How much is too much....Poo?

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Seriously I am interested to know if Diego and Ryu are pooing a normal or excessive amount.
On average per day they are pooing 10x between them and all 10 weigh on average 200-250g. I think thats lots.

Trouble is, I don't know who is the major contributor, because they are all the same size, colour and OMG smell. Maybe its Ryu's that stinks the most though coz he has gotten some on me one day.

basically the smell is so fierce it makes your eyes water {very little exaggeration used here} For example just now when I cleaned their toilet, weighed it, then was putting the plastic bag into a rubbish bag, some air came out of the oo bag and onto my had.
and the smell immediately permeated my skin.
Oh and I said Ryu's got some of his on me one day, well I literally washed my hands 3x with HOT water and 2 types of soap, and actually ended up having to use some bleach to get the smell out.

Now I don't know how much poo is too much, and I don't jnow how powerful poo's are meant to be, because all my past cats have been outdoors ones so never had an issue.
Their poo is solid, thats why I am not very concerned. I was thinking perhaps its Diego and thats why he looked like he was losing a bit of weight.

Please I'm just asking how normal it is, I can't get either to the vet due to limited funds.


P.S Diego is eating a lot more now that I add water too his biscuits, he must need them softened first. Didn't seem to get the squirts when I gave him a controlled portion of wet. Wife just puts a tonne out and never portions the food.
 

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That is a lot. My cats have always gone once or twice a day.

I think the heat where you live probably makes the smell more intense, but the number and amount would worry me. What do they eat?
 
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Originally Posted by momto3cats

That is a lot. My cats have always gone once or twice a day.

I think the heat where you live probably makes the smell more intense, but the number and amount would worry me. What do they eat?
The both get 4 Tablespoons of Whiskers dry each for breakfast and dinner. Before that though, Diego was getting 3Tsp of Science Diet dry, Ryu was getting 1 can per day of the cheapest wet available. He is not at a weight I am happy with and can no longer feel his ribs, so he is on dry now.
I chnged to whiskers because I can get 2.5Kg dry for 575en as opposed to 1Kg of Science Diet dry at 1,080en.

I know thats a sacrifice of quality and not something I want to do but with limited funds.....
 

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I'm not familiar with Whiskers, but cheap food in general does cause smellier litter boxes. They use cheap ingredients to make it, so it's less digestible than the higher quality foods. I don't know what brands are available to you, but here in the U.S. there are a lot of decent foods that are less expensive than Science Diet (which is way overpriced, IMO). Maybe you could find a compromise?
 
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