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Cat Forum / General Topics / January 2008smelly poop
All cat poop tends to stink, but lately my kitty's poop has stunk worse than usual. We haven't altered her diet, she mainly eats Purina Kitten Chow with occassional treats of chopped meat and a bit of special lactose-free cat milk formulated for cats. I think it may be the milk. Her catbox was stinking to high heaven the other day, and I think I had given her milk. The last day or two she hasn't had any milk and the smell is bearable again. I wonder why? She never had this problem before when I fed her milk. Her poop does not appear to be runny or otherwise out of the ordinary other than it stinks. Might it be the milk or could she have had some other problem like an intestinal bug? I really would hate to take away her milk treats as she loves it so much. It's the low quality food. Switch to a better brand. > All cat poop tends to stink, but lately my kitty's poop has stunk > worse than usual. We haven't altered her diet, she mainly eats [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > intestinal bug? I really would hate to take away her milk treats > as she loves it so much.  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > It's the low quality food. Switch to a better brand. Actually Victor, although I always agree with you, this is one time I must tell you of my experience. Mine 4 eat regular mixture of Felix/Whiskas/Go cat/Classic wet and dry food, changing it every meal,s o they don;t become too fassy. I give them Science diet dry food as well, although as an addition not as a main meal, because it;s too expensive, but I find Hairball one brilliant, well, for hairballs :) I have just before X-mas though found on special offer "Science diet Indoor" dry food and bought 3 (3 for 2 offer). Well since they started eating that, their stools has been hugely stinky and not as hard as usual. I had to stop for my sake giving them this for a few days so both them and me recover a little :) So although it could be a low quality issue, it could be also milk, which is famous for giving some cats diarrhoea(although he did state he is using proper cat milk which shouldn;t) I'd say, take away milk and treats for a few days, see what happens with the stool. Gee > Mine 4 eat regular mixture of Felix/Whiskas/Go cat/Classic wet and dry food, > changing it every meal,s o they don;t become too fassy. actually, switching their food often is the fastest way to make your cat a picky eater. "~*Connie*~" <no@spam.com> wrote in message news:TSbLb.64918 > > Mine 4 eat regular mixture of Felix/Whiskas/Go cat/Classic wet and dry > food, changing it every meal,s o they don;t become too fassy. > > actually, switching their food often is the fastest way to make your cat a > picky eater. Why do you think that? > I have just before X-mas though found on special offer "Science diet Indoor" > dry food and bought 3 (3 for 2 offer). Well since they started eating that, > their stools has been hugely stinky and not as hard as usual. I had to stop > for my sake giving them this for a few days so both them and me recover a > little :) Did you continue to feed wet food? Remember, the worse wet food is better than the best dry food. Besides, I don't regard Science Diet that well anyway. Of the commercial brands I prefer Eukanuba. The higher the quality of the ingredients, the more digestible the food is. The more digestible it is, the less waste is produced and better nutrition is achieved. If you can find it, I recommend Innova or Felidae. > So although it could be a low quality issue, it could be also milk, which is > famous for giving some cats diarrhoea(although he did state he is using > proper cat milk which shouldn;t) I'd say, take away milk and treats for a > few days, see what happens with the stool. Agreed. There is no need to give milk to an adult cat. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com "Victor Martinez" <me@nospam.com> wrote... > Agreed. There is no need to give milk to an adult cat. She's only 10 months old. I was wondering if she has begun to become less tolerant of milk as she gets older. "Victor Martinez" <me@nospam.com> wrote... > It's the low quality food. Switch to a better brand. Except that this just occurred. And it stopped stinking even though she continues to eat the same brand. I'm thinking that as a young kitten she handled milk well but now her digestive track may have become less tolerant? there is NOTHING wrong with the food.. purina is a very good quality food. not great, but good. it is the milk. it might be lactose free, but apparently she can't handle it. > All cat poop tends to stink, but lately my kitty's poop has stunk > worse than usual. We haven't altered her diet, she mainly eats [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > intestinal bug? I really would hate to take away her milk treats > as she loves it so much. > there is NOTHING wrong with the food.. purina is a very good quality food. > not great, but good. it is the milk. it might be lactose free, but Look at the top 5 ingredients of Purina Kitten Chow: Poultry by-product meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, soy flour, beef tallow preserved with mixed-tocopherols (source of Vitamin E). EWWWW!!! Way too many grains. Cats have no dietary requirement for carbohydrates, there is no need to feed them grains. They are carnivores, not hervibores. Now look at the top 5 ingredients of Innova: Tukey, chicken meal, chicken, potatoes, eggs. Which one do you think is better? SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com "Victor Martinez" <me@nospam.com> wrote... > > there is NOTHING wrong with the food.. purina is a very good quality food. > > not great, but good. it is the milk. it might be lactose free, but [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Which one do you think is better? I've read that while cats don't need carbohydrates, they are able to digest them. I agree that mostly animal protein is best, but I think they are able to absorb the plant proteins. I do plan on feeding her wet cat food when she gets older, probably in about 6 months. My last cat got half a can in the morning then dry food for the rest of the day and night, except for occassional treats. > > there is NOTHING wrong with the food.. purina is a very good quality food. > > not great, but good. it is the milk. it might be lactose free, but >*snip* Further on this question of diet - we have 3 cats, two d.s.h. 5 years olds, and one aprox 18 mnth old that recently adopted us!(part maine coon?) one decision we made immediately was- No Milk , for a couple of reasons, one being that they get sufficient Calcium from there diet, and secondly - Humans are the only species on this planet that continue drinking milk after being weened from the mother! and moreso - they drink the milk of another species~ hell - it has to make you wonder??? (the cats only get water) and their main food is branded "Hills Science Diet" dry cat food, on our last Vet visit, one stand-out comment he made was the excellent condition of their teeth, in previous years and previous cat - with a less controlled diet - he was always in need of having his teeth scraped clean of the plaque (is that spelt rite?) So now with two of our cats at 5 years old and never needing this done - I think we'v got the diet right! Ohh and one more thing - little Georgie the stray - using the litter tray, there was always the usual "gawwd damn hold your breath while I empty this!!" a couple of days ago he used it again inside - zero smell!! after being on the same diet as the other two I guess his system has been cleaned out and his current diet is not contributing to any foul odours in the litter tray. Just found this board and it's fabulous! I immediately located the topic I need to discuss! Wowza! Hello "fellow" peeps who are owned by a cat or cats. :P A 10 month old calico girl has me ... and lately, her fecal matter has stunk to the high heavens! It's nauseating even. This "lovely aroma" is recent and I hadn't changed any of her dietary regimen. That consists of Purina Kitten Chow and nothing else. She refuses canned food and doesn't seem to want any human food (except for French bread, that is ...). I don't give her milk. She only wants water. I must add I'm a senior on ss so I really can't afford the most expensive food out there, but I'm wondering if any- one might suggest a reasonably priced cat food for my Lily Twinkle Fuzzybutt? Help us! We stink! :O Thanks so much!
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