Cats Farting???

Since my old Siamese and Max had both developed this later in life I've
assumed that, like people, it's part of the aging package. Max would
either look around as though surprised or else rapidly clean himself -
there.

I can state with absolute certainty that it's not always related to
aging, nor is it always related to dietary change. Samuel R kitten is a
little under 4 months old, has been eating the same diet for the last 2
1/2 months, and is in excellent health. But every once in a while (on
average once a week or so) when he curls up on my chest at bed time
he'll let rip with a kitten fart that is so disgusting it darn near
drives me from the bed. Doesn't usually seem to bother him (he usually
acts as if nothing happens), but every once in a while the smell is so
ripe that even he gets offended.

Dan

Dan and Nancy Mahoney wrote:


I can state with absolute certainty that it's not always related to
aging, nor is it always related to dietary change. Samuel R kitten is a
little under 4 months old, has been eating the same diet for the last 2
1/2 months, and is in excellent health. But every once in a while (on
average once a week or so) when he curls up on my chest at bed time
he'll let rip with a kitten fart that is so disgusting it darn near
drives me from the bed. Doesn't usually seem to bother him (he usually
acts as if nothing happens), but every once in a while the smell is so
ripe that even he gets offended.




When Pine Cone first rescued us from camping boredom, we fed him Iams.
It turns out that there is something in Iams that doesn't like Pine
Cone. He filled up the tent with his little (not) kitten gas. After we
got home and found that his gas problem didn't improve with time, we
switched over to Science Diet for them all. Only occasional gas from
the Conecat now, usually when he's been slumming and stealing hoomin
food from the table.

Pam S.

Angela Ryan wrote:

Has anyone else had any experience with their cats farting? It is the first
time I have noticed this with Gizmo



I've never noticed Laku to fart, neither has hubby, I just asked him. So
apparently the only "natural gases" in this household are of human
origin... Laku's three years and four months old now and eats only
canned food. He doesn't seem to understand that dry kibble could be
food. We've tried to offer him a variety of dry food, but all he does is
play "hockey" with it...

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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:50:47 -0400, "Hopitus2"
wrote:

The Evil 3 fart regularly and the odor is most awful...can't pin it on any
one of them, but I suspect the BT Rowdy is not guilty and it's the girls
breaking wind most frequently, as this was going on long before His
Badvision's arrival in this household. Sylvie's litterbox offerings smell
pungently, also, and we can't help believing that some cats *are* "gas
machines"! Why not, as some hoomins are such.......?


"Motherthing" wrote in message
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: "Angela Ryan" wrote in message
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: This is a bit foul......
:
: Gizmo and I were watching TV last night, we were home alone!! Then I
heard
: this "pop" noise and shortly after a strange smell. I knew it wasn't me
: and
: since we were the only ones there I figured it must be Gizmo.
:
: Has anyone else had any experience with their cats farting? It is the
: first
: time I have noticed this with Gizmo
:
: Hmmm.....
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: The toxicity of a cat's fart is amazing. I've had several 'gassy' cats in
: the past and wanted to have their emissions classified as chemical warfare
: reagents.
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: Motherthing
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: Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers
: are starving to death.
: - Rosalind Russell
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I believe a change of diet is in order. Are you giving them milk or cheese?

too much fat? How about switching food -- might help.

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:20:03 GMT, Tanada wrote:

Lois Reay wrote:

"Angela Ryan" wrote in message
...
This is a bit foul......

Gizmo and I were watching TV last night, we were home alone!! Then I heard
this "pop" noise and shortly after a strange smell. I knew it wasn't me
and
since we were the only ones there I figured it must be Gizmo.

Has anyone else had any experience with their cats farting? It is the
first
time I have noticed this with Gizmo

Hmmm.....

My cats can sometimes clear a room and they look at you so innocent like!!!




What was really funny, to me, was the time Tanada let one loose when we
had a bunch of people over. She looked over at me like I'd done the
dirty deed, and everyone else followed suit. No one believed me when I
declared that the cat did it.

Pam S.
Cats have vey good hearing!

"JHBennett" wrote in message ...
[snip]


I might also mention--more useless information from the same
source--humans sweat on the average 2 quarts from their feet per day.

No way Jose. Go to your kitchen, get a measuring cup, and pour out 2
quarts of water. Uh-uh.


http://www.arogyadeep.com/med_faqs/K...OUR%20BODY.htm says 8
*ounces* per day, which sounds reasonable.

"Angela Ryan" wrote in message ...
This is a bit foul......

Gizmo and I were watching TV last night, we were home alone!! Then I heard
this "pop" noise and shortly after a strange smell. I knew it wasn't me and
since we were the only ones there I figured it must be Gizmo.

Has anyone else had any experience with their cats farting? It is the first
time I have noticed this with Gizmo

Hmmm.....

My sister had a cat once, a pretty long-haired tortie, who when she
was young farted when she was petted. You'd be petting her, she might
be on your lap or next to you, she'd start to purr and a minute
later-Whew! She stopped doing this after she got to be 3 years old or
so.

"Steve Touchstone" wrote in message
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 03:43:48 GMT, William Hamblen
wrote:

Although it is common knowledge that cat don't pass gas, common knowledge
is wrong. I've experienced kitty farts. Dogs do it too. I had a friend
who owned a black lab that could create extremely foul, room clearing,
odors. I suppose it is related to the amount of starch in the diet,
so dry food kitties would be more prone to this than wet food kitties.

That's an interesting point about dry vs wet food. I've never noticed
Sammy pass gas, and she mainly eats wet food with just a little dry
for grazing. Her mom, Little Bit is the opposite, mainly dry with a
taste of wet - and she's more gassy.

with freddy he eats mainly, 90% dry food and until the last week has never
popped one near me that i am aware of. just the last week he has popped
once, under the bed covers, typical male!! and litter box deposits have been
foul. no change in diet but change of environment.

Wyld_Cat