Why cat poop smells so bad
When I was wandering around Zhihu, I saw such a question: "The cat looks so cute, why does it smell so bad".
The people in the answer asked the question "Fairy poop also smells bad", "Eat high protein, of course the stool smells bad!" "Does the stool smell good if you are cute?"
Presumably, cat owners have experienced this kind of thing,
I recalled that when I first raised cats in my early years, I was fed only cat food. Every time I went to clean the litter box, I had to encourage myself and pluck up the courage to shovel the shit. But no matter how I lied to myself, as soon as I shoveled it down, the stench gushed out in an instant; looking at the cat litter I bought, which was known as deodorizing and odor-absorbing, I only felt that I had paid IQ tax.
Later, I started to feed the cat meat, and at the end of the year it became raw flesh and blood, and everything felt better all of a sudden. I used to shovel feces following the smell, but later I didn't know that cats pooped after they were fed meat. The stool is small and dry, unless you stare at the cat's chrysanthemum and watch him poop, you can't smell any bad smell. I had to give cat food a few times, but it was not as smelly as before, and eating canned food was no problem at all.
Ah, do you think I'm going to come to Amway to feed the meat again so that I can feed the meat? I would, but not this time.
In fact, animals like cats are very clean. This is also due to the genes inherited from nature. In the beginning, cats were usually predatory species. In order to catch prey and protect themselves, they usually cover up their own breath.
As mentioned above why eating meat is lighter than eating dry food, it is very simple that we have made a common sense mistake.
In a research report, it was shown that cats have a stronger ability to digest meat food,
Let's take a look at the difference in the digestibility of dry food and meat for cats.
According to scientific experiment reports, the digestibility of meat is higher than that of grain dry food, and the digestibility is higher, and the smell of feces excreted by cats is smaller.
So how can we improve the smell of feces in cats?
- Replacing cat food
Choose meat food and other cost-effective cat food as much as possible. There are no recommendations here. I will bring you cat food evaluation in the next issue.
- Supplement probiotics
Studies have shown that different foods and different protein content will produce completely different intestinal bacteria. Cats will form different intestinal bacteria when they eat cooked meat, raw meat, canned food and dry food. (Dietary formataltersfecalbacterialpopulationsinthedomesticcat(Feliscatus)EmmaNBerminghammetal, 2013)
Due to the decomposition and metabolism of intestinal bacteria, the changes in the flora are caused. It is a bit similar to human beings, a bit like Helicobacter pylori and the like.
- Cat litter
Replacing the appropriate cat litter can effectively reduce the cat's feces odor problem, so I don't recommend it here, and I will evaluate the cat litter in detail next time.
- Cat toilet
Choosing a suitable cat toilet can also effectively reduce cat excretion and other problems.
- Baking soda
It is very cheap and easy to buy, and it can be mixed into cat litter to reduce the odor to some extent. shortcoming? The disadvantage is that it is easy to carry out, and a lot of fine powder may be carried out in front of the cat toilet. You don't need to add a lot, 2kg of cat litter mixed with a half porcelain spoon is enough.