Summer is here, little kittens who love ice cream please! raise! claw!
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That's right, it's Ben, a kitten who loves the cold taste!
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Seeing humans eat ice products on the bite of kittens is really a lot, from egg rolls to ice cream.
delicious! Pictured from: Giphy
To the sweet popsicle.
Oh, huh, huh. Pictured from: Giphy
Then there's the ice cream ball.
Enjoy it with the whole family. Pictured from: Giphy
It's mia~mia~mia~no limits.
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But su, most cat slaves probably have some worries - can cats eat ice cream?
Not to mention the ingredients inside, is it okay to eat such an ice thing?
With the same question, Tuanzai also checked, and found that -
In fact, most research opinions believe that in the hot summer, cats can actually eat a little ice, which can help them prevent heat and cool down, which is a benefit for domestic cats.
unexpectedly...... Can you eat? Pictured from: Giphy
Because the cat does not have a large number of sweat glands on the surface of the body, only a few sweat glands on the paw pads and the mouth and nose, there are very few ways for cats to cool off.
Fortunately, most cats are less afraid of heat and more afraid of cold.
However, in the sweltering heat of the summer, especially when the weather is hot, cats (especially long-haired cats) can also have a hard time. If the home is too hot, humid, and not ventilated, the cat may even be at risk of heating up at home.
Kittens are also afraid of heat. Pictured from: Giphy
At this time, if you can give the cat some ice cubes to lick, or add some ice to the drinking water, it is actually very popular with cats.
And there are many benefits:
▌ Licking the ice cubes can lower the cat's body temperature, reduce the chance of heat stroke, and make the cat feel comfortable.
▌ Adding ice to drinking water can encourage cats to drink more water, in fact, many cats like cooler water.
▌ You can also make the cat happy, in some boring family life, licking ice cubes, playing with ice cubes is also a kind of fun.
Not only delicious, but also fun duck. Pictured from: Giphy
In the summer, in the zoo, big cats and other animals will also be given some ice, such as meat frozen ice cubes for tigers, or large pieces of fruit ice for bears to prevent heat stroke.
Big cats also eat ice. Image from: pinterest
Can eating ice cubes not hurt the stomach?
There is a voice on the Internet that eating ice will seriously damage the digestive system of cats, but this view is not supported by sufficient research data, and cats will also regulate their body temperature and will not cause hypothermia because of eating ice.
However, there are indeed individual differences between cats, so when the cat eats ice, you need to secretly observe, if you find that it has vomiting, diarrhea and other situations after it, it may mean that it is not blessed.
The kitten, who is not suitable for ice, cried angrily. Image from: pinterest
And kittens, frail elderly cats, it is best not to eat ice.
Spicy, I can share ice cream with my cat, right?
Well...... The above is just odorless, additive-free, clean and water-frozen ice cubes, if it is ice cream that people eat, that is another matter.
Grief! Cats' favorite cones and ice cream are best not to eat, because these are really not suitable for them.
Why do cats like ice cream?
Cats prefer to eat human ice cream, which is not because they like sweet taste — because cats lack the taste buds to taste sweetness.
This is because ice cream is mostly made with lots of milk, cream and sugar. What cats like is actually the taste of whole milk, cream and fat.
Plenty of milk, cream and sugar make up a good taste. Image from: pinterest
However, many of these cats are not suitable for eating.
▌ Because of lactose intolerance
Most adult cats have lactose intolerance, and delicious ice cream contains a lot of milk and cream, which can make cats indigestion. So sometimes your cat has diarrhea after eating ice cream, not caused by ice, but by dairy ingredients.
Diarrhea, most likely a pot of dairy products. Image from: pinterest
▌ May accidentally eat toxic ingredients
Some ice creams also add ingredients that are toxic to cats, such as chocolate-flavored ice cream, which contains theobromine that is harmful to cats. The taste of ice cream is also easy for cats to be poisoned by eating grapes by mistake.
The better the ingredients, the more pure they are, the more toxic to the cat. Image from: pinterest
Although cats need a lot of fat, the high fat, sugar, and carbohydrates in ice cream may still cause them to be too fat.
Cats that are sensitive to high fat can even develop pancreatitis. Coupled with the mess of additives, human ice cream, cats still don't eat it!
▌ Eat ice, the cat will even freeze the head!
In fact, whether you eat ice or ice cream, another thing you need to consider is that your cat is likely to have a brain freeze like a human.
Brain freezing response. Pictured from: Giphy
I believe everyone has experienced this feeling, when you taste ice cream or take a big gulp of ice water, in the first few seconds will suddenly produce a stimulating pain from the mouth, and directly to the brain gate, this situation is called "brain freezing".
It's the same as the human reaction. Pictured from: Giphy
In fact, some doctors believe that cats have a similar reaction. As in humans, this is due to the fact that when the mouth or throat is rapidly cooled, the tingling sensation reaches the upper palate or the back of the throat and stimulates the blood vessels and nerve tissue in these temperature-sensitive areas, which can immediately trigger a brain freeze.
Really freezing head. Pictured from: Giphy
However, this situation is only a short-term stimulus and does not adversely affect health.
But it is different for cats and cats, in addition to producing almost comical shock and crash reactions, I am afraid that they do not understand how this pain comes from.
From shock to runaway, the kitten was overwhelmed. Pictured from: Giphy
This is an "unpleasant experience" for cats and "not particularly interesting". Some cats may stay away from ice cream from then on, and of course, some cats "remember to eat or not to fight".
So how do you make your cat enjoy ice safely? There are some tricks in it.
▌ If eating ice, give large chunks
Even if you give the cat white water frozen ice cubes, try not to give the cat Xiaoice or fine ice, you should give the cat a large piece of ice and put it in the water bowl.
Ice cubes are large, and putting more water can also reduce irritation. Pictured from: Giphy
This way the cat can only lick it little by little, rather than licking it in a big mouth or even chewing it in its mouth – if the cat has periodontal disease, this may irritate their sensitive dental nerve endings, causing severe pain.
▌ Homemade ice cream small recipe
Tuan Tsai also found a more reliable cat's homemade ice cream recipe.
1. Prepare a food bag, pour in some cat milk (delactose milk), stir well in two spoonfuls of canned cats' favorite staple foods.
You can also put some other canned or minced meat that the cat likes. Photo credit: hattiecattie.tumblr
2. Then put it in the refrigerator and freeze it to ice cream. During the freezing process, you can take it out and stir it every 1 hour, which can make the finished product softer and the taste is better.
Store in a food box. Photo credit: hattiecattie.tumblr
Only give the cat a little at a time. Photo credit: hattiecattie.tumblr
In addition, you can also use catnip, canned soup, and broth to freeze into ice cubes for cats to eat.
As for Dream Dragon Cute Multi Adzuki Bean Popsicle Salted Egg Yolk Ice Cream Matcha Ice Cream Chocolate Ice Cream Vanilla Ice Cream Rum Grape Cream...
Sacrifice me for the benefit of thousands of families. Pictured from: Giphy
Or leave it to plague us humans!
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Source:
[1]https://www.petconsider.com/can-cats-eat-ice/
[2]https://www.thehappycatsite.com/can-cats-eat-ice-cream/
[3]https://www.petmd.com/news/cat/do-cats-get-brain-freezes-when-they-eat-cold-treats-34364
[4]https://hattiecattie.tumblr.com/post/124101116189/how-to-make-cat-ice-cream-for-cats-ive-seen
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