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mcfalcon · 06-01-2009, 04:01 PM

We just realized our baby boy Bulter should have been off the Royal Canin Babydog 30 a few months back and on to the Mini Puppy 33. Oh well. Checked the ingredients its basically the same thing

And at that cost I don't want to throw this bag away. We start him on the 33 when this one runs out. Anybody have any input. He's huge bty 8 pounds at 18 weeks and not even close to being overfed!

marcerella02 · 06-01-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mcfalcon

We just realized our baby boy Bulter should have been off the Royal Canin Babydog 30 a few months back and on to the Mini Puppy 33. Oh well. Checked the ingredients its basically the same thing

And at that cost I don't want to throw this bag away. We start him on the 33 when this one runs out. Anybody have any input. He's huge bty 8 pounds at 18 weeks and not even close to being overfed!

it should be fine- is the fat content any different? If it was me i would just mix the two together.

AMD · 06-02-2009, 10:38 AM

It's fine. Just start him on the puppy food when you run out of babydog. Or you could mix the two together like Marci said.

RDB911 · 06-03-2009, 04:41 AM

He should be fine. I would consider switching foods to premium brand like Innova. Royal Canin contains corn as a fillers which a lot of dog are allergic too. Hope this helps

QuickSilver · 06-04-2009, 10:15 PM

Is Royal Canin not a premium food? I am trying it out with Thor (adult yorkie formula, 28) and he is wolfing it down. He actually ate 1/2 cup of dog food today, which is a record.

Of course, I always get really excited when Thor eats a new dog food, I buy an enormous bag, and he gets tired of it after a week.

I am starting to wonder if it's simply a variety issue. OR, maybe the food gets stale after a few weeks? With an average consumption of 1/4 cup a day, it takes us a loooooong time to go through a bag.

ladygotcoldfeet · 06-05-2009, 01:26 AM

suki eats royal canin too and is doing fine(actually doing great since she eats a lot), most of the people here dont take the brand good coz of the corn in the ingredients. but so far my little baby seems to be doing good on it. it always helps when your baby enjoys the food.

mcfalcon · 06-05-2009, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Is Royal Canin not a premium food? I am trying it out with Thor (adult yorkie formula, 28) and he is wolfing it down. He actually ate 1/2 cup of dog food today, which is a record.

Of course, I always get really excited when Thor eats a new dog food, I buy an enormous bag, and he gets tired of it after a week.

I am starting to wonder if it's simply a variety issue. OR, maybe the food gets stale after a few weeks? With an average consumption of 1/4 cup a day, it takes us a loooooong time to go through a bag.

Hi! You were one of those who was kind enough to reply when we were devastated over Francie's 15 extractions! Thank you. The dogs love Royal, and the kibble is smaller than most so for Thor and Francie probably a good thing with the teeth issue. It's supposed to be good for dental as well. Glad cute Thor is eating. We put a little water on it to release the aroma and soften it up. It actually smells really good too! Take care and thanks again.

Matt and Leslie, Fran and Butler.

Britster · 06-05-2009, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Is Royal Canin not a premium food? I am trying it out with Thor (adult yorkie formula, 28) and he is wolfing it down. He actually ate 1/2 cup of dog food today, which is a record.

Of course, I always get really excited when Thor eats a new dog food, I buy an enormous bag, and he gets tired of it after a week.

I am starting to wonder if it's simply a variety issue. OR, maybe the food gets stale after a few weeks? With an average consumption of 1/4 cup a day, it takes us a loooooong time to go through a bag.

Royal Canin is not BAD, but it's not the best either. A lot of people don't like it because it contains corn which is just a filler and many dogs are allergic to it. Many yorkies on here do absolutely fine on it though. If Thor is a real picky eater though and he's liking it - I'd keep him on it

If he's already done w/ the Royal Canin, I'd maybe try a different brand. Petco has begun selling some of the better foods out there now, like Wellness, etc.

Nancy1999 · 06-05-2009, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Is Royal Canin not a premium food? I am trying it out with Thor (adult yorkie formula, 28) and he is wolfing it down. He actually ate 1/2 cup of dog food today, which is a record.

Of course, I always get really excited when Thor eats a new dog food, I buy an enormous bag, and he gets tired of it after a week.

I am starting to wonder if it's simply a variety issue. OR, maybe the food gets stale after a few weeks? With an average consumption of 1/4 cup a day, it takes us a loooooong time to go through a bag.

