New & Trouble Getting Cat To Eat Low Carb Foods

[bsmith]

@MrWorfMen's Mom, great minds think alike. I'd totally harbor you, but I'm about 800 miles out of your way. Don't worry, you're not the only one who's cleaned off a store shelf when fearing that a cat food was about to be discontinued. Been there, done that. I've even had them check the stock in the back.

The new Canadian import laws seem awfully goofy. Not even fancy feast? The cats are going to rise up in revolt. You're not going to want to be there when that happens. I'd make sure to check your shoes every day for suprises if that happens. Plus, you'll have to be constantly looking up for pouncing cats from above. Meanwhile, while you're looking up, another cat will trip you. It'll be anarchy I tells 'ya!

 

[MrWorfMen's Mom]

@bsmith - I really don't care where in the U.S. as long as I can get the food I crave for my sugar baby! I'll start packing tomorrow. Can you send a picture of our room?

On a more serious note, it is not my intention to incite a riot of cats (or beans) over this food issue YET! I have absolutely no concrete information to suggest Fancy Feast will be affected. I just checked the label on my supply to see where it was manufactured. Since it's manufactured in the US, it could be affected.

I think figuring out which products will be affected is going to be very difficult if not impossible until the new regulations take effect. Some custom broker site write ups suggested that they are still waiting for details on exactly how these changes will be implemented. From what I have been able to decipher in the new regulations the ingredients in the products and the processing methods used to manufacture them come into play when determining the impact.

Jenn at Young Again told me they are reviewing the documentation to figure out how it impacts them. She didn't say we were out of luck....end of story. She said they MAY not be able to ship it across the border. EVO appears to have made a determination that they won't be able or aren't willing to satisfy the new requirements but again, until I get a response from them directly regarding the reason for their decision, I am just assuming its because of the new regs.

When I contacted Stella & Chewy's about the lack of availability here, she assured me the problem was due to them moving to a new manufacturing plant because their old plant couldn't keep up with their production needs and the availability problem should be resolved in the next few weeks. Even when I specifically mentioned the import changes, she assured me that it was just a production issue. Uninformed employee? Maybe. Or have they determined the changes don't apply to them by virtue of their processing methods. Who knows?!

So I am continuing to investigate and research in an attempt to get the big picture of exactly what this means for us in the future.

Gads look at the time! Gotta go to bed 'cause I got me some packing to do!