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Lovetodream88 · 06-23-2021, 10:45 AM

Royal Canin is having some production problems and aren't putting it out there enough for consumers to know in my opinion so just want to give everyone a heads up. They did put a message on their website but its pretty vague on my opinion. They said they are having a hard time keeping up with production. After looking at their Facebook page and straight out asking about my food the small breed sensitive digestion they said that they are not producing a lot of their foods except the ones they deem most important which I am assuming means the prescription foods. They are not producing ANY of the breed specific foods either as well a lot of others. They plan to eventually start producing them again in the future but there is no time line. I was able through other states to track down four 17lb bags of my food but I'm pretty sure after those its done and I will have to find an alternative. My biggest issue is Mr.Ollie who refuses to eat any other brand besides Royal Canin. I have tried other foods with him in the past and he would not eat any of them. My friends don't get it and seem to think its super easy to just switch to a different food. Anyway I hope yall get this message in time to either find your food or have time to slowly switch them to something else. I wasn't this stressed when toilet paper, soap, hand sanitizer, sodas, meat and so on were hard to find but now I'm just so anxiety ridden about this.

barneysmommmy · 06-23-2021, 04:23 PM

This post is stressing me out. My three only eat rc for yorkies. Ugggg. Not sure what I’ll do. I don’t trust any other brands.

Lovetodream88 · 06-23-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

This post is stressing me out. My three only eat rc for yorkies. Ugggg. Not sure what I’ll do. I don’t trust any other brands.

I know it’s really terrible. I will probably try one of wellness’s small breed foods because they are my second choice but I just know Ollie won’t eat it

Susan78 · 06-24-2021, 04:33 AM

My Kinder is on Hills Prescription Diet ZD and they are not making it because they cannot get chicken livers. Hills told me to call my vet and they gave me an alternative food. If you can get your food stock up it may get worse. Hills is not going to be making some foods.

barneysmommmy · 06-24-2021, 08:12 AM

Baby Zoe will adapt. She is a good eater. But Barney and Willie will really struggle. It took forever to get them back to dry food. I guess I need to start switching now while I have plenty to mix with. The last time I switched their dry food willie got HGE.

barneysmommmy · 06-24-2021, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

I know it’s really terrible. I will probably try one of wellness’s small breed foods because they are my second choice but I just know Ollie won’t eat it

I wonder if wellness is having same production issues.

Lovetodream88 · 06-24-2021, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Susan78

My Kinder is on Hills Prescription Diet ZD and they are not making it because they cannot get chicken livers. Hills told me to call my vet and they gave me an alternative food. If you can get your food stock up it may get worse. Hills is not going to be making some foods.

The biggest issue is food does have expiration dates so you cant over stock. I'm not a huge fan of Hills and publicly they have yet to release any information about this which could seriously put consumers pets at risk, they seem to have a continuous problem with being open with their consumers.

Lovetodream88 · 06-24-2021, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

Baby Zoe will adapt. She is a good eater. But Barney and Willie will really struggle. It took forever to get them back to dry food. I guess I need to start switching now while I have plenty to mix with. The last time I switched their dry food willie got HGE.

I completely understand. My girls are not picky at all but my boys are and honestly I'm not sure what I will do if I can't get Ollie to eat something else and Joey has a sensitive stomach so I'm just making myself sick with worry.

Lovetodream88 · 06-24-2021, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

I wonder if wellness is having same production issues.

As far as I can tell they aren't but I don't know that every company is being straight forward with us.

MauiGirl · 06-24-2021, 11:35 AM

My 3 have been on RC for Yorkies for several years. They love it, seem healthy, their hair grows thicker and faster (not that I wanted to have to groom more often), but unfortunately they all gained weight even just eating 1/3cup twice a day.

So when the price of a 10# bag went to $55 (yes $5.50/pound for dry dog food is HIGH), I tried Costco's small breed dog food, until I couldn't get it. I am now using Coscto's "puppy" kibble, which looks just like the RC-Yorkie, and they love it (it's $.82/pound). So, for now, until I find something better, I'm happy with it. They are seniors at 12 & 13 years old, and I'm just happy to find a small kibble they love; even Karlee who only has 3 teeth can eat it.

Lovetodream88 · 06-24-2021, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MauiGirl

My 3 have been on RC for Yorkies for several years. They love it, seem healthy, their hair grows thicker and faster (not that I wanted to have to groom more often), but unfortunately they all gained weight even just eating 1/3cup twice a day.

So when the price of a 10# bag went to $55 (yes $5.50/pound for dry dog food is HIGH), I tried Costco's small breed dog food, until I couldn't get it. I am now using Coscto's "puppy" kibble, which looks just like the RC-Yorkie, and they love it (it's $.82/pound). So, for now, until I find something better, I'm happy with it. They are seniors at 12 & 13 years old, and I'm just happy to find a small kibble they love; even Karlee who only has 3 teeth can eat it.

