YOU SAID:
the cat ate the cow then pooped it out
INTO JAPANESE
猫は牛を食べてからうんちをしました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat ate a cow and then pooped
INTO JAPANESE
猫は牛を食べてからうんちをした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat pooped after eating the cow
INTO JAPANESE
猫は牛を食べた後にうんちをした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat pooped after eating the cow
That didn't even make that much sense in English.