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Elderly cat and milk
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We have an elderly cat - he's about 23 years old (he came from CPL in 1998 as a youngster)
He is surprisingly agile for an old boy but is allergic to milk, as I believe the majority of cats are ?
He disappears out of the cat flap every morning, returns temporarily at lunch time - then again every afternoon, back by 5:30 every evening
Recently - he has been drinking milk at a neighbours - we can tell because he vomits it up as soon as he returns
This is clearly not doing him any good - so we try to keep him in - he likes the outdoors and whines and claws until he is let out
What can we do to stop him from drinking milk ?
We have tried speaking to neighbours but they all deny that he is visiting them - he could be going several hundred yards - so we cannot track him
We tried the "Paper collar" trick but that was ripped off by him as soon as he left the house
He doesn't wear a normal collar - never has done
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Ideally he shouldn't have milk - but he's survived very well to get to 23 - let him have the milk - perhaps give him some Anti - Hair Balls biscuits to aid his digestion.Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill1
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Could you give him his fill of lactose-free milk before he goes out? Kind of pre-emt him wanting any more1
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Robin9 said:Ideally he shouldn't have milk - but he's survived very well to get to 23 - let him have the milk - perhaps give him some Anti - Hair Balls biscuits to aid his digestion.0
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coffeehound said:Could you give him his fill of lactose-free milk before he goes out? Kind of pre-emt him wanting any more0
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Could maybe try him with supermarket lactose-free -- it tastes like normal milk but slightly sweeter1
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coffeehound said:Could maybe try him with supermarket lactose-free -- it tastes like normal milk but slightly sweeter
He has my wife wrapped round his little claw - she has to let him out at 2 or 5 am EVERY morning!0 -
You could try a poster or two in the street? "Have you seen this cat? He's fine, but please don't feed him milk." sort of thing.
It might not work, but little harm trying.2 -
He has now started to smell rank - it is not his "rear end" that is clean - it seems to permeate his whole bodyCould it be his anal gland is blocked?0
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Deleted_User said:He has now started to smell rank - it is not his "rear end" that is clean - it seems to permeate his whole bodyCould it be his anal gland is blocked?
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When you say rank, is it like urine smell all in his skin? Because that's kidney failure. It's incredibly common in cats of advanced age, I'm afraid.0
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