As you are preparing a wonderfully fragrant dinner of cheese and crackers, a piece of gouda falls on the floor, oh no!
You have to look at their regular diets and think about it as a human: as you get older, your body “forgets” how to digest certain foods, or struggles to do so, thus eating it again will probably cause stomach upsets, etc.
As it can have a strong smell (with smell being one of the major senses for a cat), your kitty might just want to sample it to see what the fuss is about.
The problem that arises is that cats may have a dairy allergy (lactose intolerance) just like us humans (in fact, most cats have a form of lactose intolerance).
Cheese is on the list of foods that have a high protein content. This alone can already be enticing to them, but adding in the fact that cheese is quite salty and fatty too, and you have a (horrible) masterpiece.
While it is true that they are “more used” to having dairy in their system, they are still kittens. A lot of common things can be dangerous to them.
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