Thread: ppeeeeeee-U! Stinky Bottom?

Originally Posted by CatsMom

For us, Whiskey only had stinky poo. This sometimes made his bum smell too. The cause turned out to be the dry food that we fed him. It took awhile introducing new brands & types of food. In the end, at our vet's suggestion, we found that Royal Canin Maine Coon did the trick. No more stinky poo. We also give Whiskey 1 tsp of can food twice a day as a treat. Since we had a lot of unused food that we couldn't feed Whiskey we donated it to our local animal shelter.

Whiskey isn't very good at grooming his bum, so I use clippers to trim the area. This helps keep the stink from staying on his fur.

Good luck with Winston!

Have you tried kitty wipes? Winston doesn't actually have the classic maine coon coat. Its medium ish, though it is thick. He doesn't really get poo stuck to him or anything since that area is already pretty short.

Other than the advice above, if they are not impacted they are fairly straightforward (albeit unpleasant) to drain. If it is a recurring problem, I'd ask the vet / nurse to show you how.

Im hoping that it will clear up as they continue on the new food. They have only been on it for about a month, but it is much better quality than what they had. If it doesn't, I guess ill learn to squeeze bums :p