royal canin dog food

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Q: For people who buy Royal Canin dog food?
How much do you guys spend a month on dog food, and what breed of dogs do you guys own?

I believe it’s getting a bit too expensive, in my situation. I have two 7 month old pit bulls, and I need to buy a 37 lbs of Royal Canin Large Breed Puppy bag every 12 days. I’ts an average of $44 everytime I have to buy them food.

So, are you guys happy with the results? And is it worth the price ?

A: I’ve tried several other brands for my 3 greyhounds and they just didn’t tolerate it. They were blowing coat and had the runs no matter how slowly I tried switching them, so I had to give up.

I’ve been feeding Royal Canin Maxi Mature for months now with great results, so yes, it is worth the price.

Q: Do you know anything about Royal Canin dog food?
I’m trying to find a dog food that is good for my sheltie. I am using Royal Canin now and she actually likes it (very picky!) but I just thought I’d check to make sure it is ok. I thought Science Diet was a good brand too, but earlier posts show that I was quite wrong! Thanks

A: Mid-grade food, better than what most people feed their dogs, but if you really want a good food, I’d listen to the others’ suggestions…choose Innova, Orijen, Wellness, Canidae, etc.

Royal Canin is MUCH better than Science Diet…a good rule of thumb that will work for many people: If Wal-Mart sells it, don’t use it…they don’t have ANY foods that are good for your dog.

Royal Canin’s first ingredient is rice…that’s not so good, but it is followed by chicken meal, and that’s better. This food contains brewers rice (a common allergen, though not all dogs are allergic). Corn gluten meal is #4 on the ingredient list. IF your chosen food contains corn, I prefer to see corn ground from WHOLE GRAIN…corn gluten meal is the “leftover” junk, and really just a filler…it’s awfully high on the ingredient list to use such a low-quality ingredient.

Bottom line, if Royal Canin is the best food you have access to, and your dog is thriving (healthy, shiny coat, proper weight, no allergies, etc)…keep feeding it. If you are in search of a better food, try one of the others listed above.

Q: Is Royal Canin dog food really that good?
I have a German Shepherd puppy (8 months). I was using Nutro before, but I tried Royal Canin, and he seems to like it better… I heard good review about Royal Canin, but it is quite expensinve. Is it really worth the money?

A: Nutro and Royal Canin are very similar foods. You may see differences with the Royal canin because they do make a specific formula for German Shepard’s. Honestly, with the price you are paying for Royal Canin, I would get a dog food like Canine Caviar. While Royal Canin is a very good food, there are better out there for a similar price.

Q: What is your experience with Royal Canin dog food?
I am trying to find the right food for my puppy. is this a good brand? is your dog healthy? tell me your experience.i want a happy healthy puppy.

A: Royal Canin is NOT a good quality food. It certainly isn’t as bad as Purina, Pedigree, generic brands, etc but it certainly is not a human grade holistic food.

Chelifan who claims to be a Vet Tech says that her dogs do great on the DD formula. Well this food contains corn (should never be in pet foods), beet pulp (should never be in pet foods), wheat gluten (should never be in pet foods), soybean oil (should not be used in pet foods), and so on. Foods like Iams/Eukanuba, Purina, Science Diet, etc are the same. They contain fillers, by-products, unidentified ingredients, cancer causing chemical preservatives and more.

I really wish people would start to put more energy into researching pet foods instead of supporting these mass marketed companies.

If you want your dog to be healthy, you sould be looking into human grade foods like Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Fromm, Canidae, etc. This foods contain only whole, fresh, human grade ingredients…no fillers or foreign ingredients.

Vets are NOT nutritionists. They do not receive training in pet nutrition and that is evident in their food choices. ANYONE who recommends Iams, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Purina, etc knows NOTHING about pet nutrition. Their advice should be taken with caution.

Q: what is wrong with royal canin dog food?
i have a puppy pug who is 7 months and ever since i got him he is been in royal canin brand puppy, but everyone says its a bad brand or that since its sold at petsupermarket or petsmart then its not that good….ok so then i have been trying to switch to Canidae but he is having diahrea and i want to go back to royal canin , he never had a problem with it so what do you think about royal canin brand……any thing wrong? or any feedback ?

A: My puppy had loose stools when I switched her from California Natural to Solid Gold. When you switch a dogs food, you should mix it half half and gradually decrease the amount of old food while increasing the amount of new food.

Dogs should be kept away from corn, wheat, soy and beef. Corn has almost no nutritional value and is used as an empty filler. Wheat, soy and beef can exacerbate allergies and make them not so healthy.

Solid Gold Hundchen puppy and California Natural Lamb and Rice puppy foods are really wonderful. No preservatives/artificial additives dyes etc… I’ve heard that Canidae is really good too!

