Oh that's my big concern. We can deal with shortages, but my cats? Not so much. They are *VERY* particular!

Annie, I often say that I think she is part cat because she is so finicky. :) Of course I can understand that all those other foods (and there have been many) made her not feel good so she wouldn't eat them except reluctantly and then we would have gastrointestinal issues. When she first ate the Biome it was like a miracle from the first bite. She liked it and it agreed with her. It will be difficult to change her to something else. My vet suggested Hill's i/d which I will try if I have to, but I can't believe there is a dog food shortage.

I would try what the vet suggested--I know how hard it is to find a good dog food. Now off the subject but I went grocery shopping this morning and could not believe the empty shelves. I wanted saltine crackers and none but an off brand. I wonder if this is going to get worse? This was at a big store that usually have everything. Scary!!

I found this at Chewy but it's the small can. The large can is out of stock.

https://www.chewy.com/hills-prescription-diet/dp/186013

If the dry is a available get that and, mix with water, let it turn to mush.

When my dog had dental work, the vet saud to get the wet food in tbe same brand. Well after a while my dig wasn’t digesting it right.

i alway give him the dry mixed eith water, but not soaked in. Anyway, it worked. He ate it and his digestive track was back to normal.

Similar situation with our elderly Yorkie/Schnauzer mix. Very sensitive gastro issues and acute pancreatitis. We cook his food using a recipe our vet shared (Turkey, barley, squash, etc.) and supplement with Royal Canin Gastrointestinal treats. Called to replenish the treats and the vet was out. Looked on-line and found none. Called the company and was told they’d stopped production on them but may resume in 2022.

That's not good. My dog is the same age. He was never overweight, but was diagnosed with diabetes last month after he started loosing weight so we put him on a prescription diet. He appears to be doing well with the new food and shots. I would hate to try and find another food for him right now.

My cats like fancy feast canned and for a few months, there was none on the shelf...just a few cans of pate which none like. Finally, it's back to somewhat normal but tonight when I go to the store, I'll see what shortages there are. Two weeks ago, no paper products, not Purina One dog food.

Cooper, thanks, but that small can is for cats. Otherwise I would have bought all they have!!

Sal, yes, I have seen lots more shortages at my local Kroger too. One Friday night 3 of us were standing and looking at the empty shelves where the graham crackers normally would be. Kroger is a pain because they have 90% Kroger brand and only about 10% name brand. But the store is 2 minutes from my house, so I deal with it. :(

Well that stinks, I'm sorry.

I'm another one who will endure almost anything - but I don't want to make my furry kids feel deprived!

I vaguely remember hearing about a steel can shortage that was impacting wet dog and cat food. I'd thought that it was resolved but I guess not.

I've seen various products be out of stock one week, and then back the next. Again, early on in the pandemic I'm sure we all remember the lack of paper and cleaning products. Both of those have come back to almost normal levels around me - and now it just seems to vary from week to week what the current "out of stock" stuff will be.

I'd buy up whatever Chewy has left in stock at this point...

I just got an alert from Amazon that I could buy a 17.6 ounce bag of Canin Gastro treats for $39.99 or a 6.6 pound bag of kibble for $129.99.

My cat is 18 yrs old and eats Fancy feast pate mixed with baby rice cereal. I've been buying a box of 12 cans at Walmart but a week ago I was there and they didn't have hardly any Fancy feast and none of the variety I use. I came home and found cases of 24 cans on Amazon so I ordered 2. Same price as Walmart, thankfully.

I hope you find what your pupper can and will eat soon. I feel your strain as our elderly cat can only eat Iams kibble or Iams wet food in the plastic containers. I've tried just about everything else as there are better quality pet foods out there, but they all give her digestive problems. If Iams goes on short supply my cat won't have anything she can eat other than rodents.

Well.....I used a zipcode search chart to find Hills. Called Petsmart, they show NONE in any of their stores in Colorado. But.....they have an order from Hills in the back room they will unload tomorrow....probably not the one your looking for. I called my vet. They said they've had a problem getting THAT particular Hills for the last year.

Ivan, the short haired cat I now own, has sensitive tummy issues too. He does fine for a month or two....then can't keep anything down....the 1st time he eats. The 2nd feeding or 3rd stays down. He just eats so fast.....and so much. ♥ We're still finding something he likes to eat every day.

Today, my liquor store was out of my Vodka. I asked about it and the manager said that maybe before the end of the year!!! Good grief. My life is almost over!!!!

Haha Jim. Not haha for you, but that was funny.

murraysmom,

So sorry! I was so happy to find it that I didn't notice it was for cats! :)

Sorry you're having issues finding food for her, Murraysmom. The only issue I've had lately is finding Stok at Wal-mart. They usually will not list it if it isn't available but night before last I ordered some for delivery, only to find the next day when my delivery was being put together, it wasn't available. Wal-mart has been out of the slightly sweet Stok for months now. I had to run to Kroger for some.

I don't worry about shortages for myself....I do worry about shortages for my animals' food.

I'm sorry you can't find the food, Murray's mom. I hope some shows up somewhere.

These Fancy Feast shortages are scaring me. My 16 year old cat is strictly a pate eater.

I thought i could use an immersion blender on a can of the grilled cat food, but she saw past my trickery and wouldn't eat it. It wasn't quite pate.

Weruva makes a lot of pate flavors. My extremely picky kitties really like their B.F.F line in pate as well as in their other forms. I'm in the process of switching them to all B.F.F. for their wet food.

Adorable pups!

I found a non-script sensitive stomach wet pate for Ivan today & purchased a case....after Aspen coughed up a hairball. ☺ He/Aspen has enough fur now...looks like cousin IT to have hairball issues. ☺ The brand is "Authority", a store brand. For now it will have to do.

I hope you can find something as good as Hill for Carmelita. ♥

I don't know if it's true for cats as for dogs but with dogs, one needs to be careful when changing food and the change needs to be done gradually in transition steps.

As far as fussy eaters are concerned, I would think that after a few days of rejecting what's offered that hunger would trump stubbornness. I haven't had a cat for years though (fortunately). Does anyone have experience with this?

Have you checked with other vets in your area? That's what I did when my vet was out of the boys Rx food.