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Old 05-26-2008, 01:21 PM   #1
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Animal Smiley 036 Royal Canin.... good or not?

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So Roxi is on Merrick, and has been her whole life, now she is showing signs of not liking it anymore....
When we picked up Rocco, the breeder has him on Royal Canin... All the Roxi wants to do is eat his food! Should I SLOWLY start to switch Roxi to his food, the other way around, or just new food for the both!! Help!! Don't know what to do, but what I DO know is that I want them both on the same food!!

Any suggestions would help x
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Royal gets mixed reviews a lot of Yorkies have problems because of the corn. Since Merrick is all life stages you could switch the puppy over I would try a different flavor of the Merricks.
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good idea....However there is only one "puppy" formula, called "puppy plate"...Roxi is still on this until she turns one in july.. I also bought a bag of Lotus... But I haven't tried anything new yet.

Also, FYI I would have posted this in food sec. but I did, and only got one response!! (she was VERY helpful though!!)
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[QUOTE=melanie daley;2012334]Hey everyone.....

So Roxi is on Merrick, and has been her whole life, now she is showing signs of not liking it anymore....
When we picked up Rocco, the breeder has him on Royal Canin... All the Roxi wants to do is eat his food! Should I SLOWLY start to switch Roxi to his food, the other way around, or just new food for the both!! Help!! Don't know what to do, but what I DO know is that I want them both on the same food!!

Any suggestions would help x[/QUOTEi have used the royal canin for years, it is great.. i recently decided to add blue buffalo dry dogfood, they like them both..
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The Royal Canin has the corn gluten in there and that was one of the deadly ingredients last year with all of those recalls and dogs dying of kidney failure. I am sure they have fixed the problem by now but it would be too risky IMO.
Here are the ingredients in the Royal Canin Yorkshire:
Ingredients:Chicken meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), brewers rice flour, dried eggs, brown rice, barley, natural chicken flavor, cellulose, beet pulp, brewers yeast, canola oil, salmon oil, potassium chloride, chicory extract, dried sweet potato, salt, vitamin E supplement, L-tyrosine, ascorbic acid, taurine, borage oil, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, salmon meal, iron proteinate, marigold extract, dehydrated alfalfa, dried spinach, dried blueberries, glucosamine hydrochloride, zinc proteinate, chondroitin supplement, flax seed, calcium carbonate, folic acid supplement, green tea, grapefruit extract, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganese proteinate, biotin, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, sage, manganous oxide, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, rosemary extract, niacin supplement, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement
As i mentioned in your other thread about the same thing...you should just read the labels on whatever you decide. When you change a dog's food you should transition them very slowly from a week to 10 days by gradually replacing their old food with their new food.
I sent you a reply to your PM about this. If you still want to try the LA food, just send me your addy in a PM and i'll send you out a sample to try.

Good luck in your search. I would also suggest doing a search on YT at all the threads about dog food.
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The Royal Canin has the corn gluten in there and that was one of the deadly ingredients last year with all of those recalls and dogs dying of kidney failure. I am sure they have fixed the problem by now but it would be too risky IMO.
Here are the ingredients in the Royal Canin Yorkshire:
Ingredients:Chicken meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), brewers rice flour, dried eggs, brown rice, barley, natural chicken flavor, cellulose, beet pulp, brewers yeast, canola oil, salmon oil, potassium chloride, chicory extract, dried sweet potato, salt, vitamin E supplement, L-tyrosine, ascorbic acid, taurine, borage oil, choline chloride, magnesium oxide, salmon meal, iron proteinate, marigold extract, dehydrated alfalfa, dried spinach, dried blueberries, glucosamine hydrochloride, zinc proteinate, chondroitin supplement, flax seed, calcium carbonate, folic acid supplement, green tea, grapefruit extract, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganese proteinate, biotin, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, calcium pantothenate, copper sulfate, sage, manganous oxide, vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, sodium selenite, rosemary extract, niacin supplement, riboflavin supplement, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium iodate, vitamin D3 supplement
As i mentioned in your other thread about the same thing...you should just read the labels on whatever you decide. When you change a dog's food you should transition them very slowly from a week to 10 days by gradually replacing their old food with their new food.
I sent you a reply to your PM about this. If you still want to try the LA food, just send me your addy in a PM and i'll send you out a sample to try.

