Royal Canin or Natural choice?

[ehunney]

I prefer Royal Canine. My Tuckers coat was a lot more managable and much shinier when he was eatting it. The only problem was he would itch sometimes

[yorkiemalt]

elle57.....I answered your pm!

[KellyV]

Originally Posted by elle57

hi, why cant i feed both at the same time? what will happen to him if i do? i ahve been doing this for about 2 weeks now and everything seems ok with him. now i am scared

Raw meat and kibble digest at different rates (kibble takes longer). If you feed them together at the same meal it forces the meat to stay in the stomach longer and you're giving bacteria a better chance at multiplying.

If you feel the need to give kibble, give meat in the AM and kibble in the PM (or vice versa).

[elle57]

so i should feed him kibble in the morning and raw at night? or vice versa ?
i do not know why the vet never told me that.
do you think the raw is the best for the yorkies? thats what the vet said, so i bought the raw.
i was just feeding him merrick dry and merrick canned, but he was making quite a few poops during the day.
now with raw and dry his poops are firm and hard, and not huge.
thanks for helping me
elle57

[avborges]

Originally Posted by yorkieK9trainer

Nutro Natrual Choice (Lamb & Rice/small bites)

Ingredients
Lamb Meal, Ground Rice, Rice Flour, Rice Bran, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Natural Flavors, Rice Gluten, Dried Egg Product, Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Potassium Chloride, L-Lysine, Dried Kelp (source of Iodine), Salt, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Biotin, Copper Proteinate, Niacin, Manganous Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid.

Royal Canin (presumably Yorkshire 28 Formula)

Ingredients
Chicken meal, rice, brown rice, chicken fat (naturally preserved with mixed tocopherols, citric acid and rosemary extract), chicken, corn gluten meal, dried egg powder, barley, natural chicken flavor, cellulose, beet pulp (sugar removed), salmon oil, brewers yeast, potassium chloride, soya oil, fructo-oligosaccharides, salmon meal, sodium tripolyphosphate, brewers yeast extract (Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation solubles), alfalfa meal, taurine*, Vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), inositol, niacin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C*), d-calcium pantothenate, biotin, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), riboflavin (vitamin B2), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A acetate, folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], flax seed, borage oil, choline chloride, dried spinach, magnesium oxide, Trace Minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, calcium iodate], glucosamine hydrochloride, dried sweet potatoes, dried apples, dried bluberries, green tea extract, chondroitin sulfate, L-tyrosine, garlic, ginger.

I personally would not feed either one. The Nutro has lesser protein, by about 7 points actually and everyone has their own opinions on the needs of small breeds. It's always best to speak w/ a certified nutritionalist in order to really get a true understanding, imo. But as far as both foods go, they do not have enough protein sources within the first four ingredients for me to consider feeding them. NUTRO- has sunflower oil...studies are showing it may be on the carcinogen list in dogs, but most importantly, BOTH foods have wayyy too many fillers in them. Your dog could be getting better nutrition out of there diet than this. Each dog requires different things. And just because you're dog looks good on the outside doesn't neccessarily mean he looks just as good on the inside. Often times the outside is a reflection of the inside, but I don't rely on that.
jm2c

Great reply. I personally feed Royal Canin Yorkie, Beauty or 30 (for fussy dogs). What do you feed your dog?

[elle57]

hi, i was mixing the dry kibble ( merrick) and the natures variety raw prairie together , but i was told it is very bad to do that.
so now what i do, is feed him the dry merrick kibble in the morning and the natures variety raw prairie in the evening.
i feed him 3 medallions in the evening. they say it is enough , but i think he could eat 10 of them. he enhales them so fast, i now have to feed him by hand , so he can take his time.
my vet told me if i do not want to see him alot, to feed him the raw. i would like to get him on raw totally, but i am not sure it is good for him to just be on that and also they say 3 medallions total for the day. so what would i do, just give him 3 and thats it, what about the other meal?
if you or anyone else has any info on this matter please feel free to give me advice.
this is my first yorkie and he is the most adorable little guy ever. i did not even get him as a pup, i bought him at 14 months. he is wonderful !
thanks
elle

[KellyV]

elle... I'm sending you a PM....

[RLC12345678]

I personally would not feed either. I only feed my yorkies foods that come off this list, which are foods from the Dog Food Reviews website that received 5 stars. The foods that received 6 stars are too high in protein for our little dogs. I would not feed my yorkies any food that had a protein content above 30%.