Jennysia, the only thing I would like to add is: Maya was on Royal Canin when she was a puppy and she had dry skin and licked her paws and anything else she could lick. She scratched alot. I researched dog good and discovered RC is a 2-2 1/2 star dog food and when you read the label you will discover there is alot of grains and fillers in RC. I was surprised to discover for such an expensive food it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. I switched her to Acana and less then 2 weeks her skin was no longer dry, she wasn't scratching and the licking of the paws (and walls at times) stopped. Look for a premium dog food with no grains, they seem to do much better! Also, even though, it seems a bit more expensive, they won't eat as much since it doesn't have the fills and they don't eat nor need as much. In the long run you will have a healther and happier yorkie.....
Of course this is only my opinion and is not intented to insult many people who use RC, I realize many yorkie's are picky and sometimes that's the only thing they want to eat.
If you do change foods, remember to gradually add in the new food.... |