Joey eats Royal Canin and is doing well on it, but I wanted to comment on your question of freshness. Depending on where you live, foods can get stale very quickly. If you are in a high humidly area, it really hard to keep foods fresh tasting. RC comes in a great bag, so no need to rebag it. I keep a week's supply in a sealed container, and the rest of the bag, I squeeze all of the air out before sealing. The air is what hastens deterioration, specifically, the moisture in the air.

Conjure_Girl · 06-05-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Royal Canin is not BAD, but it's not the best either. A lot of people don't like it because it contains corn which is just a filler and many dogs are allergic to it. Many yorkies on here do absolutely fine on it though. If Thor is a real picky eater though and he's liking it - I'd keep him on it

If he's already done w/ the Royal Canin, I'd maybe try a different brand. Petco has begun selling some of the better foods out there now, like Wellness, etc.

When I got my baby from the breeder, she was on Royal Canin. We wanted to "upgrade" her food, and after a month or so went with Wellness brand for puppies. Lulu loved Wellness at first, but very quickly we realized that she wasn't eating much of it after the novelty wore off. I am not sure if it's the size of the kibble, or the taste of it. I ended up going back to Royal Canin. I also got samples of Artemis food, and Lulu seems to love it. I still mix it with Royal Canin though. I was also recommended Diamond Naturals small breed puppy formula. I might try it next.

mcfalcon · 06-05-2009, 07:46 AM

Francie loved Wellness too, but eventually she got away from it. I'm told it the kibble can be extremely rich. She began not tolerating it well. I made the mistake of not taking her off a mix of wet and dry until she was 5. I am convinced this contributed to her dental issues. Also we took her off rawhide which was a huge mistake for anyone considering it. On that anybody know what the negatives of the Bullies are despite the fact Yorkies devour them!!

Britster · 06-05-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Conjure_Girl

When I got my baby from the breeder, she was on Royal Canin. We wanted to "upgrade" her food, and after a month or so went with Wellness brand for puppies. Lulu loved Wellness at first, but very quickly we realized that she wasn't eating much of it after the novelty wore off. I am not sure if it's the size of the kibble, or the taste of it. I ended up going back to Royal Canin. I also got samples of Artemis food, and Lulu seems to love it. I still mix it with Royal Canin though. I was also recommended Diamond Naturals small breed puppy formula. I might try it next.

Jackson was on Wellness for a bit and he loved it, he really did, but he was getting the worst eye goopey stuff, worse than ever before. I didn't know if it was the food or not but he's been on Innova for about 5 days now and it's gotten significantly better.... so who knows. I like the Wellness company and wish we could have stuck with them but he really seems to LOVE the Innova even better. I have to drive further to get it, but oh well, he's worth it!

I actually like the fact that it's harder to find because that makes me think it's not SO mass-produced.

I wanted to try Artemis too and I requested samples but haven't gotten them yet... they're on their way even though I already bought a bag of Innova so I probably won't want to switch.

Britster · 06-05-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mcfalcon

Francie loved Wellness too, but eventually she got away from it. I'm told it the kibble can be extremely rich. She began not tolerating it well. I made the mistake of not taking her off a mix of wet and dry until she was 5. I am convinced this contributed to her dental issues. Also we took her off rawhide which was a huge mistake for anyone considering it. On that anybody know what the negatives of the Bullies are despite the fact Yorkies devour them!!

I'm thinking maybe it was too rich too? He actually LIKED the kibbles since they were larger, he likes more to crunch on, plus he's larger at 14lbs.

But what do you mean taking her off rawhides was a mistake? Do you mean something bad happened with the bully sticks?

Nancy1999 · 06-05-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Britster

Jackson was on Wellness for a bit and he loved it, he really did, but he was getting the worst eye goopey stuff, worse than ever before. I didn't know if it was the food or not but he's been on Innova for about 5 days now and it's gotten significantly better.... so who knows. I like the Wellness company and wish we could have stuck with them but he really seems to LOVE the Innova even better. I have to drive further to get it, but oh well, he's worth it!

I actually like the fact that it's harder to find because that makes me think it's not SO mass-produced.

I wanted to try Artemis too and I requested samples but haven't gotten them yet... they're on their way even though I already bought a bag of Innova so I probably won't want to switch.

