• Today@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I’ve gone down the pet food rabbit hole so many times. I buy like 10 different foods that are supposed to be super healthy for them. For a while I was grinding raw chicken thighs and bones for them. Each time I decide that the best cat food is the one the cat will actually eat and we go back to the shit from the grocery store that they eat every bite of.

    • CaptainMan251@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 hours ago

      LOL. Yeah, that sounds about right actually.

      They do eat. Thank goodness. We need to get them something that doesn’t stink up the whole house T_T our vet will know by Monday though.

      Other than the stinky ass shit, they are perfect

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        Switching diets can cause issues, so if it was just a short trial, maybe the smell is from them adapting to it, and continuing will let things settle. The vet may know why it’s smelling more, maybe the better diet and adding something with it will neutralize whatever reaction is going on.

        There is also the litter question. I think some litters work better with different cats, both in absorbing the smells and also encouraging them to bury it better.

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          I will do that. The new food will not come until Monday anyway and that is when her clinic will be open. She will know better than my wife and I hehe

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        1 hour ago

        My solution to that: put the litter box in the bathroom and run the extractor fan 24/7 😅

  • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
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    21 minutes ago

    My senior cat stopped eating her dry food and was ravenous for the grocery store canned food. Took her to the vet and he diagnosed her with kidney disease. Now she’s on a prescription canned food only diet and has gained a bunch of weight back, but her poops do smell quite a bit worse.

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      Yeah, nah. Shit smells like shit and this shit smells worse, which could mean fermentation, which could mean abdominal cramping.

      Shit can tell you more about health than one would think.