On Mon, 18 Aug 1997, Kimberly Sherwood wrote:

> In a message dated 97-08-18 10:58:39 EDT, you write:
>
> << Has anyone ever had a cat?  Cats love cows milk.  So it's not
>  all that weird that humans who aren't allergic/lactose intolerant would
>  like it too.  I'm thinking it's fairly difficult to know if milk is
>  actually the cause of diseases.  >>
>
> Being a cat lover myself, I have read a lot of books about them, and spoken
> to many vets.  According to these sources, cats should not be given cow's
> milk.  Most adullt cats are lactose intolerant.  Also, cow's milk ingestion
> by cats can lead to kidney stones.
Yes, cats should probably not be given cows milk, but your statement was
something like: "Humans are the only species who drink another species
milk." I was just saying this isn't true, because if you give a cat cows
milk, they'll drink it.  They love the taste.  I'd be willing to suspect
that all the chemicals and MSG and that kind of stuff that humans ingest
probably do far worse things to us than cows milk (again providing you
aren't allergic/intolerant).

> I have an excellent article about the dairy and it's unsuitability for human
> consumption.  Anyone who wants it, just e-mail me your snail mail address and
> I'll send you a copy.
>
> Kim
>
Ariel