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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2006Astonishingly smelly poops
Nipsy (big long haired boy about 3 years old) never has been very good about covering his poop or piss. I generally end up doing it. The past few weeks I've noticed that his poops are really getting stinky. They've never been very pleasant but I'm pretty sure that it's getting worse. Occasionally one is loose but that is rare; mostly they're normal. Espy and Nipsy eat the ProPlan Salmon and Rice (wet) since it's the only wet food that they both seem to like. They also free feed dry stuff (Royal Canin #32 seems very popular with them). I've been giving them some of the ProPlan chicken since I'm trying to get them off the fish diet and they seem to like it, but not as much as the Salmon and Rice. If it was Espy I'd take him to the vet just for a checkup, but Nipsy is such a horror about going that I really don't want to cause him the stress. It's like I'm putting him on the rack. I called the vet a little while ago but they're both gone for the day. Having had a cat with IBD I'm a bit gunshy about smelly poops, although the IBD cat (Nico) didn't actually have particularly smelly poops. I see no evidence of parasites although I know that some wouldn't be seen with the naked eye. But I would think that Espy would also have them if Nipsy did, and that doesn't seem to be the case. Ok, so how many people wish that their cats would use the bathroom spray can? Bring a stool sample in to be checked for parasites. That is the first step. Gail > Nipsy (big long haired boy about 3 years old) never has been very good > about covering his poop or piss. I generally end up doing it. The past [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Ok, so how many people wish that their cats would use the bathroom > spray can? >Bring a stool sample in to be checked for parasites. That is the first step. >Gail >"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message I just walked into the bathroom and it was obvious that Nipsy had pooped recently (he's in my lap right now). It was pretty runny so I scooped some into a used food can and brought it to the vet. I'm also off from work tomorrow so I made an appointment for 9:30 am. The weeping and wailing will begin promptly at 9:15 when I plop him in the carrier. We've never managed to get blood from this boy for any tests; I think it's time that we do so. I think a chem screen and cbc is in order, but I guess I should let the vet decide. Whatever, it won't be cheap. >Bring a stool sample in to be checked for parasites. That is the first step. >Gail >"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message Vet appointment is over. No parasites (I would have been surprised if otherwise). I almost wish he did have some so we could treat it and get over it. Instead, Nipsy was injected with a fairly long-acting steroid called Vetalog, and because of the decreased immune response that steroids cause, he was also injected with Penicillin and I have to give him Albon (another antibiotic) by mouth for five days. The vet thinks that the smelly poops are a very mild IBD type of thing or a food allergy, and expects the steroid to knock it down. That seems reasonable. He thinks I should try a different food. I'm working on that anyway since they mostly eat fish stuff and I want to get them off that. Glad I took him in; at least I know that I've done what I can. I'm very glad it was a simple solution :) hoep he's better (and less stinky) very soon! >>Bring a stool sample in to be checked for parasites. That is the first >>step. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Glad I took him in; at least I know that I've done what I can. > Nipsy (big long haired boy about 3 years old) never has been very good > about covering his poop or piss. I generally end up doing it. The past [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Ok, so how many people wish that their cats would use the bathroom > spray can? I keep an air cleaner running in the cat's bathroom all the time. I also use Glade air fresheners in there. It is not perfect but it does help. MLB
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