My kitten STINKS!

Hey ya'll! I have a male kitten who is gassy! When I first got him the owners had him on meow mix (YUCK!!

Have you talked to your vet?  I have a similar thing, but it's the feces, not gas. Loki's feces used to clear out the room, even though he ate the same food as the others. We recently changed the wet food, and I haven't noticed it as much.

Have you had him checked for parasites? 

Grain free should definitely help with stinky stools, but I would also suggest giving him a probiotic to help with gas. I give my cats the same one we humans take.  Is your boy a kitten or adult?  If a kitten, I would probably give him 1/2 a capsule (sprinkled on his food, split into 2 dosages).  If an adult, then one full capsule, split into 2 dosages.  If you take Margecats suggestion and feed him canned food, it's a lot easier to add in those probiotics

We've taken him to the vet and he did have worms when we first got him but they gave us antibiotics and it cleared up - this was last month. I thought wet food was bad for cats? or bad for their teeth? I wouldn't mind switching him, he's 14wks according to the vet yesterday. We are feeding him Natures Domain from Costco - grain free, fish based. We are planning on changing him soon to TOTW since that's what our dogs eat and it's amazing for them so we want our kittens on it as well plus it's not fish based so I don't worry about urinary tract infections and it's a lot better on our budget.

Wet food is not any better or worse for dental health than dry food. Wet food though is generally better for cats than dry due to moisture content and higher animal protein. Most dry foods are too high in carbohydrates for our obligate carnivores.

vball91 said:

Wet food is not any better or worse for dental health than dry food. Wet food though is generally better for cats than dry due to moisture content and higher animal protein. Most dry foods are too high in carbohydrates for our obligate carnivores.

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Well that's good to know! I will look into wet food - any recommendations?

There is a really helpful cat food comparison chart on www.catinfo.org. In general you are looking for high animal protein, moderate fat, low to no carb foods. Pates generally fit this profile better than ones with gravy/sauce. Those usually contain wheat gluten which raises the carb content. You want to avoid all grains as well as starchy vegetables like potatoes and peas.