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Can dogs and cats really thrive on an all-raw fermented milk diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

I have been reading claims from a company that-with confidence- claims that any mammal-specifically dogs and cats can surrive and thrive on an all fermented raw milk diet. does this make any sense at all? I’m trying to rationalize how they can even claim this? They also claim that it can not only help the animal thrive but they heavily imply that it can cure almost any disease and pervent disease as well. What I don’t understand is that they seem to wholeheartedly Believe this to be true.

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 11th, 2020

This is one of the most nonsense claim i have ever heard, and i have heard plenty. any mammal, including humans by the way, are only supposed to drink their species milk for a very short time from birth for several weeks/months (depending on the specific specie), after that milk (even fermented) can only harm the digestive system.

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