Why Does My Cat’s Poop Smell So Bad?

Feces, it’s never easy dealing with a waste problem but monitoring your cat’s poop is an important job as a cat lover. Cat feces can reveal much about your cat’s state of health and paying attention to the way your cat’s poop smells is in fact a useful skill to master. As loyal cat attendants, we scoop and clean the litter tray without fail. It’s quite normal to sometimes question why a cat’s feces or urine smell so bad does. There’s no sugar coating this matter, it’s always going to be a little smelly but especially foul odors can be signs of changing physical conditions and even illness. Let’s take a look at why your cat’s poop might stink!

Indigestion leads to smelly poop

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When planning your cat’s diet, food selection is very important. Paying close attention the ingredient list is essential, though it may be a little difficult to discern which food ingredients can cause foul odors in your cat’s stool. It’s best to review each ingredient and identify potential items that may not be digestible. Food quality is especially important and excessively greasy recipes should be avoided. Additives have also been known to cause foul smell stools and this is all relates to the digestive system of your precious kitty. Keep your food selections simple and healthy, sometimes adding a fresh source of vitamins via home cooked meals is an effective way to reduce fecal odor.

Indication of an Underlying Infection

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Infectious diseases can also cause be the root cause of a rancid smelling litter. Diseases that cause damage to the digestive tract can cause digestive issues. Feline Infectious Enteritis, E. coli and other bacterial infections can cause inflammation and loose stools that are particularly foul smelling. If your cat displays other accompanying symptoms such as lethargy, vomiting or foul gaseous releases, a closer examination by a vet is required to determine their state of health. Monitor their temperature too as a fever is a cause for concern in any cat. Take action immediately and head to an animal hospital.

Parasitic Presence

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Parasites feed of a host, in this case your cat. Parasitic infestation is characterized by the presence of visible bloat in your cat, lack of appetite or sometimes excessive eating yet general weakness. They are stealing vital nutrients from your kitty and can induce chronic diarrhea with an especially foul smell. Coccidia and trichomoniasis are a little harder to discover but they may exhibit foul odors in a similar fashion through intestinal inflammation. Checking your cat’s stool regularly is important, texture and presence of parasites in the stool may be direct confirmation and an immediate visit to your vet is needed to receive the correct diagnosis and treatment. Vets will often ask for a stool sample from your cat, call them up before hand and explain what you’ve observed, they may ask you to bring a sample without litter in.

A Natural Part of Life

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Cats are natural carnivores that feast on meat for its protein content. The feline species lead an energetic life, jumping and running throughout their daily adventures. Protein within consumed foods can create an increase in sulfur-containing amino acids, causing a substantial stench in your cat’s stool when it comes out the other end. If your cat has digestive issues, you’ll want to try changing its food sources and seek foods that are easier on the digestive system so they don’t spend as long in the digestive system where they sit and ferment.
Healthy bowel movements occur daily, if your cat shows normal stools, you’ve exhausted all possible reason for their unbearable stench and they have no signs of illness, it may be that your cat’s poop simply smells a little strong but they’re perfectly healthy. This calls for action to manage your cat’s pungent poops. Switching litter substrate can be an effective way in dealing with odor, a bentonite based substrate or tofu cat litter that is known to be without dust can do wonders in dealing with cat odors. We recommend using an enclosed but well-ventilated litter box for your cat, remember to keep this clean at all times through frequent scooping and disposing of excrement. Picking up an effective pet odor eliminator and placing it above your cat’s enclosed litter box can also help substantially with this ever-lasting problem of smell.

We love the Petkit Pet Odor Eliminator as an ultimate solution to odor problems. The miniature ionizers rapidly absorb odors, leaving your home smelling clean and fresh. You’ll be able to make use of the various function modes that work constantly or intermittently to strategically battle bacteria and dust throughout the day. A perfect addition to solve your pet odor problems and assist with allergy issues. 🐾

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