My kitten has very foul smelling feces I feed her purina kitten chow. Any suggestion on kitten food?

Answer 1

Purina, 9 Lives, Science Diet - all are low quality foods
ANY from grocery store or Wal Mart is LOW QUALITY - loaded with filler and harder to digest = smelly poops
Science Diet also has filler but is marketed in a sneaky way - they PAY for vet endorsment SO the food is more costly (not in grocery stores) but still its CRAP

go to a pet food supply store and read the lable.. avoid BHT, BHA, corn, and by-products ( beaks feet feathers)

chicken or lamb is the gentlest on the tummy - do any food changes GRADUALLY

is your kitten dewormed, vaccinated and has clean bill of health??

use NON-SCENTED, CLUMPING LITTER if your kitten is over 8 weeks...

I am not naming any brands since you didnt say what country you are in.. you could be anywhere in the world and brands differ....

** additional info - Eukanuba is also not a great food. it used to be until Proctor & Gamble bought out the company
- in Canada - ACANA, or NUTRAM
- in USA, Wellness, Innova, Nutro Natural Choice, Felidae

cats DO NOT have smelly poop normally... that is wrong way to think...

Answer 2

I recommend human quality pet foods - check out the ingredients of the Dick Van Patten line and the Paul Newman's Own line of dog and cat foods - these foods use free range protein sources as well as organically grown grains ad vegetables - no pesticides or chemical fertilizers are used and the animals and fish that supply the protein sources are not treated with any growth hormones or anti-biotics or any medication for that matter.

So far the scientific analysis has shown that by using human quality animal food (half wet and half dry mixed together, twice daily), animals health is improved and life expectancy has increased from 3 to 5 years and even the senior animals are enjoying better health with a decrease in the amount of cancer in general.

After you change the cats food, wait about 3 weeks to make sure that only the new food is inside your cat, if the smell has remained it might be impacted anal glands and the vet will need to drain them, even if the answer is not the anal glands, the cat will need to be seen by a vet.

The two foods that I recommended can be found at most Petco and Pet Smart stores and each company has a web site where you c an order food and have it delivered directly to your door.

Best of Luck

Answer 3

Hi there...many of the commercially available cat food products sold in supermarkets and pet stores contain corn, corn meal which ferment as it broken down within the digestive system leading to very stinky poo. However, this also depends on the animal's genetics as well. Like humans, when two people eat the very same thing one person's business may stink to high heaven moreso than another (we can't compare our own poo since we'd obviously be biased.) I have two cats who's genetic makeup are quite different from one another (F1 Bengal --1/2 wild & 1/2 domestic -- and Abyssinian). They both eat the same identical high premium quality foods yet the Bengal's poo is so strong it would make a good substitute for chloroform, where the Aby's isn't so bad and is very tolerable.

Some of the high protein cat foods (which contains no corn based products or byproducts) found only at specialty pet stores such as Innova EVO, Life's Abundance, Nature's Variety Prairie may help minimize the stinky calling cards, but again it truly depends on the cat's genetic makeup. They are quite expensive compared to the pet store brands, but if your intended goal is to lower the overall gas chamber effect you may need to experiment which works best.

Food should be changed gradually as all kittens and cats have very sensitive digestive systems. Sudden changes can cause disturbance which include vomiting and diarrhea so it's important to mix the old food with the new food over a course of several weeks. For instance to make this change take 3/4 of the existing food and mix it with 1/4 of the new food for one week...then 1/2 of new to 1/2 of old for another week...then 3/4 of the new food to 1/4 of the old food being phased out for a final week before completely changing over to the new food.

Answer 4

my cat had the same problem (actually, hers was mainly really bad gas-some type of digestive problem). I was feeding them cheap food at the time and then had to move to Purina indoor cat food. Just try getting a small bag of some other brand of food. Do that for a little while and see how that works...if it doesn't get better, I would probably suggest a trip to the vet to see if there might be a digestive problem. Hope this helps :)

Answer 5

I had cats all my life I have three cats now and the one cat smells worse however the cat foods make a big difference. All the pet foods from the grocery store are no good, it is like you eating at a fast food place every day = no nutritional value. Did you see how sickly that guy looked when he ate a bunch of big macs?

A reputable grocery store cat food is Nutro Natural Choice, NOT Nutro Max.

You should aim for ALL natural or holistic ingredients that have no by products, look on the label ingredients, does it have by products listed? If so that is no good, that is beaks and toenails= no nutritional value, would you like to eat that?

Also at the pet store that is good is Solid Gold, Royal Canin, Natural UltraMix, Sensible Choice, Dick Van Patten, Wellness, Paul Newman, Innova, these will help w/ less odor, less hairballs, and give your baby a longer life. Important! please change your cat food gradual by adding the new little by little or your cat will get sick because it is like a shock to their system.

Answer 6

CF is absolutely right about science diet and other suposedly "premium" brand pet foods. Switching your kitty to a true premium food will not only cut down on the amount of waste, but the foul odor as well.

If you are in the states try Nutro: natural choice or Royal Canin cat food or natural balance. These are the top of the pet food chain. You cannot buy them at a grocery store or walmart, but places like Petco carry them. Hard kitty food also keeps odor away much better than canned or soft food.

Plus, switch to a premium cat litter brand (Petgold is great) or a scented brand (such as fresh step). I use tidy cat small spaces (i know, not premium) for more immediate odor control. You can also add crystals (again, found at a pet store) or baking soda to help with the smell.

Good luck to you & your kitty!

Answer 7

First of all, I have NEVER met a cat that didn't have foul smelling feces. I mean, I love cats (I've had a dozen & a half or so over my lifetime), but let's be honest!

You might want to go to the pet store, read some labels, talk to the staff & try a higher end dry food for your kitten; that seemed to please ours....

Good luck with your baby!

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Answer 8

First of all, is it runny or normal? If it is runny or has mucos
in it, it may be an infection. Of course it should have the
usual "cat" smell to it; however, it should Not always be
"foul smelling". Take the kitten to the vet.

Answer 9

I've never known cat poo not to smell. Don't worry about it unless it's runny or has an otherwise odd appearance. Stick a Glade Plug in by the litter box.

Answer 10

try meow mix's "indoor formula" food (yellow and green bag) and small space litter. smell should go away with the food alone, but thats the best litter i've ever got. i live in a 1 bedroom apartment with my cat and am very smell phobic.