Persistence is key!
Owner of a PICKY shih tzu. Was going to vet and getting him an allergy shot which went from $50 to $80 from one visit to the next! Outrageous!! Found these and like the idea of a "treat" so much better than a shot, and the affordability vs the shot allows me to Keep his symptoms at bay instead of them rearing their ugly nuisance selves before I justify dropping that much money (or am able to) and put him through the indignity of getting a needle. I got these after reading glowing reviews, and his picky self Refused them! No doctoring or 1st day Treat (which is the BEST one) was tricking him into eating it. There was no eager happy puppy wanting anything to do with them. Ugh. I reached out to make good on the Warranty/Return policy when I was informed (I had missed it in my initial reading) that the guarantee is After 90 days of use. I admit, I was perturbed but even as the CSR suggested "hiding" it in his food (eyeroll from me...I'm not an amateur at this and have never been able to get that trick past him), I persevered. I cut it in 2 and crumbled each half in his morning and then evening meal. I added a topper (which being his picky self is standard for us anyways). He refused to eat in the morning (disclaimer: that's not necessarily out of the ordinary). Tossed it and repeated at Dinner (and withheld all treats that day)....He picked at his dinner! (kind of a win!!). I just kept repeating the shenanigans day in and day out...after a few days he finally finished a full meal! (Tbh...I only withheld treats on the first day...I'm a simp for him...that's how we got into this mess of being a Picky eater. lol). EVENTUALLY, somewhere in the 2nd week of this charade he just started eating his meals as was his standard behavior before. So, he doesn't Love them...but he has learned to not really notice them anymore. It'd be great if I could toss them to him as a Treat instead of always crumbling them into his food (at least then I could have replaced one of his treats with something Good for him...but, alas). He's not perfect, but I love him for it. Persistence is Key!! And most importantly, YES....they work! He had become a hot mess with his itchies. He's not Free from all symptoms, but they are DRAMATICALLY reduced and I would have never noticed anything "wrong" had he not come from a 'hot mess' starting point...otherwise, I would of just thought "oh, he seems a bit itchy...he really could use a bath." The itchy ears are almost totally nil, he does lick at his paws a little still and his eyes are still slightly watery...but he's all of 5 inches off the ground?? and he runs on 14 acres of mixed vegetation...and it's Summer....I think he's doing phenomenal! Highly Recommend. He just finished his first container of 60 count, it took him an extra 2 weeks just because of trial and error. I did just recently begin crumbling 1 whole ches into his dinner only instead of splitting it between 2 meals. I think that is working even better (especially since he will be his picky self and skip morning meal frequently...holding out for treats?? but that backfires b/c I hold back Most of the treats when he does that so he will be nice and hungry for dinner. I TRY not to reward bad behavior, but he's just so doggone cute!) Would LOVE a different Flavor option...that might be the ultimate kicker for success (for us!) That's the reason for 4 stars...Flavor option...or lack of.