Yogurt may be fine for some cats, but many cats, like many humans, can't digest the remaining lactose in the stuff. You can tell if you have a lactose-intolerant cat if s/he throws up after eating dairy products. In fact, a lot of vets tell you not to feed cats dairy products at all, because of the risk. (My mother's black and white cat -- as opposed to the black cat or the grey striped cat -- is lactose intolerant. I find that strangely vindicating, since I am too, and we fought about the existence of the problem for years.)
And some cats never become lactose intolerant and drink milk their whole lives with no problems.
When my kitten was experiencing chronic diarrhea we had to give her yogurt to help replace the flora, that's how I found out she didn't like it unless it had cucumber and mint in it.
Yogurt has a tiny amount of lactose, less than half that of regular milk. I am lactose intolerant and can eat yogurt with no problems as long as it has the live cultures. The live cultures digest much of the milk sugars thus reducing the amount of lactose. When I eat ice cream or drink milk I get all jittery and feel like I can't stop trembling. I also get the usual lactose intolerant issues as well.
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Plain yogurt is fine for cats, but any of the flavored ones you have to be careful. The sugar isn't good for cats.
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When my kitten was experiencing chronic diarrhea we had to give her yogurt to help replace the flora, that's how I found out she didn't like it unless it had cucumber and mint in it.
Yogurt has a tiny amount of lactose, less than half that of regular milk.
I am lactose intolerant and can eat yogurt with no problems as long as it has the live cultures. The live cultures digest much of the milk sugars thus reducing the amount of lactose. When I eat ice cream or drink milk I get all jittery and feel like I can't stop trembling. I also get the usual lactose intolerant issues as well.