Will canned cat food make my cats poop a lot?

Question

Someone told me this. She also said that their poop will stink and be slimey.

Answer 1

If you use cheap canned food (Whiskas, Friskies, Fancy Feast, Science Diet etc.) you will get stinky poop just as you do with the poor quaity dry foods. That's cheap in the sense of quality not necessarily price.

I use Natural Balance, Wellness, Lick Your Chops etc. for canned foods and also a raw meat diet (the least poop and the least smell).

Poop stinks - yours, mine, the dog's, the cat's. Would that we could just flush it down as we do our own. Unfortunately with pets it usually hangs around till some human disposes of it.
I have noticed that animal poop smells worst when first desposited and that's because some gas is released with it.

Answer 2

Hi Jenifer...I think you may have been misinformed. Actually, canned food will only rehydrate a cat so they will not have diarrheoa (loose stools). This is a common misconception and you can verify this fact with any veterinarian. Younger cats will defecate more frequently because they eat more and are much more active. As a cat becomes older they will eliminate less often.

Stinky poo is caused by any of the commercially available cat food products such as Whiskas, Purina, Science Diet, IAMs sold in supermarkets and pet stores which contain corn, corn meal which ferment as it broken down within the digestive system leading to very stinky poo. Feeding human food as treats also can contribute to smelly poo as well. 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 supermarket and chain pet stores brands, but if your intended goal is to lower the overall gas chamber effect you may need to experiment which works best.

The truth about dry food: http://www.blakkatz.com/dryfood.html
Why cats need canned food: http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=whycatsneedcannedfood

Answer 3

Seattle is correct. The smell of the cat poo is also dependent on the cat's genetics. I have 2 cats. Cat 1's poo stinks no matter waht I feed him. Whereas Cat 2's poop is always a lot less stinky no matter what I feed him. Both cats eat exactly the same diet - good quality canned food and dry kibble.

Answer 4

Well I took my cats off of canned cat food because it did make there poop stink more. So the second one is true. I am not quite sure about if it will make them poop more, though.

Answer 5

Not necessarily. Canned food is just dry food plus a lot of water. Instead, the amount your kitties poop depends on the QUALITY of food that you feed them. If you feed them a cheaper grocery brand food (packed w/ "fillers"), the kitties will just poop out the fillers. If you feed them a better quality food, your kitties will be able to utilize more of the ingredients, will probably have to eat less of it, and end up pooping out less! :)
One last thing: Crunchy food is better for kitties' teeth! :)

Answer 6

any food will make u cat poop, nothing u can do to stop it

Answer 7

i have 2 cats for 11 years now and yes it makes it smell worse

Answer 8

yes and really smelly one. what you want to do is give your cat yummy dry food and never the same kind cuz like we wouldnt want meat loaf evey nite and then what i give my spoild cats is not canned cat food but,tuna packed in water 1 or 2 times a week. like like the water thas in it too.

Answer 9

Your assessment is correct. Unless, you like cleaning litter boxes more often than usually then, you should avoid it by all cost ans stick to dry.

Answer 10

YES ,and its not good for theme .
dry food better for teeth ,more vitamins,hairball control ,specially indoor cat's and litter control.