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My cat has persistent runny, smelly poop. Is his food the cause?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | British Shorthair | Male | 1 year and 1 month old | 4 lbs

Hellp there! Im having an issue with my cat, when he eats and its toilet time the poops are not normal the way he makes them is like melted, i do not know if its the food problem or no couse i buy the food for him (food on the picture) and i took him to the vet and he gave me some medicine about it twice and nothing happened, the poop is still the same and with smell too, im only left with this website to get help couse in my country there are not much Vet there is only 1 on my city. Please help

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Answered By Rodrigo Roca, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 13th, 2018

Hello, sorry to hear about Kiko. He may indeed have a sensitivity to that particular food you are feeding him. He may indeed need to have a different kind of food which may improve his stools. Ideally, try a food with a different protein source such salmon. Give this new food at least 4 weeks to have a full effect and see if his stools improve. Hope this helps and best of luck.

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