I don’t really mind the price because I trust the company and finding a trustworthy company is very hard. They did before they were having issues come out with a senior yorkie food. It’s also so hard to find a food that checks everyone’s boxes, Ollie will not eat any other brand that I have tried, both boys are picky, neither boy will eat fish, Joey seems to have a sensitive stomach, Penny has a tiny mouth and now with 10 less teeth she will only eat small breed and I haven’t tried anything else with Dixie so I have no idea what she will or won’t eat. So many things are grain free or heavy in peas, potatoes and lentils which have been shown to cause heart issues. It’s just stressful. I don’t even worry this much about my food lol.

sandy simpson · 06-25-2021, 05:05 PM

My yorkies really like the Fromm dog food. They eat the turkey pate and the Senior Gold dry. Fromm is an excellent company to deal with.

Lovetodream88 · 06-26-2021, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sandy simpson

My yorkies really like the Fromm dog food. They eat the turkey pate and the Senior Gold dry. Fromm is an excellent company to deal with.

Not a huge fan of Fromm.

sandy simpson · 06-26-2021, 03:38 PM

Why not Fromm? I really want to feed the best to my yorkies. They like this and the stools are well formed. It looks like good ingredients. I've questioned royal canin with the by products in their food. Corn. I value your opinion because you know alot about dog issues.

Breny · 07-01-2021, 05:28 PM

I'm seeing an improvment on my RC orders FINALLY! ��

06-23-2021, 10:45 AM	#1
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,247	Royal Canin Production Problem Royal Canin is having some production problems and aren't putting it out there enough for consumers to know in my opinion so just want to give everyone a heads up. They did put a message on their website but its pretty vague on my opinion. They said they are having a hard time keeping up with production. After looking at their Facebook page and straight out asking about my food the small breed sensitive digestion they said that they are not producing a lot of their foods except the ones they deem most important which I am assuming means the prescription foods. They are not producing ANY of the breed specific foods either as well a lot of others. They plan to eventually start producing them again in the future but there is no time line. I was able through other states to track down four 17lb bags of my food but I'm pretty sure after those its done and I will have to find an alternative. My biggest issue is Mr.Ollie who refuses to eat any other brand besides Royal Canin. I have tried other foods with him in the past and he would not eat any of them. My friends don't get it and seem to think its super easy to just switch to a different food. Anyway I hope yall get this message in time to either find your food or have time to slowly switch them to something else. I wasn't this stressed when toilet paper, soap, hand sanitizer, sodas, meat and so on were hard to find but now I'm just so anxiety ridden about this. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

06-24-2021, 11:35 AM	#10
MauiGirl Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 7,740	My 3 have been on RC for Yorkies for several years. They love it, seem healthy, their hair grows thicker and faster (not that I wanted to have to groom more often), but unfortunately they all gained weight even just eating 1/3cup twice a day. So when the price of a 10# bag went to $55 (yes $5.50/pound for dry dog food is HIGH), I tried Costco's small breed dog food, until I couldn't get it. I am now using Coscto's "puppy" kibble, which looks just like the RC-Yorkie, and they love it (it's $.82/pound). So, for now, until I find something better, I'm happy with it. They are seniors at 12 & 13 years old, and I'm just happy to find a small kibble they love; even Karlee who only has 3 teeth can eat it. __________________ SANDY, MOM TO TIKI , KAYLA , KARLEE , R.I.P. MEIKA

06-26-2021, 03:38 PM	#14
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	Dog food Why not Fromm? I really want to feed the best to my yorkies. They like this and the stools are well formed. It looks like good ingredients. I've questioned royal canin with the by products in their food. Corn. I value your opinion because you know alot about dog issues.

07-01-2021, 05:28 PM	#15
Breny My Tiny Treasures Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: . Posts: 11,790 Blog Entries: 3	I'm seeing an improvment on my RC orders FINALLY! �� __________________ http://Brenysbabies.com

06-23-2021, 04:23 PM	#2
barneysmommmy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,310	This post is stressing me out. My three only eat rc for yorkies. Ugggg. Not sure what I’ll do. I don’t trust any other brands.

06-24-2021, 04:33 AM	#4
Susan78 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hibbing Minnesota Posts: 1,106	My Kinder is on Hills Prescription Diet ZD and they are not making it because they cannot get chicken livers. Hills told me to call my vet and they gave me an alternative food. If you can get your food stock up it may get worse. Hills is not going to be making some foods.

06-24-2021, 08:12 AM	#5
barneysmommmy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,310	Baby Zoe will adapt. She is a good eater. But Barney and Willie will really struggle. It took forever to get them back to dry food. I guess I need to start switching now while I have plenty to mix with. The last time I switched their dry food willie got HGE.

06-25-2021, 05:05 PM	#12
sandy simpson YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: santee, california Posts: 2,123 Blog Entries: 1	My yorkies really like the Fromm dog food. They eat the turkey pate and the Senior Gold dry. Fromm is an excellent company to deal with.