Good luck in your search. I would also suggest doing a search on YT at all the threads about dog food.
Thanks again for your tips, I'm just really confused on what to do!! I hate that my dogs are on two different foods!! UHG..I would never change food instantly, and I would make it a little by little process over a week or more.. I don't know if Roxi(the older one) just wants the Royal Canin cause it's different, or it's HIS!! ya know??
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My breeder used RC too. Bella loved it. I found out thru some research and a bunch of YTalkers that there are much better foods for the same price! We use Honest kitchen Force and Innova kibble . Good luch finding your food!
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Thanks again for your tips, I'm just really confused on what to do!! I hate that my dogs are on two different foods!! UHG..I would never change food instantly, and I would make it a little by little process over a week or more.. I don't know if Roxi(the older one) just wants the Royal Canin cause it's different, or it's HIS!! ya know??
I would suggest getting them on the same food but you will need to get one that is an all life stages like the LA. It is formulated for puppies, adults and seniors. There are several brands out there that should work so that your babies are on the same food. Having 4 like I do, makes it very difficult or impossible to feed them differently.
These little babies can be very picky so just try different brands that have good ingredients and find the one that they both like and stick with it.
Good luck!
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I would suggest getting them on the same food but you will need to get one that is an all life stages like the LA. It is formulated for puppies, adults and seniors. There are several brands out there that should work so that your babies are on the same food. Having 4 like I do, makes it very difficult or impossible to feed them differently.
These little babies can be very picky so just try different brands that have good ingredients and find the one that they both like and stick with it.
Good luck!
Like the LA? whats that? Thats the food you offer right??
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Got it... Thanks!!
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good idea....However there is only one "puppy" formula, called "puppy plate"...Roxi is still on this until she turns one in july.. I also bought a bag of Lotus... But I haven't tried anything new yet.
Actually all of Merricks foods are All Life Stages foods meaning that they can be eaten by puppies, adults, and seniors. Puppy Plate is simply the name of one of their foods but all of them including puppy plate and senior medley can be eaten at all of life's stages.
You can read this on their website: Merrick Pet Foods
So, if you want to continue feeding that brand, it's perfectly fine to give to both your puppy and your adult
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Actually all of Merricks foods are All Life Stages foods meaning that they can be eaten by puppies, adults, and seniors. Puppy Plate is simply the name of one of their foods but all of them including puppy plate and senior medley can be eaten at all of life's stages.
You can read this on their website: Merrick Pet Foods
So, if you want to continue feeding that brand, it's perfectly fine to give to both your puppy and your adult
WOW!! I had NO idea!! I naturally thought puppy plate was the puppy formula!! (A little misleading) then I think I will just put them both on a different flavor of Merrick, because I love it, and think it's a really good quality food. But at the end of the day I guess it's about what they like and whats good for them!!
Does your yorkie eat Merrick??

Thank you so much for teaching me something new!! I feel a little silly that I didn't know that, but love learning !!
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I use Royal Canin and I'm very happy with it. It is formulated for the needs of a yorkie and has different formulas for puppies up to 10 weeks, puppies up to 10 months and adults.
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WOW!! I had NO idea!! I naturally thought puppy plate was the puppy formula!! (A little misleading) then I think I will just put them both on a different flavor of Merrick, because I love it, and think it's a really good quality food. But at the end of the day I guess it's about what they like and whats good for them!!
Does your yorkie eat Merrick??

Thank you so much for teaching me something new!! I feel a little silly that I didn't know that, but love learning !!
You are welcome It sounds like that works out great for you!! As far as dog foods go, I love all stages foods because it makes it very easy to have a puppy and an adult on the same food. The puppy plate is a little higher in protein than the other foods, but all of them are formulated for puppy, adult, and seniors.
The only difference between giving an all life stages food to a puppy and an adult is that a puppy should eat about double what the adult eats. I think that's on their website as well. Actually, it's probably on the back of the bag or can too.
When I first got my little maltese at 7 months old, I fed her Merrick Grammy's Pot Pie until I started homecooking for her
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