It's because you're operating on all cylinders! lol

Now that's efficient!

Akimajuktuq wrote: »

Smaller and easier. Less stinky. Just a much happier bathroom experience.... made even better with a Squatty Potty.

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I like the term I saw in an MDA article one time about the insoluble fiber in the grain products -- "insoluble fiber-driven fecal hypertrophy." (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/do-you-really-need-to-eat-vegetables-to-be-healthy/)

It's a perfect description, because that's basically what happens. Insoluble fiber is to human fecal matter what packing peanuts are to shipping boxes -- stuff to add bulk and not much else (in fact, I'd argue packing peanuts serve more purpose to shipping boxes than insoluble fiber does to said fecal matter).

I've also found going #2 to be cleaner this way. I never understood the idea that our perfect stool should be the consistency of toothpaste, which results in quite a bit of a mess. That doesn't make sense from a "wild"/Paleo point of view, in my opinion. At some point, we didn't use even leaves to clean ourselves up, but having *kitten* caked on our butts would not only spread disease (and cause discomfort), but would add a smell to us that our prey and hunters would be able to pick up.

Captaincove wrote: »

I noticed the same thing when I switched my cats to a grain free diet. Less stool and less smell.

I switched my dogs to raw, prey model a few years back. Helped my shepherd mix immensely (and not just with stool, either, which was awesome). The poor dog had the worst stool before that. Smelled horrible and was rarely solid. Switched to prey model and within a week, they were solid and didn't smell. Breaks down to nothingness within a couple of days, too, which is awesome.

I use wet food, the brands are Weruva and BFF from my local pet store. They also have special dry food because one has urinary problems and the vet says he needs it.
The poop is much less stinky and not as creamy. One of my cats has issues cleaning her butt. She used to leave smears on furniture. But now it's all clean!

Do not necessarily follow the advice of vets on pet food! That's my experience anyway. Cats should not be eating the foods they usually recommend, low fat and/or low protein (this is what they do for kidney problems!!!), grains, toxic seed oils. Always read the ingredients. Their urinary issues are due to biologically inappropriate foods. Cats are meant to eat meat, just meat, even more so than dogs. It would be very affordable to make your own cat food to address specific health problems. I own two big dogs so less affordable but the grain free kibble with whatever real meat, bones, and organs that I can give them is working very well.

I put my 3 FAT cats on Taste of the Wild and Precise Holistic (both grain free) 2 yars ago and now they are skinny! I have to supplement with JUNK FOOD and give them non-grain free to bulk them up! They are old! My oldest is 18, then 17 then 15. I put them on it originally when I got my puppy. I was feeding him homemade food and the vet scared me off so I got him grain free! They LOVED it!! So I bought them the cat version.

@Akimajuktuq‌, they scared me because they said if I didn't get the balances of minerals right I would screw him up for good and his development. They wanted to send me to a canine dietician 50 min away I can't afford. Nor can I afford the websites they promote
So its grain free!

One of my cats loved bone broth. I especially gave it to her the weeks before she passed away not long ago. And my surviving cat, Kitn, eats grain free food that I purchase, but we have always supplemented with real food as well. Runny egg yolks are really good for them and they love it.....and bacon fat too. They get the breakfast plates after we finish with them, with a few treats left. I had a cat years ago that I used to feed raw meat to. We don't have dogs, but my farmers supply dog bones for free to the dog owners in our subscription group.

I have a german shepherd puppy 22 weeks old and the breeder raised him on a raw diet and we continued this. He is still on 3 meals a day and his meals consist of (we rotate these) chicken wings, sardines with greek yoghurt 1 egg and kelp powder and raw pet mince complete with bones, sweet potato and our own vegetable concoction. The veg concoction is raw broccoli, spinach, carrots, Apple, garlic and fish oil puréed together. He also gets bones and duck necks regularly.
He is growing well and his coat is glossy but he still gets loose stools on occasions. The children don't feed him anything and he doesn't get the opportunity to steal food. Could it be the Greek yoghurt. We found cottage cheese didn't suit him at all and took it out of his diet even though the breeder swore by it. Any ideas.

I'd say there might be too much fiber, too. Dogs aren't omnivores like humans, they're carnivores who might eat plants once in a while. The dairy is probably the worst offender, but if you're still having issues, remove the fibrous vegetables, namely the broccoli and spinach.