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Problem

The petclinic AI agent was recommending products for pet types that don't exist in the nutrition catalog, causing a cascade of failures:

  • 90+ second latencies due to failed nutrition lookups
  • 15.89% error rate with 718 failed requests in 6 hours
  • 404 errors for missing pet types: puppy, llama, rabbit, toucan, flying squirrel

Root Cause

The nutrition service catalog only contained 6 pet types (cat, dog, bird, lizard, snake, hamster) but the AI agent was requesting nutrition for 5 additional pet types that didn't exist in the database.

Solution

Added the missing pet types to pet-nutrition-service/db-seed.js:

  • puppy: High-quality puppy food with DHA for brain development
  • llama: Grass hay, pasture grazing, mineral supplements
  • rabbit: Timothy hay, high-fiber pellets, leafy greens
  • toucan: Low-iron fruit diet, specialized pellets
  • flying squirrel: Insects, nuts, fruits, specialized glider diet

Each entry includes appropriate nutrition facts and product recommendations.

Impact

  • ✅ Eliminates 404 errors for missing pet types
  • ✅ Reduces latency from 90+ seconds to normal response times
  • ✅ Fixes 15.89% error rate (718 failed requests)
  • ✅ Provides complete nutrition coverage for all agent-requested pet types

Testing

After deployment, the nutrition service will respond successfully to all pet types that the AI agent requests, eliminating the timeout and error cascade.

- Add puppy, llama, rabbit, toucan, and flying squirrel to nutrition database
- These pet types were being requested by the AI agent but missing from catalog
- Eliminates 404 errors and reduces latency from 90+ seconds to normal response times
- Provides appropriate nutrition facts and product recommendations for each new pet type

Resolves issue where agent recommended products for unavailable pet types, causing cascade of failures with 15.89% error rate (718 failed requests).
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