My vet sells science diet and royal canin and when I read the lables, I was so disapointed in them!

Solid Gold and Cali Natural also didn’t have any recalls.

Q: which one is better nutro, natural balance, natures recipe, organix ,or royal canin dog food?
i am looking into higher quality dog food and im wondering which brand is the best to feed my baby (dog) hehe since i heard pedigree isnt that great i seached petco and just list some brands. please tel,l me which one you recommend

~ already know about blue buffalo and solid gold and eagle packjust wanted to know about those brands

A: Organix would be better for the fact that organic foods use no pesticides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones. The best way to look for a good food beyond this is to check the protein source. Avoid by-products. chicken/beef meal is good but fresh is better. The protein source should be the very first ingredient, there shouldn’t be a lot of fillers such as corn, the food should be naturally preserved with vitamin E (mixed tocopherols), free of preservatives, artificial flavors and colors, the more protein sources the better, it is good to have digestive enzymes and omega 3 and 6 in the food. If the food is made by a major brand, avoid it…such as Science Diet Naturals. Major companies that put these products out are just trying to keep up with the profits and are more likely to use inferior ingredients. Natures Variety is a good organic food. I think Nutro is at the lower end of your list. the others are all good foods, just check ingredients as outlined above.

Q: what do you think about Royal Canin dog food?
i am thinking to change my dog’s food and i want to know if royal canin is a good dog food

A: Best rule of thumb if you can afford to do it is, if the first thing listed is anything but a true meat or vegetable its junk… and corn anything isn’t a vegetable its a starch… They often like using things like Corn and wheat to add filler to their food, and the higher up on the list and more often the term appears the more the food contains, the only thing this will do is make your dog fat, so if your dog is active that’s fine, but if its a sedentary dog its very unhealthy for it.

Old Roy, Royal Canin, and many others are common misconception foods carrying seals of approval from one group or another but are actually just starch grain and fat dog foods… which are very unhealthy.

Q: How long can Royal Canin Dog food last?
what is the life shelf for the Royal Canin MINI Puppy 33 Formula and Royal Canin MINI Adult 27 Formula Dog Food

A: Check on the bag of dog food there should be a expiration date.

Q: Royal Canin, Sensible Choice Dog food Recall-Beware?
Today’s paper showed Royal Canin Dog food recall. Their brand is Sensible Choice. 3 weeks ago I asked this question and was ignored. Todays paper carried the story and just now I received an email warning. I would suggest you all stop buying commercial dog food . This dog food said Made in USA!! so it all maybe contaminated.
Today is the start of me making all my own dog food. $250 Vet bill Friday. Sore abdomen, Liver involment etc. My poor dog. AT least I have some holistic remedies…
I believe before this is over, all commercial dog food, other than a few home grown products, will be found to be contaminated. This is huge. Flint River also sells natural homemade dog food but I am double checking.

A: I have a video on my site that tells you what you should look for and stay away from when reading the lable on your pet’s food. Check it out: www.feedfluffy.com. If anything, at least you’ll know what’s in your pets food.

I tried making my own for a while but I couldn’t keep it up. If you can do it, more power to you. What I have on my site is a good, all natural alternative to doing extra cooking at home.

Hope your dog feels better soon.

Q: Royal Canin vs Canidae dog food question?
I was told to get the Royal Canin dog food for my Giant Schnauzer puppy. I was wondering which you may reccomend. I am nervouse to try the Royal Canin beacuse I dont want my puppy to grow to fast beacuse that could cause
early problems such as hip problems. I have asked about Canidae which is highly recomended but i wasnt sure about Royal Canin so please let me know. Thank you very much!

A: I have always fed my dog canidae and I get tons of compliments about his fur and coat. I know Royal Canin is a good food, as my dog’s breeder has fed both of them over the years, and I trust her explicitly. I would not be too concerned about growing too fast, but rather feeding a completely balanced food, of which Royal Canin and Canidae both are.

Have fun with your puppy!

Q: I recently started feeding my dog Royal Canin dog food in respone to hives…?
per vet recommendation. While the hives have gone away, I have noticed my dog has bad breath (odd odor). Any one else have this problem with thi particular food, or with any special diet food? Any other thoughts?

We go to the vet on Tuesday for a check-up, so I will be sure to ask then about it, but I was just curious if anyone else had experienced bad dog breath while on special food.

Thanks!

A: the exact thing happend to my dog i simply switched the food until the hives went , good luck

Q: How do i get my dog to gain weight/experience with Royal Canin food?? (Belgian Malinois)?
I have a female belgain malinois. She is a little over 3 years old. She seems to have some weight issues, as she is only 50 pounds. (we were at the vet 2 weeks ago)

She has a very sensitive stomach. She was eating large bred pro plan, and i’ve taken the vets advice, and switched to Royal Canin. (the vet said this may help her gain) So far, she hasnt had any problems, or gained any weight!

