I'm trying to decide what to try next. My two male cats (one is about 3 years old and the other is about 16 years old) produce the most foul smelling odors. They share a litter box, and I do believe both of them are contributing to the smell. They have had problems with loose stools in the past, but even with their relatively solid stools now, they still stink.
Foodwise, they are currently eating Natural Balance Duck and Pea dry food. They also get canned food occasionally (typically NB Duck and Pea, Wellness Turkey or Wellness Chicken). My older one seems to have issues with fish--he vomits a few times a week when fed dry food with fish--so I try to avoid foods with fish as a main ingredient. Before this they were on California Natural Chicken and Rice, and briefly before that they were on Felidae Platinum. On all three, they continued to stink up the room. My friend commented that even their fur smells bad.
My friend's cats, both female, live with me as well. The girls get Wellness Healthy Weight at the moment, and they were on Royal Canin S/O before that. The girls do not smell at all. I am reluctant to give the boys Wellness because of the fish, but I would love to reduce the odors they produce.
Any recommendations for food or supplements that might help? While I would love to feed canned only, it is prohibitively expensive, especially finding fish-free foods that they will eat (though they do eat most foods). My senior boy also tends to forget that he has eaten and then demand more food--when he just gets canned food, he wants more an hour later. Most of the foods they have been on have been simple formulas. Might it be that they are too rich for the boys--should I try something with more grain rather than less? They have been on grain-free foods in the past, but the smell was even worse and my younger one had an allergic reaction to the foods.
Foodwise, they are currently eating Natural Balance Duck and Pea dry food. They also get canned food occasionally (typically NB Duck and Pea, Wellness Turkey or Wellness Chicken). My older one seems to have issues with fish--he vomits a few times a week when fed dry food with fish--so I try to avoid foods with fish as a main ingredient. Before this they were on California Natural Chicken and Rice, and briefly before that they were on Felidae Platinum. On all three, they continued to stink up the room. My friend commented that even their fur smells bad.
My friend's cats, both female, live with me as well. The girls get Wellness Healthy Weight at the moment, and they were on Royal Canin S/O before that. The girls do not smell at all. I am reluctant to give the boys Wellness because of the fish, but I would love to reduce the odors they produce.
Any recommendations for food or supplements that might help? While I would love to feed canned only, it is prohibitively expensive, especially finding fish-free foods that they will eat (though they do eat most foods). My senior boy also tends to forget that he has eaten and then demand more food--when he just gets canned food, he wants more an hour later. Most of the foods they have been on have been simple formulas. Might it be that they are too rich for the boys--should I try something with more grain rather than less? They have been on grain-free foods in the past, but the smell was even worse and my younger one had an allergic reaction to the foods.
