Royal Canine 33 For Puppies? Good or Bad?

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by CC's

As I said everyone feeds what they think is best. This is just my reasoning for my choice.

Remember its marketed for Yorkies for a reason. We are crazy about our babies and will spend the money. Let me show you the difference in what I feed and the RC YT.

RC says its made for their coats and adds fatty acids for that. Their amount is about .15% more than what I feed in omega 3 and .9% in omega 6.


RC also has corn gluten meal (cheaper source of protein) as the 4th ingredient also it has beet pulp for filler and fiber. Word has it that beet pulp can make more tear stains and bronze the coat up sometimes.

Its also 28% protein and 18% fat compared to what I feed that's 21% and 10% fat. I like the lower fat and protein, its easier on the digestive system.


Here is the list so you can compare yourself.


Natural Balance Sweet potato and fish..........

sweet potatoes, salmon, salmon meal, menhaden fish meal,
canola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid),
sweet potato fiber, DL-methionine, L-lysine, sodium chloride, salmon oil,
flaxseed oil, rosemary extract, natural flavor, yucca schidigera extract,
potassium chloride, choline chloride, vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate,
zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, Potassium iodide, thiamine mononitrate,
manganese proteinate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, manganese sulfate,
ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, calcium pantothenate,
sodium selenite, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement,
vitamin K supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid.

GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein 21.0% minimum
Crude Fat 10.0% minimum
Crude Fiber 3.0% maximum
Moisture 10.0% maximum
Calcium 1.0% minimum
Phosphorus 0.9% minimum
Omega 3 Fatty Acids 0.5% minimum
Omega 6 Fatty Acids 3.0% minimum

Natural Balance® Sweet Potato & Fish Formula is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the A.A.F.C.O. dog food nutrient profile for all life stages.

Royal Canin YT 28................

Ingredients
Chicken meal, brewers rice, brown rice, corn gluten meal,
chicken, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), brewers rice flour,
dried eggs, 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, zinc oxide, iron sulfate, manganese proteinate,
biotin, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, green tea, 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.


Crude Protein Minimum 28.0%
Crude Fat Minimum 18.0%
Crude Fiber Maximum 4.6%

Moisture Maximum 10.0%
Omega 6* Minimum 3.9%
Omega 3* Minimum 0.65%
Glucosamine* Minimum 390 mg/kg
Chondroitin* Minimum 110 mg/kg
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.

GREAT POST. I'm re-evaluating Otis's diet. Where can you buy Natural Balance? I never heard of it!

[artie merlino]

As I said I prefer Royal Canin Yorkie 28, and so does he and that's all that really matters. I just wanted to make and attitional comment.....he is silver and blonde vey light colored. And my dog is extremely active on a daily basis.

[PIXIE]

Which Natural Balance do you get? I'm interrested in switching. How much do you recommend to feed a 9 week yorkie that's 2 pounds?

[Olivier]

At 9 weeks , free feeding is very good to prevent hypoglycemia .

[second wind]

Royal Canin 28 is what I feed my Yorkie and she would not eat any dried food before this , only wet food, Yorkies have very small mouths and the bite factor of Royal Canin 28 is specially developed for the small bite radius of Yorkies jaws. I am not suggesting this for all Yorkies but it worked well for mine.

S/W

[CC's]

I buy natural balance at Petco but some other pet stores may carry it. My pups are eating the maximum nutrition dry and even the tiny 1 pounder can chew it. I don't dare feed them the roll much at this point they would not want anything else. Its to yummy I guess.

My adults get the sweet potato and fish but it is a larger piece to chew so the pups don't get that one yet.

Of course a bit of warm water would soften it up if needed but mine seem to crunch it up ok and I try to teach them to eat dry food.

[lickthestar]

growing that fast is not abnormal at 14 weeks. Your yorkie is a baby! When I got Archie at 5 months, he was 6 lbs. 3 months later, he was 8 lbs. Now at 11 months old, he's over 10 lbs.

I am going NUTS with dog food, by the way...I can never find something that he and I are happy with, or atleast for the long run.

[YorkieLover9]

Does anyone know if the Natural Balance Beef Roll would cause my pup to gain weight fast. He loves it, so that's what I feed him with Nutro Natural Choice Ultra Puppy dry available to him as well, but since I've been feeding the roll in the last month, he seems to be getting heavier.