cat food

[Tickle]

what's going on with cat food that the stores seem to never have anymore. Empty shelves. Does anyone know why wet cat food is almost impossible to find?

Enlighten me

[redwitch]

1. It is bit maddening.

I suspect the cats of America have been hoarding it. Just not yours or mine.

[TheBlackAdder]

43. My daughter just ordered a bunch from Target and was delivered to our house in two days, wet & dry.

.

Same price as in the stores and -- Free delivery.

.

[SheltieLover]

2. Can shortage, per Chewy.com rep

I'm now on autoship. Arrives like clockwork.

Target often has Decent supply.

Good luck!

[SilverDawg]

33. Yes, Chewy has been a life saver.

Been on autoship for several years and I've never had issues with wet food shortages.

[SheltieLover]

37. Same here

My senior will only eat 1 flavor & shelves were consistently bare.

Nice folks in our Pet forum suggested Chewy!

[CurtEastPoint]

3. I've heard 'supply chain' and 'shortage of cans' but I'm skeptical. I spend $600/month for ferals

and it's difficult.

[Tickle]

11. staying with cats but sort of

changing the subject. I have this cat that lives under my barn. She/he is a beautiful black cat that can't be a year old.

I leave food by the whole I see her go under but I would like to catch the cat and bring it into my home. Any tips on how to do this?

from your post you seem to be the right person to ask

[CurtEastPoint]

13. contact a local trap/neuter/return org or humane soc or other to borrow a humane trap

Trap, get him/her fixed and keep feeding and get her used to you. Then open door and feed inside just where she can see it. They gotta trust before they'll come in. But get her fixed first! THANKS!

[Tickle]

18. absolutely will

I get the cat fixed. I will check out the places you suggested to help me.

Thank you!

[CurtEastPoint]

25. are you near a metro area?

[Tickle]

39. yes I am nt

[CurtEastPoint]

41. Well, which one so I can help find a resource. If you want to DU mail me instead of posting below,

please do.

[Tickle]

42. Sorry I just got off work

I live in Hartford ct and thank you 😊 in advance

[CurtEastPoint]

44. Try these:

Manchester, CT https://www.ourcompanions.org/feral-cat-resources/

https://spayct.org/feral-cats/

http://cattalesct.org/outdoor-feral-cats/

KEEP US POSTED!!

[Tickle]

45. thank you thank you thank you

I am working with spayct.org to help me TNR the cat under my barn.

You are appreciated!

[CurtEastPoint]

47. AS ARE YOU for caring for these wonderful creatures. Keep us posted!

[Tickle]

50. I will nt

[Siwsan]

4. From what I've read, it's due to supply chain issues AND increased pet adoptions during the pandemic

Finding dry food isn't an issue, though, so I'm skeptical.

I'm down to my last 2 cans of food for the ferals. I've still got a nice stock of pate for my guys but, fortunately, Madoc and Gryff are satisfied with kibble, even though I do give them a little pate, twice a day. More often than not, Gryff ignores his portion so Madoc gobbles it up.

[Mosby]

30. It's a weird situation.

You can order wet food from Amazon, no problem, but the grocery stores seem to be rationing the stuff.

[Sanity Claws]

5. Are you talking about brands other than Fancy Feast?

I buy only certain brands so I have not kept up with what is going on with other brands. My experience is that Fancy Feast is having problems but not other brands.
My guess is that Fancy Feast is having supply problems of some kind.

[LisaL]

7. My cat is on fancy feast.

As he is old and picky about his food, I have to get fancy feast. I have been getting it off amazon.

[Tickle]

12. I order too much on

amazon as it is. I try not to order from them because I don't want retail shopping to become extinct. I think I'm losing that battle

[Tree Lady]

19. So is my moms cat

And I do her ordering as she is in 90's. I use subscribe and save from Amazon because she gets things monthly. But they have back ordered and canceled cat food many times. Where I find it is Walmart. Few times online but mostly they want you to pick up in person so she has her shuttle take her there.

Chewy has it now but you have to order a lot to get free shipping.

[bamagal62]

36. Its the fancy feast for sure.

Mine is hooked on it. Refuses anything else. The fancy feast shelves are always empty.

[BlueIdaho]

22. We could not find FF on the shelf for over a month

None of the local stores had any. Now the shelves are stocked with the stuff. I wonder how long that will last. In a way, I’m glad it’s not just me in my little town. Now I wonder if the shortages are based in can shortages, Trump trucker convoys, or manufacturers creating a plausible excuse for jacking prices?

[niyad]

26. I would have thought so about can shortages, but the pet store right next to

my King Soopers has no such shortage.

