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Whisker representatives, posting under the official "TeamWhisker🐱" account, responded to each thread with nearly identical messages requesting that affected users send private messages for individual assistance.<ref name="pets-history" /><ref name="deleted-cats" /> No public explanation or root cause statement was provided on the subreddit at the time. Some users later reported that updating to app version 1.28.0 restored their pet profiles and data, while others continued to experience missing or repeatedly deleted entries even after the update.<ref name="pets-history" />

Community responses characterized the incident as a mass deletion of customer data and expressed frustration that critical pet health information could be lost or restricted to a paywalled service tier. Several users also questioned whether the loss represented a transient server issue or a deliberate change in data retention policy, citing the lack of transparency and communication from Whisker as a recurring problem. Whisker's President and CEO Jacob Zuppke had previously stated, "We are not gating previously free features available for Litter-Robot 3 or Litter-Robot 4," doubling down when asked with, "Yes! We are not gating any current available features behind a paywall."<ref name="no-paywall">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1oco1of/comment/nko2pyc/</ref> but it ~~now~~ appears that data previously available for 30 days is now only available for 7 with no local storage option for longer periods.

Community responses characterized the incident as a mass deletion of customer data and expressed frustration that critical pet health information could be lost or restricted to a paywalled service tier. Several users also questioned whether the loss represented a transient server issue or a deliberate change in data retention policy, citing the lack of transparency and communication from Whisker as a recurring problem. Whisker's President and CEO Jacob Zuppke had previously stated, "We are not gating previously free features available for Litter-Robot 3 or Litter-Robot 4," doubling down when asked with, "Yes! We are not gating any current available features behind a paywall."<ref name="no-paywall">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1oco1of/comment/nko2pyc/</ref> but it appears that data previously available for 30 days is now only available for 7 with no local storage option for longer periods.

===LR5 product announcement and immediate community backlash (Oct 21–22, 2025)===

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 Whisker representatives, posting under the official "TeamWhisker🐱" account, responded to each thread with nearly identical messages requesting that affected users send private messages for individual assistance.<ref name="pets-history" /><ref name="deleted-cats" /> No public explanation or root cause statement was provided on the subreddit at the time. Some users later reported that updating to app version 1.28.0 restored their pet profiles and data, while others continued to experience missing or repeatedly deleted entries even after the update.<ref name="pets-history" />
-Community responses characterized the incident as a mass deletion of customer data and expressed frustration that critical pet health information could be lost or restricted to a paywalled service tier. Several users also questioned whether the loss represented a transient server issue or a deliberate change in data retention policy, citing the lack of transparency and communication from Whisker as a recurring problem. Whisker's President and CEO Jacob Zuppke had previously stated, "We are not gating previously free features available for Litter-Robot 3 or Litter-Robot 4," doubling down when asked with, "Yes! We are not gating any current available features behind a paywall."<ref name="no-paywall">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1oco1of/comment/nko2pyc/</ref> but it now appears that data previously available for 30 days is now only available for 7 with no local storage option for longer periods.
+Community responses characterized the incident as a mass deletion of customer data and expressed frustration that critical pet health information could be lost or restricted to a paywalled service tier. Several users also questioned whether the loss represented a transient server issue or a deliberate change in data retention policy, citing the lack of transparency and communication from Whisker as a recurring problem. Whisker's President and CEO Jacob Zuppke had previously stated, "We are not gating previously free features available for Litter-Robot 3 or Litter-Robot 4," doubling down when asked with, "Yes! We are not gating any current available features behind a paywall."<ref name="no-paywall">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1oco1of/comment/nko2pyc/</ref> but it appears that data previously available for 30 days is now only available for 7 with no local storage option for longer periods.
 ===LR5 product announcement and immediate community backlash (Oct 21–22, 2025)===