Can puppies drink milk?

In addition to dog food and snacks, what do you give your pet dog? Do you think puppies can eat milk? Let's take a look at the precautions for puppies and milk.

The difference between milk and breast milk

The difference between milk and dog milk: the nutritional value of milk is low, only half of that of dog milk. The lactose content in milk is higher than that of dog milk. If converted to the same dry matter ratio, the lactose content in milk is 2.5 times that of dog milk. For dogs, the amount of enzymes that digest lactose does not increase in the same proportion, which inevitably leads to indigestion, and other nutrients can not be absorbed, which causes the weight of the dog's disease to decline or even die.

Which dogs are not suitable for drinking milk

1. A weaker dog in the stomach. The intestines of fragile dog babies cannot absorb milk, which is very likely to cause diarrhea. Severe diarrhea may cause dehydration and even death.

2. Dogs with poor constitution. If the dog usually falls ill and has a poor constitution, it is recommended that you choose carefully. Sometimes it may be counterproductive, and it will not be effective, but it will make the dog more guilty.

3. Puppies under 6 months. It is easy for puppies to eat milk to cause diarrhea, because the ingredients in milk and dog milk are very different. The mother's milk has a high protein content, which is three times that of milk. It is a high-protein, high-fat and low-lactose milk, while milk and human milk powder are low-protein, low-fat and high-lactose milk. In the intestinal tract of dogs, the enzymes that digest lactose are insufficient. If the milk or food fed to the puppies contains a lot of high sugar, it often causes fermentation in the intestine and causes diarrhea. Therefore, it is not recommended not to feed milk.

The danger of drinking milk from dogs

1. Long-term drinking of dogs can cause symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting. This is because it is difficult for the dog's stomach to digest the lactose in the milk, which causes stomach discomfort. If you are a newbie, you can give the puppy a big puppies cat milk powder. The nutrition is close to breast milk, which is easy for the puppies to digest and absorb.

2. Although milk is not easy to digest, dogs can drink goat's milk. Dairy products are rich in nutrients and contain a lot of protein, fat, rich calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, vitamin A and other nutrients. It can promote the dog's growth and development, hair beauty, and prevent the dog from calcium deficiency and improve its resistance.

So through the above analysis, we better not to feed the puppies with milk. Goat milk and milk replacer are good choices. You are welcome to choose pet products on the Petstar website. Please contact us if you have any questions.