Royal Canin Yorkshire
 

It's supposed to be formulated specially for Yorkies.
Does anyone feed this or know anything about it?

I don't know much about it, but I know there are a few here who do feed it. Giving this a bump for those who do, so they can help you :D

I use this food and Rocky loves. I asked my vets opinion before I starting using it and he highly recommended it. I know a lot of other YT feed ther babies RC Yorkie.

We use Royal Canin for Shelby & Seymour. I think it has really helped their coats look as good as possible. They haven't had any problems digesting it. Their poo always is consistent - never loose or too hard.
They are about 3 years old now (Shelby 3+ and Seymour will be 3 in Oct).
They are always ready to eat it and seem to like it quite well.
Hope this info Helps!! :)

protein
 

Protein level is quite high at 27 % for a Yorkie..IMO

When we first got Syd we had him on it for a while and he did good. After doing a lot of research I found that Canidae All Life Stages is much better. He'e been on it for about 5 months and doing great. We also supplement with Missing Link Plus.

Just checking into this food and requested a sample...

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Protein level is quite high at 27 % for a Yorkie..IMO
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Pat what do you feed yours.Puppies and adults?

I had mine on it for about three months then all he** broke lose, upset stomaches, rashes, Frasiers was so bad it went into a bacterial infection and cost a bundle at the Vets as there were other problems as well iwith him which I suspect was all food induced from RC YT formula. I don't feed any of their products anymore and they are all fine including Frasier.
IMO protein is way too high for a yorkie which was my gut instinct from the beginning and I have no idea why I tried it.

Oh!!! I used this food for a while thinking it would help Sophie. Unfortunately, she got Struvite Crystals. I'm not positive it was the Royal Canin, but after switching to Canidae Lamb she has had no problems whatsoever. So just watch your baby closely for any signs of change... Good Luck!


*Side note: Her coat did look beautiful while on Royal Canin. Since her coat was so nice i figured the food was good for her until she got so bloated and stopped going pee-pee. HORRIBLE...

I use Royal Canin Puppy 33, I was told that the protein was too high, she will be turning one in December and I plan to change to Eagle Pack.

It is true what they say about the Protein, but I was told for the first year, they need it.

If and when you plan changing your dog food, it needs to be a slow transition, so I have been told.

Tulip

Oh didn't realize that. I started feeding mine rc because i heard it was good for their coat. Mine have very dry coats.

Yorkierose what do you recommend?

Thanks for the replies.I saw this advertised and thought I would see what you guys thought about it before I gave it a try.Ellie is very fussy in her eating habits.What she will eat one day she will turn her nose up at the next!:rolleyes:

we use royal canin because my breeder recommended it. Zoe seems to do well on it but now I'm thinking maybe I need to do some research... :rolleyes:

We use it because it is about the only food our baby will eat. We have tried just about everything.

Personally, I wouldn't feed it. Here's why (taken off of Royal Canin's website) http://www.royalcanin.us/dogfood/yorkshire.html :

Ingredients
Chicken meal, brewers rice, brown rice, chicken fat, chicken, corn gluten meal, dried egg powder, barley, natural chicken flavor, cellulose, dried beet pulp (sugar removed), anchovy oil, dried brewers yeast, potassium chloride, soya oil, fructo-oligosaccharides, salmon meal, calcium carbonate, sodium tripolyphosphate, choline chloride, dried brewers yeast extract (source of mannan-oligosaccharides) , taurine*, Vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C*), d-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], magnesium oxide, borage oil, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], glucosamine hydrochloride*, L-Carnitine*, DL-methionine, marigold extract (Calendula officinalis L.), tea (green tea extract), chondroitin sulfate*, preserved with natural tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), citric acid and rosemary extract.

There are too many fillers and carbs in it.

I just switched to Innova EVO small bites. It has the following ingredients: Turkey, Chicken, Turkey Meal, Chicken Meal, Potatoes, Herring Meal, Chicken Fat, Natural Flavors, Egg, Garlic, Apples, Carrots, Tomatoes, Cottage Cheese, Alfalfa Sprouts, Dried Chicory Root, Taurine, Lecithin, Rosemary Extract, Vitamins/Minerals, Viable Naturally Occurring Microorganisms

As you can see, it's a much more natural dog food and is hi-protein, low-carb, and grain free!

Canidae and California Natural are great too!

Sounds pretty normal for a Yorkie. :) :)

I feed it. The dogs love it. Their stools and always good.

I've been feeding it forever. The kids love it, they are healthy and stools good. We just switched to RC beauty coat to lose the 'beets' and they like that even better. At 27% protein, it's not fillers or carbs, and and lots of good vitamins. We also feed the Shepherd mix to our GSD and she is magnificent. My vet says it an excellent product. AND no recalls for gluten.

I had to feed Royal Canine for a month when I went to Texas cause they didn't have our food. It was the puppy one though. Although Holly really liked it, my vet did mention the protein. We now feed Canidae and she loves it. Hope you find the right food for you.

what percentage of protein/
 

can someone please tell me what percentage of protein can a 6.5 lb yorkie have per day ?
i home cook for him and he gets either ground beef , ground turkey or chicken breasts , plus all other ingredients that i add. he also gets a super vitachew per day and the missing link .
i also feed him royal canin for yorkies and after reading all this i want to switch to another premium dry dog food. i just checked out innova evo small bites and canidae which both have a protein % of about 24% to 27%. i just do not want to feed him alot of protein per day and make him sick.
thanks so much everyone for your replies !
elle

I use Royal Canin for my Yorkies . They never had problems .

royal canine
 

:aimeeyork i fed my yorki for about 5 yrs with royal canin and thought it was great. kibbles are small and i thought he liked it. but now reading all of this maybe thats why he's been itching and scratching. may be he developed an allergy. he also is a big yorki, 12lb. and his doctor says that he is not fat but buffed.i have tried today mixing his kibbles with a "evengers super premium dog food". we'll see.:aimeeyork

I'm doing my homework on what sort of food to feed my new baby girl (collect her in just under 6 weeks! lol) and to be honest i'm finding it all a little confusing! I don't know what her breeder is feeding her on at the moment..but i'm sure i will get a small supply with the puppypack when i collect her.
I was thinking Royal Canin..but some people have said that its too high in protein...what harm can this do to a yorkie? :confused:

i use it on my yorkie and have never had a problem with it

i HAD CHESTER ON IT A WHILE BACK AND CHANGED BECAUSE IT HAS CORN GLUETEN IN IT AND BEET PULP WHICH IS SAID TO NOT BE GOOD. tHE DOG FOOD ANALYSIS DOES NOT RATE IT VERY HIGH, THAT WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTING.

Wow, I Have Been Using It Becouse My Breeder Sent Us Home With It. But Never Any Problems. It Seems To Be Great For His Coat Aswell. And Is Stool Is Fine. But He Does Seem To Itch.

I had been feeding RC puppy 33, but now Chloe has high Bile acids, I'm going to be switching to a lower protein food.

Those of you feeding canidae, which one do you feed? We've tried the all life stages; she didn't like it. We have the lamb and rice which she is so so about. I have not tried the chicken and rice on her, but I have samples...

a dog nutritionist recommended best is newmans own by paul newman as all ingredients are organic