1. Dogs can't drink milk

Many friends It may be thought that dairy products are rich in protein, fat, calcium and other nutrients. It is always thought that milk is a good and necessary nutrient for both humans and dogs. In fact, this is quite a misunderstanding.

Carbohydrates are metabolized in pets in two ways, one is glucose metabolism and the other is volatile fatty acid metabolism. In daily life, some pet lovers often give pet dogs some milk. In fact, this is unscientific, because milk contains high lactose, and pet dogs generally lack lactase. , so pets cannot fully digest and absorb lactose after drinking milk, so diarrhea, abdominal distension and even vomiting will occur. Therefore, try not to feed milk to pet dogs. You can choose yogurt with lower lactose for them to drink, and the smell of yogurt will help improve the palatability of pet dogs. Especially for newly born pet dogs, the nutritional value of feeding dog milk is much greater than that of cow milk. The nutritional difference between dog milk and cow milk can be seen from the following comparison table:

Composition Dog Milk (%) Milk (%)

Protein 9.3 3.5

Fat 9.5 3.8

Lactose 3.0 4.8

Inorganic 1.2 0.7

Second, the harm of dogs drinking milk

Long-term drinking of milk for dogs will cause great harm, and the most common one is diarrhea , symptoms of vomiting. This is mainly due to the gastrointestinal discomfort caused by the milk. So dogs can't drink milk.

Parents naturally think of feeding their dogs milk in order to keep their dogs from lack of nutrients. However, long-term drinking of milk in dogs can lead to symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. This is because the dog's stomach has a hard time digesting the lactose in milk, which can cause gastrointestinal discomfort. This is actually very similar to that of people. Our Chinese stomachs are not very suitable for drinking milk. There are many people who do not absorb lactose. The stomachs of Europeans and Americans are more suitable.

This is very contradictory, how can we effectively help dogs get more nutrition without side effects? Dairy products are necessary. If the dog is in good physical condition and the stomach is very healthy, parents can consider feeding milk. On the contrary, if the dog is usually sick and has poor physique, it is recommended that you choose carefully. Sometimes it may backfire, not achieve good results, but make the dog suffer more.

We already know enough about whether dogs can drink milk. It can be seen that dogs cannot drink milk, so everyone must not think that milk is a good supplement in life, so give dogs a drink. This is a very wrong approach, and everyone must pay attention.