Does anyone know what's up with canned cat food missing from the store?

[wryter2000]

I'm reduced to buying the teeny cans from Petsmart because the supermarket is out. Of course, the cats love it, and they're costing me a lot of money.

[Ocelot II]

2. Fancy Feast seems to be in short supply, at least the one flavor my cat especially likes.

I can find some of the chunky kind, but her favorite is the wild salmon florentine and I can't find it at the store. She eats better than I do, which is the way it should be.

[Lovie777]

6. not in my neighborhood . . .

[Ocelot II]

7. Must be a regional thing.

I'm sure my cat will manage somehow.

[wryter2000]

10. Fancy Feast is all I've been getting

They usually eat Friskies. I wonder if they'll go back to Friskies now that they're spoiled.

[tblue37]

17. Yeah, I have trouble finding the Fancy Feast flavors my cats like.

[Walleye]

18. My regular order of three cases of fancy feast is on back order this month, salmon flavor pate

[CurtEastPoint]

3. We feed 15 colonies of cats per day, about 75 total and it's HELL finding food!

Unfortunately I think a lot of food comes from China and the ship backlog is hurting us and I already read about can shortage.

[wryter2000]

15. That's so good of you

I hope you can find some food.

[CurtEastPoint]

16. Thanks. I have about 500 cans in my living room!

[IcyPeas]

28. 15 colonies?

Wow, you are........

[CurtEastPoint]

34. we stay busy! This is a colony we just inherited.

About 15-20 cats, all are fixed except for the 4 tabby kits w/white feet.
I just came back from feeding them. After 4 days they know me! They live in a patch of wooded area next to an on-ramp, behind a conv. store.

[IcyPeas]

35. gosh, they are beautiful. 3 of them licking their chops.

[CurtEastPoint]

36. Yes, yours truly had just served din din!

[I_UndergroundPanther]

38. What a beautiful clowder.

Thanks for taking care of them.

[CurtEastPoint]

39. It's a pleasure. Work, but also a pleasure. Each colony is so different from one another

[I_UndergroundPanther]

40. Each clowder is

like a little cat village.
Each human village has its own culture and ways of doing things. Same with clowders.

[hamsterjill]

37. Thank you!

I do rescue and I’m having a hard time keeping the pantry full. So far none have gone hungry but we’ve had to resort to Costco rotisserie chickens a few times to supplement.

I’m being told the shortage is due to the lack of aluminum for the cans. Not sure I believe that but that’s what the pet store insists.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

41. Othello wont eat rotisserie chicken

He does not like any human food. Believe me I have tried to find something he likes.

He eats catfood only.

However he wont eat it until he sees me eating my meal. So we eat at the same time,together.

[Vinca]

4. It's really strange. The store has been short on cat food for months, but this week there has been

just about nothing. I went in to check again today and there wasn't any litter either. Guess I'll have to make another online order assuming Chewy still has what we buy in stock.

[brewens]

5. Thanks for reminding me to order another case of my cats preferred cuisine. Amazon has had her

favorite all along when I couldn't get it at Walmart.

[wryter2000]

12. I may have to resort to Amazon if this keeps up

During the great toilet paper disaster, I got a case of 80 rolls from Amazon. I hate Amazon and Jeff Bezos, but cats have to eat.

[vanlassie]

8. There's probably a certain amount of hoarding going on, by now.

[wryter2000]

14. I must look like I'm hoarding

But I've also been giving some to my neighbor because she can't find it, either.

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. Not a problem for me

I've been a Chewy customer for a year now. No problems. Yesterday they sent me a birthday card for my little tortie girl Winnie (I don't know when she was born so I guesstimated it. She's about 2) I recommend them. Occasionally something is out of stock briefly but never more than a couple of days. My girls will eat any variety of Fancy Feast and any flavor of Rachael Ray dry.

[doc03]

11. Too many damn cats! Just kidding. nt

[wryter2000]

13. There are only two

But you're right. There are too damned many mouths.

[mockmonkey]

19. It's been going since March of 2020 here in the Midwest

It has gotten better at my local Food store. When they were out I was able to find cases of cat food at Walmart. It depends on the day their supply comes in. If you wait for the weekend it will be gone. I noticed some of the cans were made of a different material.

You could try Amazon for cases also but be very careful of getting ripped off on Amazon when your looking at case prices and they show you a site for 2 cans and charge your $17.00. Never order when you're very tired. I complained to Amazon but to them a complaint is a fart in the wind.

[Freddie]

20. Chewy has been great

My boys have to eat urinary formula so I get the 24-can case of Pro-Plan. So far so good. Half the time they only nibble at it as they much prefer their dry food (Iam’s Urinary). Brats.

[wryter2000]

21. I never heard of Chewy

I will check them out.

[Nevilledog]

25. We love chewys. Order over $50 and it's free shipping.

Delivered right to your door.

[forgotmylogin]

27. I'm also a Chewy customer, and I highly recommend them!

Nice to have heavy pet items such as food and litter delivered, and if you set up Autoship you get a discount. Shipping is free for orders over $50. The prices are very competitive with the big retail pet stores.

Don't fear auto ship if you are a pet owner - It's very flexible: you set up recurring orders but you choose the schedule and can modify it as often as you want as long as no shipment is in progress, and freely swap items between shipments, add items for "one time shipment", hit "order now", "skip order" or reschedule and delay at any time. They send you an email reminding you a couple days before the auto ship date to let you know to change anything or re-schedule. Unless you know you won't be using Chewy frequently it's a great deal.

You can even set up multiple auto-ships - for example, monthly for food, and every six months for flea treatment drops or replacement collars.

Their customer service is great also. I got shipped dog food by accident and they advised me to donate it to a pet shelter or another pet owner instead of going through the hassle of returning it. They even love to see pictures of your pets and say they pass them around the office and hang up their favorites!

[Nevilledog]

24. That's where we get our cat food and medicine.

They only want to eat the gravy style Fancy Feast and we've never had an availability issue.

[forgotmylogin]

22. I think supply chain is spotty in different areas due to multiple interlocking reasons.

I've noticed my grocery store's bagged and packaged salad section has been nearly empty for a week. There are no cut-up salad and pre-washed greens to be had.

Luckily bulk produce (which I assume is more local) is still available. I imagine they might be having an issue with that particular supplier.

We've also got a winter weather advisory for tomorrow, so the bread section was a bit thin, but not depleted.

[XanaDUer2]

23. No hydroponic lettuce in my area

I was bummed

[Ocelot II]

29. I don't think cats care much for hydroponic lettuce...

[XanaDUer2]

30. Mine loves it

Won't eat any other kind

[onecaliberal]

26. Having a hard time finding wet cat food here as well.

[XanaDUer2]

31. We cannot find Friskies

And, because CAT, he only likes shreds and cannot eat seafood variety.

Si it's Fancy Feast tiny servings you break apart and it's expensive

[onecaliberal]

33. I have a cat that eats the exact same way.

I tried a pets mart brand but she turned her nose up at it. I was actually able to score a dozen cans of her favorite at savemart yesterday.

[GumboYaYa]

32. That would cause an uprising at our house.

Our four month old kitten is an eating machine. Fortunately we have not had a shortage yet.