If I haven't mentioned it before, Drs. Foster and Smith rock. They are located in Wisconsin, so Fed Ex Home delivers to my house overnight. They have finally gone to $5.99 shipping (although that might explain why Kiwi's Nutriberries are $2 more expensive for a 3-pound bucket). They have almost all of the supplies I need for birds. Many treats and toys for Shadow. And now, they have found a glucosamine tablet that Spooky will eat.
When his vet said that it couldn't hurt to put him on the supplement, I was sure that I would be spending the rest of his life looking for something that he would take. I started at Bentley's Corner Barkery, a boutique pet shop in Arlington Heights. It is a very nice place with a great staff. I consider it out of my price range for day-to-day supplies (although seriously, since all of our dog and cat food is now coming directly from the vet, it probably isn't much different), but on a such a mission for Picky Spooky, it was worth a try.
They had some chewable glucosamine supplements, but they were chewy treats. And Spooky only likes crunchy treats. So I went online and ordered the cat version of the supplement that Shadow takes. And...I hesitate to say it, because it has only been a week. But he seems to like it.
The first time, I put a half-tablet in front of his paws as he was lying in his bed. He turned up his nose. I put some of his own treats with it and left him alone. When I came back a couple of hours later, the cat and the treats were all gone.I was convinced the dog had come in and eaten them.
Third time, I didn't leave the room. It took about 45 minutes, but he ate it when he thought I wasn't looking. And tonight, he didn't wait for me to leave.
It was the first thing I tried!
You cannot possibly understand how happy this makes me.
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