[Wingus Dingus]

27. We've been able to find FF at our Walmart and local supermarkets up until

recently, but not always the flavors my cats like best. This week lots of places were out of it, though.

[Walleye]

6. Been getting mine delivered from Amazon. There was a slight hitch,but coming on time now

[LisaL]

8. Yep, me too.

Amazon has it.

[Vinca]

9. I've given up on Hannaford's where I shop and now order from Chewy.

There was a sign on the empty shelves last week about supply chain issues, but I don't know how many times I've seen bare shelves and then gone home and ordered 2 cases of the same thing from Chewy. Great service from them, too, by the way. I think I'm one of their best nonpaid spokespeople, especially after they donated tens of thousands of dollars worth of products to the local humane society shelter.

[Emile]

10. Predatory Capitalism creating a shortage and jacking up prices!

[Tickle]

14. it seems to be

working as I sadly type

[CurtEastPoint]

15. I am thinking I agree with you. Sadly.

[GoCubsGo]

32. Yes, pretty much this.

Some of it is due to things like labor shortages and weather-related issues. But, I firmly believe they're creating shortages in order to gouge us. As long as everyone is willing to keep handing over their money, they're going to keep on creating "shortages" and gouging us. Which, then, encourages hoarding...

[SheltieLover]

38. Guessing so.

[bif]

16. Pet Supplies Plus is always fully stocked.

I used to buy it at Kroger's, but their shelves were empty several visits in a row. I'd rather support them, but alas, had to go tho PSP.

[hamsterjill]

49. Not in some locations

PSP in my area has had none. Empty shelves.

[lark]

17. It's hitting dry food too, especially prescription food which is NECESSARY!

My male cat has cystitis bad, like he would die without his rx food. Chewy and PetSmart are both out of the best kind for him, but luckily there is another kind that also works for him, just not quite as good. But now with this food there is no room for error, I can tell the crystals problem is worse than with the regular food, but luckily he's still able to go - although with a definite reduction in flow.

i have found major differences in grocery stores. Our usual one, Publix, has almost no dry or soft food, while the Winn Dixie which is closer actually has 3x the dry food and 2x the wet food. WinnDixie had more dry cat food than PetSmart last week. So call around, you might find what your kitty wants somewhere else?

[brooklynite]

20. Its not impossible to find...

Its in my supermarket, as well as all of the local pet stores.

[cloudbase]

21. My local Costco is well stocked.

A 60 can case is $30.

[niyad]

23. I keep hearing about can shortages, and I know that my supermarkets are

always short on the canned stuff. . The small cans. Yet, when I go to the pet store next door, there is no shortage of small cans in many varieties. Alas, my guy does not like any of them, and very few of the pouches. Thank goodness he likes poached chicken, turkey, bacon, etc.

[Midnight Writer]

24. Have you checked the shelves for cases?

Around here, the individual cans are scarce, but there are cases of 12 and 24 cans that seem to be plentiful.

[bullwinkle428]

28. Friskies has been having issues with certain varieties, but it hasn't

been an issue for my own cat - she happily slurps up the gravy from any flavor, and leaves the meaty bits behind for the most part.

[marie999]

29. Has your canned chicken breast of tune smelled funny lately?

[GoCubsGo]

31. For the same reason you see meat "shortages" in your grocery stores.

The same companies who process your meat process the meat that goes into pet food. There are issues due to their cheap labor getting sick from COVID, and their being unable to find more cheap labor to replace them. There is also a bunch of gouging. Like every other industry, they're jacking up prices, and they will continue to do so as long as we're willing to keep forking over our money to them. I have no doubt there's also a bunch of hoarding going on, too.

[obamanut2012]

34. I have had zero problems with cat food and supplies

During the last two years. Kibble, canned, litter, all fine. No one I know across the whole US has, either, so I suspect it us localized and very brand-specific.

[MissMillie]

35. Dog food too (n/t)

.

[ChazII]

40. Yes, dog food, too.

Nutro has been difficult to find.

[Raine]

46. I had trouble finding scratching posts

looked and looked but all I could find for the longest time was the kind my cat wouldn't use. My cat was getting madder and madder 😾 because his old one was almost useless. FINALLY found one for him at PetSmart, now he's happy! 😸😻

[hamsterjill]

48. We are having hell keeping up.

I run a rescue and we take care of feral colonies. We go through a lot of cat food and we are being told the shortage is expected to last until 2023.

[XanaDUer2]

51. It's a pain

My cat only eats Fancy Feast. But, not a seafood variety. Finding his food is a nightmare

[KS Toronado]

53. Bye Bye

[GP6971]

54. Welcome to DU. Nice try. Bye