How do i get my dog to gain more weight? I feed her more then she is to be fed, she’s not very active right now, due to the weather and a baby.

Have you given your dog Royal Canin dog food? Did it work out well for your dog?

A: This is not the most recent update, but foods are continually recalled for contaminated content. Royal Canin is a brand that has had many recalls in recent times.
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/
You might want to keep up with the fda update site because what happens is, when bad batches are processed, food companies coordinate with sellers to pull them from shelves. What has already been sold and could be in your cabinet is not on their shelves any more, but how are we to know?
Poor product often added to dog and cat foods seems to be the cause of serious illness and even death in animals.
Pets get the poor quality or left over stuff from slaughterhouse floors or grains that aren’t processed for people.
The first recalls were over a hundred product that contaminated glutens were added to. (wheat gluten, corn gluten, now rice gluten and rice protein concentrate, too.)
So I’d avoid foods with these ingredients.
For a dog with sensitive stomach I’d advise a balanced raw diet (grind the raw meaty bones) here’s a site:
http://www.rawdogranch.com
or a home cooked diet. (google Dr. Pitcairn).
Otherwise, I’d choose a dog food that does not have wheat, corn or rice glutens or rice protein concentrate.
Some brands that were not recalled in these recent recalls:
Nature’s Recipe Venison and Rice (no wheat or corn content at all), Orijen (no grains!), Canidae- no recall- but if your dog is sensitive to meats in it you may have a problem- or it could end up being a great food for your dog!
Wellness Duck and Sweet Potato- holistic brand for allergy prone dogs and sensitive stomach.
I feed mine Nature’s Recipe and add a Vet approved fish oil with Omega 3- human grade. In addition I sprinkle a bit of Brewer’s Yeast over the food (loaded with B Vitamins- natural source.)
Occasionally when I was rehabbing a dog I’d feed this and stir in a few heaping tablespoons of Cottage Cheese.
Another dog did better with a few spoons of plain low fat yogurt.
Some foods have more filler products than others and so while you feed a lot, there is a lot of product going out, too.
GL with choosing your dogs diet.

Q: What do you make of Pedigree, Bakers and Royal Canin dog food?
Good or Bad?

A: They all are ***CRAP*** in a bag foods!

Some good quality foods are :

Canidae

http://www.canidae.com/

Wellness
Wellness CORE

http://www.wellnesspetfood.com/

Taste of the Wild

http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/

Blue Buffalo

http://www.bluebuff.com/

Solid Gold

http://www.solidgoldhealth.com

Innova
Eagle pack Holistic
Chicken Soup for the dog Lovers Soul
Orijen
EVO
Merrick
Avoderm
Natural Balance
Fromms
Artemis
Eagle Pack Holistic
Pinnacle

Never get low quality foods like :

Cesar, Ol’ Roy, Purina, Pedigree, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, BilJac, Nutro , Dad’s, Royal Canin, Mighty Dog
Or ANY grocery Store brand!

This website should be able to help you on picking out a good quality food. Stick on the 4-5-6 star range.

http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/

Never get a dog food with Corn, Soy, and By-Products. But I would also suggest a wheat free dog food. When you change your dogs food to a better quality, you will notice these things :
Firmer Stool, Glossier Coat, and better overall health.

Just because it says “all natural” doesn’t mean that it’s good. ALWAYS check the dog food ingredients!

Corn – A low quality filler that is in a lot of dog foods, most dogs are allergic to it.

By Products – Anything from Roadkill to euthanized dogs to cow brains! It does *NOT* qualify for a meat source!

Raw Feeding is also good, but it can be pricey. Learn more at:
http://barfworld.com/
http://www.raw-dogs.com/
http://www.rawfeddogs.net/

http://www.rawlearning.com/

Chuckles

Q: Is Royal Canin breed specific formula a good dog food for boxers?
I am having problems trying to decide on a good dog food for my 1 1/2 year old boxer. I have been feeding him royal canin food for boxers but wasn’t sure if there was something better that i could be feeding him. I just want something that will be healthy for him to eat.

A: Royal Canin isn’t a very good food. It’s not the worst, but it’s far from the best.

Here is a review of it: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/showproduct.php?product=1529&cat=all

Below the double line is my shpeel on choosing a good dog food:
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Read the ingredients before you buy. Go with a high-quality dog food.