That's weird, because we tried Blue Wilderness because it was rated higher by the food analysis site, and Joey got brown goopy discharge from his eyes after eating it a few days. The discharge was really bad, and after a week, I took him off the food, and the next day no brown goop, but his eyes continued to have a slight discharge. I waited till they completely dried up for several weeks, and tried the food again. Same thing happened, really massive quantities of brown stuff. I've read that it's supposedly a great food, but it didn't work for Joey at all, I would hate for him to have to live with those runny eyes. So I've been wondering, whether other people saw any connection between goopy eyes and their food. By the way, I'm not talking about a little tearing.

mcfalcon · 06-05-2009, 08:18 AM

Yep eyes a little more goopy on Wellness. Francie is on Solid Gold Holistic now. Never hear anyone talk about it. She loves it, but with Butler now on board I'm going to switch to Royal so I can feed them both the same, or try Innova, hearing that name alot!

Britster, we took her off the rawhide because she was not tolerating it. Had never heard of Bullies until YTC! We really think this hurt her teeth by not having them, in 7 years she lost 1 incisor, which I showed the vet and she Poo Pooed me. And a top incisor which had always gotten things caught in it so it was no suprise to see it loose. The rest were white as snow! Just can never tell. We still feel the extractions were excessive and are seeking a new Vet. Thank you.

06-01-2009, 04:01 PM	#1
mcfalcon Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: brooklyn, ny usa Posts: 43	Royal Canin We just realized our baby boy Bulter should have been off the Royal Canin Babydog 30 a few months back and on to the Mini Puppy 33. Oh well. Checked the ingredients its basically the same thing And at that cost I don't want to throw this bag away. We start him on the 33 when this one runs out. Anybody have any input. He's huge bty 8 pounds at 18 weeks and not even close to being overfed!

06-03-2009, 04:41 AM	#4
RDB911 Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA Posts: 2,934	He should be fine. I would consider switching foods to premium brand like Innova. Royal Canin contains corn as a fillers which a lot of dog are allergic too. Hope this helps __________________ www.NewPuppyPads.com Puppy Pee Pads by the Case and Washable Pee Pads www.PremierYorkie.com

06-04-2009, 10:15 PM	#5
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Is Royal Canin not a premium food? I am trying it out with Thor (adult yorkie formula, 28) and he is wolfing it down. He actually ate 1/2 cup of dog food today, which is a record. Of course, I always get really excited when Thor eats a new dog food, I buy an enormous bag, and he gets tired of it after a week. I am starting to wonder if it's simply a variety issue. OR, maybe the food gets stale after a few weeks? With an average consumption of 1/4 cup a day, it takes us a loooooong time to go through a bag. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

06-05-2009, 01:26 AM	#6
ladygotcoldfeet Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: bulgaria Posts: 130	suki eats royal canin too and is doing fine(actually doing great since she eats a lot), most of the people here dont take the brand good coz of the corn in the ingredients. but so far my little baby seems to be doing good on it. it always helps when your baby enjoys the food. __________________ loving mommy of SUKI RIP KIMI

06-02-2009, 10:38 AM	#3
AMD Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 8,986	It's fine. Just start him on the puppy food when you run out of babydog. Or you could mix the two together like Marci said.

06-05-2009, 07:46 AM	#11
mcfalcon Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: brooklyn, ny usa Posts: 43	Francie loved Wellness too, but eventually she got away from it. I'm told it the kibble can be extremely rich. She began not tolerating it well. I made the mistake of not taking her off a mix of wet and dry until she was 5. I am convinced this contributed to her dental issues. Also we took her off rawhide which was a huge mistake for anyone considering it. On that anybody know what the negatives of the Bullies are despite the fact Yorkies devour them!!

06-05-2009, 08:18 AM	#15
mcfalcon Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: brooklyn, ny usa Posts: 43	Yep eyes a little more goopy on Wellness. Francie is on Solid Gold Holistic now. Never hear anyone talk about it. She loves it, but with Butler now on board I'm going to switch to Royal so I can feed them both the same, or try Innova, hearing that name alot! Britster, we took her off the rawhide because she was not tolerating it. Had never heard of Bullies until YTC! We really think this hurt her teeth by not having them, in 7 years she lost 1 incisor, which I showed the vet and she Poo Pooed me. And a top incisor which had always gotten things caught in it so it was no suprise to see it loose. The rest were white as snow! Just can never tell. We still feel the extractions were excessive and are seeking a new Vet. Thank you.