on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:05:29 GMT, "kitkat via CatKB.com" <u26561@uwe>
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> I had a problem with SUPER stinky poop with one of my cats and then
> both of them - I was feeding them prescribed food from the vet so I
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> I'm going to put money on the fact that one of them has worms. and my
> cats are both indoor cats so it doesn't just happen with outdoor cats.
My cats are both on monthly Interceptor, so I know they don't have round
worms. BTW, you can see round worms with the naked eye once they mature.
They look like spaghetti, only they move, and they are disgusting.
Interceptor, by the way, covers heartworms, hookworms, roundworms and
whipworms. The only worm it doesn't cover is tapeworm, and I haven't
seen any evidence of that. Indoor-only cats can and do get intestinal
worms, so that's why I give them Interceptor.
I wondered if the L-lysine I give Levi had something to do with the
horrible stench, but there has been no change since I stopped feeding the
canned (and therefore stopped the L-lysine, which I sprinkled on the wet
food), so that's not it, either.
Different foods result in poop with different smells. High quality food
doesn't neccessarily equate to less stinky poop is all I'm saying. The
possibility of worms was, however, an excellent point. Whenever there is
a change like that which can't be explained, a trip to the vet is
definitely in order. In our case, though, the increased stink correlated
with the switch to Innova Evo (canned and dry).

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Lynne
Buddy's Mom - 27 Mar 2007 01:34 GMT
I totally agree with the worm thing. BUT I also think that males
smell more than females - just a thought!!
> on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:05:29 GMT, "kitkat via CatKB.com" <u26561@uwe>
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> Lynne
Lynne - 27 Mar 2007 01:51 GMT
> I totally agree with the worm thing. BUT I also think that males
> smell more than females - just a thought!!
You could very well be right--it sure makes sense--but I've never had
female cats. So in relation to my other males (and really, to themselves,
pre-Innova), their poop reeks!
I'll be interested to see if the smell diminishes when I switch them to
Felidae.

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Lynne
sheelagh - 27 Mar 2007 15:26 GMT
> > I totally agree with the worm thing. BUT I also think that males
> > smell more than females - just a thought!!
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> Lynne
I have to agree with this theory.
I have 4 females who visit the conveniences, & you honestly wouldn't
know they just paid a visit.. but when either one of the 3 boys goes
if they happen to be indoors, it whiff's like hell
S;o)