies drinking milk is more likely to cause diarrhea, dehydration, and even death in severe cases. If it is a puppy that needs breast milk but is not fed by a female dog, it is best to buy formula or goat milk for pets.

The lactase enzyme digested in the intestines of dogs is insufficient, and some dogs (especially puppies) are prone to diarrhea. Therefore, if you want to artificially feed puppies, you must go to the pet store to buy special dog milk powder. These milk powders have been specially processed to meet the digestive needs of dogs. It is best for dogs to drink dog milk or goat milk. On the one hand, the reason why dogs will not have diarrhea after drinking milk is due to their physical constitution.

So for the sake of the dog's health, try not to feed the dog with milk, even if the dog does not have diarrhea, it will be harmful to her body. Don't let your good intentions become the executioner that hurts your dog.