Super, overwhelming stinky cat poo

[Nate]

Have you tried any odor eliminating litter or anything of that nature?

Or - perhaps now is a great time to invest in an automatic litter box cleaner...one the cleans the litter and sucks up all that mess into your toilet so you can flush it.

I LOOOVES my auto cleaner ... it's a cheaper one, one that doesn't do all the toilety goodness that I just mentioned - but still, it works quite well

[littleindiangirl]

Have you tried any odor eliminating litter or anything of that nature?

Or - perhaps now is a great time to invest in an automatic litter box cleaner...one the cleans the litter and sucks up all that mess into your toilet so you can flush it.

I LOOOVES my auto cleaner ... it's a cheaper one, one that doesn't do all the toilety goodness that I just mentioned - but still, it works quite well

Well, I mean it's fresh step litter LOL. I seriously considered getting an auto cleaner!

But, (big butt lol) the stank follows the cat when he just gets done doing his business. Oh, it's so horrible!

Our cat gets nature's variety raw medallions and wet food. He's super healthy and energetic and his poo doesn't smell very much at all...

I tried him on evo when he was younger, but it seemed to be too rich for him and made for some hellaciously stinky poo that was runny too (even after a very slow transition).

I would love to put him on a raw (if what you mention is raw) and wet food diet, but he doesn't like it! What a picky cat. He loves the Evo though. Sooooo frustrating.

I would switch. Evo has proven to just be too rich for most cats. Try Nature's Variety. It also has 50% protein, 23% fat. I mix the rabbit dry and the chicken dry together, half and half, and my boy is very happy. Poo is solid and small and doesn't have a "gag-a-maggot" smell, LOL.

It also has more variety of ingredients in it. You can go on their website and get a buy one get one free coupon for a bag of food. Good deal. Their 12 lb bags are generally around $30, down here anyway.

www.naturesvariety.com

I want to give him two months on the Evo, just to rule out any additional system conditioning is still the main reason for stinky poo. But I had gone around reading the cat forums and it seems that most people like to mix evo with the Nature's variety or wellness as well, and that works for them.

I'll have to check out the nature's variety next time I'm there!

Thanks everybody!

Btw, I'm going to use "gag-a-maggot" from now on.

[katiadarling]

I would love to put him on a raw (if what you mention is raw) and wet food diet, but he doesn't like it! What a picky cat. He loves the Evo though. Sooooo frustrating.

That's funny that he doesn't like it! My cat will eat almost ANYTHING, he's a piggy. I don't like feeding him dry food because he doesn't really chew it and from what I've read the carbs in most dry food (although obviously not evo) aren't good for cats...

[littleindiangirl]

Oh yea, he mews and rubs my legs like crazy when I'm cutting meat for dinner, but when actually given a small bite, he acts like a snob and walks away.

Same thing with canned. I don't know where he picked it up, since he was a rescue though it very well could have been the shelter, but he comes running when he hears me open a can of food, but once I give it to him, he snobs that too!

[pitbulls4me]

I would say stick with the Evo as it is a really good food and see if his body doesnt adjust to it. Changing of proteins and the percentage usually has a stinky effect. With the dogs we changed them to Solid Gold it was a buffalo type and they did fantastic on the food but it made them stink. We went out and got the Beano capsules. You just sprinkle a bit on the food and it helped a lot. We ended up swicthing over to a raw diet and it worked even better. Cats are harder as they are very picky. I would try your hardest to get him to eat some kind of moist food though. It really does make a big difference in kidney health later on in his life as most cats done get enough water for the kidneys to age normally. Fresh tuna or other kinds of fish is a good way to start it. Also mincing the meat you are offering helps a lot too as most cats dont like to get dirty or have to chew much. I know people who supplement with live rodents. I used to work at a cats only vet clinic and I would hear some crazy stories.

[tweets_4611]

Hm, I have a kitty like this too. Both kittens have been on the same food (Natural Balance http://www.naturalbalance.net/catformulas/UltCat.html ) since I got them, and one of the kittens (almost a year old) always stinks the place up. It's not like that at all with my other cat. You can tell from the other room who is in the litter box....and then the stink follows him! It's not a food change issue or anything, as they have been on a mix of the wet and dry versions of that food since Oct. at least. I'm at a loss, and my cat stinks! Let me know if you get your kitty to stop stinking!!

[littleindiangirl]

I would say stick with the Evo as it is a really good food and see if his body doesnt adjust to it. Changing of proteins and the percentage usually has a stinky effect. With the dogs we changed them to Solid Gold it was a buffalo type and they did fantastic on the food but it made them stink. We went out and got the Beano capsules. You just sprinkle a bit on the food and it helped a lot. We ended up swicthing over to a raw diet and it worked even better. Cats are harder as they are very picky. I would try your hardest to get him to eat some kind of moist food though. It really does make a big difference in kidney health later on in his life as most cats done get enough water for the kidneys to age normally. Fresh tuna or other kinds of fish is a good way to start it. Also mincing the meat you are offering helps a lot too as most cats dont like to get dirty or have to chew much. I know people who supplement with live rodents. I used to work at a cats only vet clinic and I would hear some crazy stories.

Thanks, we've talked with our vet and she recommend keeping him on it for at least 4 more months.

We are working to get him off of dry kibble, but he loves it sooo much, it's pretty difficult.

I actually thought about how easy it would be to toss him a dead rat, but I think the mess would be too much!!! LOL

Hm, I have a kitty like this too. Both kittens have been on the same food (Natural Balance http://www.naturalbalance.net/catformulas/UltCat.html ) since I got them, and one of the kittens (almost a year old) always stinks the place up. It's not like that at all with my other cat. You can tell from the other room who is in the litter box....and then the stink follows him! It's not a food change issue or anything, as they have been on a mix of the wet and dry versions of that food since Oct. at least. I'm at a loss, and my cat stinks! Let me know if you get your kitty to stop stinking!!

I don't know about the ingredients with Natural balance, but if it has any veggie matter, they may have issues with it. Try switching to a diet without any veggies for 4 months (my vet recommends at least that long) and see how it goes.

It may end up being your cat is like mine and the stink gets worse!!!

But I am really devoted to working with him to get him to a at least partial raw / wet diet. He is only a year and half old, but he is already snubbing any wet food, so it will be some time.

Pretty much following the advice of this site: http://www.catinfo.org and www.catnutrition.org