smelly cat, smelly cat

[moonwise]

Today I made an appointment with the vet to address Biscuit's fart problem. The receptionist was trying desperately to maintain a professional demeanor, but she was laughing when she said she'd put down that Miss Biscuit was "gassy." It really has gotten to be too much - she sits with us in the evening, and when we run away and fan the air, she gives us a look like, "What? What did I do?"

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[dougras.livejournal.com]

Do you feed her milk or cream?

Some cats are lactose intolerant, but they'll drink the stuff anyway because MILK.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

We haven't given her any milk or milk products; we suspect it might be the kitten kibble. It's Science Diet, and it's supposed to be good stuff, but phew.

[morgi.livejournal.com]

Q*Bert was a very gassy kitten... she came that close to being named Stinky or Farty. Some people think that it's not unusual for a kitten of a certain age, but better to get her checked out just in case.

It's amazing how something so cute can SMELL SO BAD.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Hee. One of fadingembers's roommate's cats was named Breeze for the same reason. You ask yourself, how can they be so sweet on the outside and so smelly on the inside?

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Could be all those vegetables! :D

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Maybe! XD She also chows down on spider plant.

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

I know I get gassy when I eat vegetables! :P

[arafel.livejournal.com]

The good part about Biscuit's issues is that you can blame it on the cat, and I almost got away with it last night except I started laughing.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

"What have they been feeding you?"

It really is that true. In most cases, gassy animals can be solved by dietary change. A lot of the time, that means nothing more than cutting out weird titbits and human foods and giving them just one high quality pet food (some animals deal badly with a constantly-changing diet, their gut flora doesn't adapt fast enough). A smaller number will have a genuine food intolerance that might mean feeding a restricted hypoallergenic diet while you pin it down.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Hmm. We are feeding her a high-quality kitten food (Science Diet) but she does get treats like ham and turkey and those Greenies kibbles. Might it be the lunch meat?

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

First thing I'd cut out would be the lunch meat, and the Greenies just in case. Give her a week on only the SD and water. If that works, then reintroduce the Greenies and see what happens. If it doesn't, the SD doesn't suit that particular kitten and switch (gradually over about a week rather than cold turkey) to another good brand.

If that doesn't work, time to investigate the genuine food allergies.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

She's going to be one sad little girl when she doesn't get her morning Turkey Time, but I'd rather not have a stinky cat. It's probably not the Greenies; she was pooty from Day One.

ETA: Husband and I both thank you for the professional advice!

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Well, I hope it works, so you don't have to take it any further in the investigations route. Hey, it's only what you'd be told if you called the practice and spoke to one of the techs ;-)