Kathy, Lori-Thanks
Kathy-I don't remember exactly when Archie saw the vet last. He had blood work done the end of March(I think). That was OK but urine specific gravity was a bit high. Did another urine test end of April. It improved into the high end of normal range.
That's the last I spoke to the vet.

Lori-I was giving Archie Nutri-Cal chewables when I first got him. They discontinued them so when all of this started I then gave him the gel in the tube. He liked it. I wasn't sure about the sugary ingredients so I went to Wysong's Call of the Wild powder you put in the food. It's for home cooked meals. If I think he didn't get enough Wysong I will give him some Nutri-Cal also. Well if he doesn't eat then he doesn't get the supplement in him plus I swear he can smell it in his food. He sniffs everything before he eats it. That's not why he wouldn't eat this morning. I offered him chicken and hamburger that wasn't in his dish and he still didn't want it.
I didn't offer him anything after breakfast until supper. He still turned his nose at the meat and went into his crate. I offered him a piece of dog food by hand and he licked it. So I put some in a dish and put it in the crate. He licked all the gravy. Not sure if he ate any, don't think so. Just licked. He then came out of the crate and I was able to get him to eat most of his chicken, hamburger and I added a bit of barley. Also had vitamins in it. I have to keep after him to keep eating. I just never know what he wants. Last week it was chicken. This week hamburger. He used to gobble up chicken hearts. Now walks away from them.

For a while Archie's stool has been dark. I just thought it was his diet. He has been eating frozen blueberries and I read they can cause dark stool. Now I'm beginning to think I better have it checked just in case. His stools are still soft at times.