I recently took in a stray and boy does his poo stink so bad compared to my existing house cat.

I had dewormed him 2 weeks ago but whew. It was bad and has stayed bad. Like a stank that will wake you up in the middle of the night even though it’s two rooms away.

I googled some suggestions. A lot of people with similar issues. Not much help for my situation.

Firstly. I do want to say that if you see blood or diarrhea. It could be food allergy or medical condition. But if that’s all good it’s likely gut bacteria is off.

De-worming can also exacerbate that problem.

I found very little help through conventional searches so I started looking at research articles.

Long story short.

Yogurt.

Lactose bacteria. A few specific strains can help get things back on track.

Dry cat snacks saying they have probiotics are often misleading. Don’t buy those. Your cat needs live bacteria re-introduced.

Here was my approach. I bought plain yogurt.

Put some on a plate. Cat wasn’t interested.

So I got a liquid cat treat. Specifically Delectables Bisque. Which the cats go crazy for but is a little $$.

But I mixed it with about 1 tsp of yogurt. Maybe a little more.

Cat ate it right up.

That’s one time so far. 2 days ago.

Cat poo smell is already way better. It’s almost unbelievable how much it’s improved.

Like half as smelly. I’m going to buy a few more bisques and give him some once a week for a while.

Here is the research article if you want to read through it yourself.

Lactobacillus plantarum is found in yogurt.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11205573/

Lactobacillus plantarum L11 may affect fat metabolism in cats by exerting a positive impact on the gut microbiome, thereby reducing odorous substances and improving nutrient digestion [22]. These preliminary findings indicate that probiotics may alter the gut microbiota by increasing beneficial bacteria and reducing harmful bacteria. Further research is needed to investigate the effects of these probiotic-based alterations to the gut microbiome on feline health, as well as other action pipelines.

https://www.petplace.com/article/cats/pet-health/cat-health/cat-diet-nutrition/can-cats-eat-yogurt

Feed in small quantities. 1tsp.

  • Christian@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    I had a cat who had this issue as well as bad gas when we got him. I swear we did like ten stool samples and they all came up no parasites. At one point he ate some bristles off a broom and coughed them up with a yellow worm thing wrapped around. The vet prescribed parasite meds and he was cured immediately.

    For the record, if that happens the correct thing to do is to put it in water in a baggie and bring it in to the vet, rather than taking a photo and immediately trying to get it as far away from you as humanly possible, which seemed like the sensible thing to do at the time.