Is half and half bad for cats?

[rg_girlca]

Personally, I don't know what half and half is or means, but there is no need to give your cats any kind of milk on a daily basis. Once in a while is okay, but there main liquid should be water. Some cats can get diarrhea from too much milk.

[moosmom]

Half and Half is half cream and half milk and yes it's bad for cats. Cats are lactose intolerant and when fed significant amount of dairy products, will cause diarrhea.

Whenever I have cereal, my cats sit around and wait to lick the bowl.

[rg_girlca]

Oh, okay. Well, I don't drink coffee at all, so have never seen this product, but now you've got me curious, so I will have to check this out the next time I go grocery shopping.

[shepgirl]

Not a cat person and I remember putting saucers of milk out for stray cats when I was a kid but I've also been hearing that cats shouldn't be given any milk...really surprised me. I've asked a couple of cat owners and they said only dogs tolerate milk. Wonder how the saucer of milk for the stray cat started?

[Medusa]

When I was rescuing, I gave the rescues heavy cream that I warmed in the microwave to put fat on their bones while they lived outdoors. My vet said that it was ok because not all cats are lactose intolerant and they didn't drink all that much. It was shared by quite a few cats. My cats sure aren't lactose intolerant. They can't wait for me to put the bowl down on the floor to lap up the skim milk when I'm finished eating my cereal. Every cat is different, I guess, just like people. I wouldn't give them a lot of it, though, just to be safe.

[Chibi]

Thank you all for the replies. I don't think my cats are lactose intolerant, at least I have not seen any symptoms. My main concern was the fat content in half and half since I couldn't get them to go for skim milk. I figured half and half was a better alternative to cream.

[catmandu]

I BELIEVE ITS HALF AND HALF IN CATADA AS WELL.
AND I REMEMBER MY DEAR MOTHER GIVING OUR CATS MILK, FRESH FROM THE COW, AS WE USED TO GET OUR MILK RIGHT FROM MY GRNDFATHER WHO HAD ABOUT A DOZEN HOLSTEINS.
AND WE ALL LOVED THAT , AS THE TASTE IS FAR RICHER THAN MILK THAT YOU BUY IN THE STORES.
AND THOSE CATS THRIVED ON IT!
MAYBE ITS THE CHEMICALS THAT THEY PUT IN THE MILK, NOT THE MILK ITSELF.
WE LOVE CREAM YOU KNOW.