You should supplement kibble with canned food - cats need the protein. Just go get yourself a bottle of BEANO and put a drop on his food when you feed him. Good luck and Kudos to you for getting an adpotion.

What are you feeding him?

The gas could be a reaction to the switch in food (shelter vs. what you are giving him). I feed my cats Wellness dry and Science Diet wet (they refuse to eat the Wellness wet or I'd feed it to them). No issues with them. But cats may be like people in that some things bother some and not others.

Friends : )

Here is a link that might be useful: Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are you eating?

Thanks for the suggestions.

Elly, that's what I was thinking of when I named the post! Thanks for the link.

His name is Charlie because he has a black moustache, just like Charlie Chaplin; he came with the name He's also talking way too much. He's very affectionate--curls up against my stomach and we both take a nap. Our dog, Andy (Japanese Chin rescue) was close friends with our previous cat but he's not sure about this one.

Andy's not sure about the new family member because he stinks!

LOL, joepyeweed!

Helen

Try to get your Stinker on a wet food diet...I know its not as convenient for you and is more expensive, but you might save money in the long run.

Also, avoid foods (wet or dry) that have any kind of grain, corn or soy. These carbs are hard enough for humans to digest much less felines. PetGuard, Wellness, and Evo make wet foods that are grain free...don't know about the dry. I know that Royal Canin makes an Rx dry (rabbit or duck) that has green pea as its carb. That is what I feed my cat as a snack. 90% of her diet is Wellness canned chicken.

Also, you might want to consider giving Puss a probiotic. I've seen some people on this board suggest yogurt, but that might not agree with your cat. You can do a web search and find probiotic supplements for pets.

L

Dry kibble isn't the main culprit. It's the food, in general. Our two cats get Evo kibble and I don't recall ever smelling "kitty gas." Google "best cat foods," and you'll be able to determine whether what you're feeding is a good quality food. There are hundreds of sites that will compare ingredients in different foods. Just make sure the site doesn't belong to pet food company. (BTW, Science Diet is not good quality, regardless of whether you buy it from the vet or at the grocery store.) Cats are carnivores - they eat only meat in the wild. The more high quality meat ingredients in their food, the better.

Maybe try feeding natural food instead of rich, processed food. My cat went through a spell of having a terrible case of the 'Ertha Kitts' (I'll leave you to work out what that is rhyming slang for) when he was on the shop-bought food. After a while being fed on fresh chicken and fish his insides had settled down and now he only trunps when he has been drinking beer.