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08-02-2009, 01:28 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas
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| Switching from Solid Gold to Royal Canin, anyone else? I have to switch from Solid Gold Wee Bits to Royal Canin Yorkshire 28 because we've moved overseas and Solid Gold is not sold here. I don't have a ton of choices and RC is the best I could find in my current location. Has anyone else out there made this same transition? if so, how did you do it? How much Royal Canin do you give a 3.5 pound, 5 year old yorkie? Right now my yorkie eats 2 rounded tablespoons a day of SG dog food (one tablespoon in the a.m. and 1 in the p.m.). Thanks in advance |
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08-02-2009, 01:44 PM | #2 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| Sounds about right My friend feeds her 3 lb Yorkie (which is actually Mimi's daughter) RC & she (CoCo) seems to like it alot. CoCo picks at her food & eats when she's hungry, so I would think give according to the package directions, but they are tiny, so just split the meals in two or even three. I feed Princess 4 lb (CoCo's sister) 1.5 heaping tablespoons of food 2 x's a day.
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08-02-2009, 02:53 PM | #3 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Hey, I just wanted to let you know that a lot of yorkies are allergic to RC, so if you have another option, you might want to try something else.
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08-02-2009, 02:58 PM | #4 |
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| Really?? Thanks for that, but what are they allergic to & why? Coco does have major eye stains, could it be from the RC? I feed mine Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison & they don't have staining problems.
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08-02-2009, 03:01 PM | #5 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I've read that RC has corn and a highly allergenic type of gluten. I wouldn't have known either except that I switched Thor to RC a few months ago and he started scratching himself non-stop. I thought he had fleas. Took him off the RC, and he stopped scratching after one or two weeks. A lot of people here have had similar experiences. I'm not sure about the tearing.
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08-02-2009, 03:30 PM | #6 |
LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee
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| I put Maddie on RC and she started scratching. I took her off of it and she quit. However, I know many on here feed RC and thier Yorkies do fine with it. I know Maddie gobbled it up, I just hated to have her itching all the time. You could give it a try, maybe your babies will do fine with it. |
08-02-2009, 10:06 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas
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| Unfortunately I'm in a small town overseas and my two choices are pedigree from the grocery store or Royal Canin from the vet's office. They don't sell anything else worth mentioning. So, RC seems to be the best option out of my choices. Hopefully my dogs won't be allergic, but we'll have to try it and see. I'm still looking for an answer as to how many Tablespoons of RC I should give my 3 pound Yorkie? mimimomo, You said that Princess gets 1.5 heaping TBSP of kibble twice a day. Is that kibble Royal Canin or another brand? I read the package instructions, but I recommends much more food than I give my dogs when they eat Solid Gold. I understand that SG has many more calories per kibble so they don't need as much, but it's a big difference between the two and I don't want their tummies to stretch and get use to a huge meal twice a day. any advice is much appreciated! THANKS!! |
08-02-2009, 10:28 PM | #8 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Can you do a conversion on the calories? I think both bags should have the # of calories per cup. You can check how many calories they eat now of SG, and then give them that amount of RC. Thor is super picky, so I don't have to worry about him overeating. He'll always hold out for Cheerios.
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08-02-2009, 10:34 PM | #9 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas
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Anyone else make the same transition...from solid gold wee bits to royal canin yorkie 28? Thanks for your comments | |
08-02-2009, 10:44 PM | #10 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Sorry, I guess I am not being that helpful, but I wanted to say how relieved I am to see this small amounts. I posted once that Thor ate MAYBE 1/3 cup of kibble per day, and all these people seemed shocked. Honestly, he usually eats a lot less than that, probably 2 tbps / day. That looks about in line with his weight, though. He's a 4lber who gets a lot of (healthy) treats.
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08-02-2009, 11:27 PM | #11 | ||
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| My response in blue Quote:
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My vet advised me to reduce their food by 1/3 (doesn't that seem like alot?). All 3 only get 1.5 tbsp (while Mimi gets 2tbsp), they still seem hungry after eating, but they're gaining weight. I have to cut their snacks I guess. I'm giving them Fruitables which have only 9 calories per treat. We also go walking everyday.
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08-03-2009, 09:23 AM | #12 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Wow, that does seem weird. How many Fruitables do they get? Try adding fifteen minutes of fetch every day, and see if that gets them skinny again. If not, I would be worried about something metabolic. Honestly, I would take them off the RC and give them something with more protein. Fruitables must have a lot of sugar, no?
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08-03-2009, 10:46 AM | #13 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| Thank You for the heads up on RC Thor's mommy. My Yorkies are on Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Venison (my friend is the one feeding RC, but I emailed her, letting her know.) Fruitables has no sugar, it's 100% natural w/pumpkin & different fruits, also oatmeal w/molasses. I give them one maybe every other day. It doesn't help that my parent's give them treats: yogurt drops, wellness jerky treats, kona's chips, but very small amounts & not all in one day. I guess I'm giving them too much kibble. Momo has an appt w/his vet later this week, so I guess we'll discuss his weight gain further then. He's very active & plays w/Mimi's pups all the time...running (never walkin) around everywhere.
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08-03-2009, 11:42 AM | #14 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Hmmmmm, maybe your parents are not being completely honest about their snacking habits?? Keep in mind that molasses and fruit do have sugar, so maybe they shouldn't have that if they are having trouble managing their weight. That really seems like a tiny amount of kibble. Let us know what your vet says.
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08-03-2009, 12:05 PM | #15 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas
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| so confused ;( I've been reading old posts about dog food all day long (it's night time for me now). From everything I've read it looks like EVO Small Bites is the favorite among a lot of posters. Wellness is another popular brand that I keep coming across. Several people also mention Royal Canin, but they say to be careful because of the corn gluten. Out of the 3 foods mentioned above, my vet only sells RC. the other two are not available and I would have to ask a family member to buy them for me and ship them overseas. Is it worth it or should I just buy the royal canin from my vet down the street? My dogs are 3lbs yorkies, 5 years old, currently on Solid Gold Wee Bits. But it's not available here either and I'm on my last bag. I have 3 choices: 1. switch to royal canin and buy it from my local vet 2. ask someone to ship Solid Gold and continue as usual 3. switch to EVO or Wellness and ask someone to ship it to me If I buy the EVO or Wellness in bulk will it spoil? Solid Gold has an expiration date so I can only buy 1 bag at a time since it takes my dogs several months to finish 1 large bag. what would you do? |
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