Dry Cat Food is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -60. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -60. It stays fresh for 365 days and rots after 547. It weighs 2.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.CatFoodBag | Food |
Dry Cat Food is on 3 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Pet Supplies | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 11% | 4 |
| Pet Shop Shelf | Pet store (shelves) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Safehouse Food Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (cupboard) | 0.27% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any driedfood.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.CatFoodBag.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.