Reply #191: I did not know that

[Coyote_Bandit]

Thanks for the info.

I knew onions were a no-no. Same for chocolate. Raisins and grapes as well.

I've even boarded this dog with his prescription food, documentation of his renal condition and a bottle of garlic powder - and nobody bothered to mention that the garlic was not a good thing. Granted that was not with his regular vet.

I'm not sure his regular vet understands how consistently difficult it is to get this dog to eat. He is a Japanese Chin. Weighs about 17 pounds. On average, he probably eats a cup of dry K/D daily. Sometimes a bit more. It takes a minimum of a half hour to forty five minutes morning and evening to get him to eat that food. He will take a single piece of kibble, walk away, put the food on the floor, lay down with the kibble between his outstretched paws, stare at the food, then maybe bat it back and forth before eventually eating it. He probably does that with at least half of his food. He seems to eat better if I adhere to a strict routine and feeding schedule that doesn't vary by more than a few minutes. His coat, his appetite and his energy levels improved a lot when he started taking the pet tabs. Otherwise he takes no meds. His creatinine levels have been steady at about 1.6.

I've used the garlic powder but but not as much or as frequently as the other enticements. You'll understand why if you can imagine the smell of "renal breath" combined with the smell of garlic breath.