Hi everyone,
Hope you're all doing well.
I've decided to start a new thread even though I know there are thousands of posts about smelly poo and dry food, but I'm completely lost when it comes to my cat's diet....
He's an 11-month-old Abyssinian. I started him on the same dry food his breeder was using, which was a grain-free kibble for neutered cats from a brand called Ultra Premium Direct.
A month after he arrived last year, I noticed there was always a bit of blood in his stools. After several trips to the vet and some tests, it turned out he'd picked up two parasites at the breeder's, which we then treated.
However, even after that, there was still some blood in his poo. We did more tests to make sure he was clear, and he definitely didn't have any parasites left. The vet advised us to put him on a specialist digestive dry food for a few weeks because his gut might have been irritated by the parasites and the treatments. The digestive food in question was Royal Canin Gastrointestinal (which is quite rich and contains grains).
As soon as we made the switch, everything got better. No more blood, the poo didn't smell anymore, etc. We were so relieved. He’d been on that food for two and a half months, so we started transitioning him back to his old dry food to get him back onto a grain-free diet. But right from the first day of the transition (mixing 75% digestive food with 25% grain-free), his stools started smelling really bad again...
I don't know if this is normal or if you think I should try a different brand of dry food? Royal Canin Gastrointestinal seemed to fix the issue, but it only seems to be recommended for short periods to help settle the digestion...
Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation?
Thanks a lot for your help, and have a lovely day.
Best wishes,
Amandine
