My Cats Smell

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Thank you for your advice. You seem very knowledgable. I had a quick followup question, however. The girl cat, well, she doesn't smell like poop, exactly, or stool, she smells more like, I don't know how to say this politely, the "front part", the other side, if that makes any sense. Now I am not sure if that is the same smell.

The boy cat was having some problems before, where he would "shake" involuntarily. It was more like spasms, though. We talked to the vet about it, they said to wait a few days, see if it went away. It happens off and on. Then when we brought them in for getting fixed, they took a blood sample. They told us that nothing came up. I hope they were right.

Anyhow, thank you again for your response. It is nice to have someone like you on here, you seem very knowledgable. I hope it is not too much trouble asking this question.

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The scent of anal fluid is very hard to describe.  I don't know...the best way I could describe it is...extremely dirty underwear?  That sounds funny, but I really can't think of another description.  It DOESN'T smell like stool.  It just smells very...gross!  The best I could say is, have your vet check to see if he can express any anal fluid.  If so, then you can probably assume that's the smell.

With your boy, I'd suggest to keep a journal describing these episodes - what, exactly, happens, how long they last, any activity he had prior to the episode, anything he ate.  Uncontrollable tremors can be caused by a host of neurological problems, including seizures, which aren't easily diagnosed with tests.  They're diagnosed based on your observations.  Epilepsy in cats is not that common, but it can be controlled with medications.

If you see any weakness, like loss of control of the hind limbs, I'd definitely suggest to get him to a vet for more in depth tests right away.  Heart problems and blood clots are common in cats, even young ones.  Diagnosing them early may make them treatable.