Here is my list of rules when I am looking at dog food ingredients:
1) When I chose a dog food, I chose one high meat content. I want to see preferably at least 2-3 out of the top 5 ingredients be meat or meat meal (first ingredient must be!). Meal is simply the meat with the moisture removed.
2) I want to see higher quality grains, such as barley, brown rice, and oatmeal, instead of seeing wheat and corn. Or an alternative starch/carbohydrate such as potatoes or sweet potatoes.
3) I don’t want to see any byproducts.
4) I don’t want to see a lot of fillers.
5) I don’t want to see preservatives that are believed to be carcinogens (BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin).
6) I don’t want to see artificial colorings such as the Red, Blue, and Yellow dyes.
7) I don’t want to see added sugars (sugar, corn syrup).
I don’t want to see mystery meats (meats identified only as “meat” or “poultry”.)

Here is an article about byproducts:

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=ingrd

And an article on what ingredients to avoid:

http://www.dogfoodproject.com/index.php?page=badingredients

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There is no food that is the *best*, different individual dog may thrive on different foods. What is best for one may not be the best for the next. And just because a food is good quality, it doesn’t mean it will jive the best for your dog.

What you want to find is the HIGH-QUALITY food that *your dog* does best on.

Here are some examples of high quality foods:
* Artemis
* Blue Buffalo
* California Natural
* Canidae
* Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul
* Eagle Pack Holistic Selects
* EVO
* Fromm
* Innova
* Merrick
* Nature’s Variety
* Orijen
* Solid Gold
* Taste of the Wild
* Timberwolf Organics
* Wellness
* ZiwiPeak

Or check this website for good foods: http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/
(I recommend only feeding foods rated 4, 5, or 6 stars. Anything 3 stars or less, I would stay away from.)

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Higher quality food may seem more expensive at first, but it evens out. The higher quality the food, the less fillers eaten (and therefore the less poop comes out the other end). Your dog eats more of a low-quality food to try to get the nutrition it needs, and most of the food just passes right on through. Also, higher-quality food will make your animals healthier, so you save money on vet bills in the long run.

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Stay away from grocery stores brands. They are low-quality foods chalk full of fillers, preservatives, dyes, etc.. (Grocery store foods are those like Beneful, Old Roy, Alpo, Pedigree, etc.)

Beware “premium” foods. “Premium” does not always mean good nutritionally, and is not a nutritionally high quality food. Most of these foods have the same types of ingredients as grocery store foods, just a bit better quality of those not-so-good ingredients. (Premium foods are those like Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, etc..)

Another thing to be wary of: A lot of vets will recommend what they sell in their office. They get profit from the brands they keep on their shelves, that’s why they push it. Truth is, vet schools don’t focus a lot on nutrition. It’s not saying that a vet is a bad vet because he recommends those foods, a lot of vets just are told “this is good food”, so they pass the message along without proper nutrition knowledge. Also, some dog food brands (like Hills) support vet schools, so vets have heard of it from the time they start college, which makes them think it’s good as well.

Hills company, the makers of Science Diet, are heavily involved in vet schools. “Hill’s scientists author more than 50 research papers and textbook chapters each year and teach at leading schools of veterinary medicine” (Source of quoted section: http://www.hillsvet.com/zSkin_2/company_info/company_info_general.jsp?JSESSIONID=HMz2B3Jn3hv0rnSoxCobfbBhOec35ODG7yh5t3P0vcvhOtzRlQ9M!598359213!167846923!7005!8005&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302026072&bmUID=1196192566575 )

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“Big box” petstores like Petco and Petsmart rarely have quality foods. (I do believe that PetCo sells “Solid Gold” and “Natural Balance” brands and Petsmart sells “Blue Buffallo”, which are all higher quality foods, but most of the foods aren’t.)

Also, grocery stores and Walmart aren’t good places to buy food either.

Your best bets for getting quality dog food are:
- small, locally owned petstores
- dog boutiques
- farm supply stores

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When switching foods, do it gradually. I do this over about a two week timespan:
25% food A, 75% food B
50% food A, 50% food B
75% food A, 25% food B
100% food A
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Q: Do you use Royal Canin dog food?
If you use it does your dog like it? Do you see good results with it?
My friend tried many of the really good brands
Wellness,Natural Balance etc,but her dog really didn’t like them so she went back to Royal Canin her dog loves it and looks great.

A: I have a 10 month old chihuahua and use royal canin, baby dog food, small breed. And I have been very pleased with the brand. My dog likes it. Coat is always very shiny and I feed it to her dry so that the crunch of the dry kibble cleans her teeth. I am however getting ready to switch to the one specifically for chihuahua breed. I am not sure of the details but there are several levels or classifications of dog food and Royal Canin is one of the better ones. I was told by vets & dog trainers to make sure your dog food ingredients list some sort of meat in the first 3 ingredients rather than like rice, wheat etc. Dogs are carnivores, so they need more meat geared food. Hope this helped some.

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