Lactose Free

[LA]

So rats are lactose intolerant. I am as well, question would the lactose free milk be harmful to them. Just curious.

 

[theratlady]

i dont think all rats are lactose intolerant but they can be. same as dogs and cats some can have a little milk no problems but others look out! and you know what a lot of it has to do with the processing of the milk. if you got fresh from the cow most people wouldnt have as much problem with it either.

 

[jorats]

According to the Nutrient Requirements of the Laboratory Rat
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn= ... 66&page=11

Poor performance and cataract formation occurred in rats fed lactose or galactose (Day and Pigman, 1957); diarrhea was also observed in weanling rats fed α- or β-lactose (Baker et al., 1967)