Description
Ingredients
Chicken meal, brewers rice, chicken fat, wheat gluten, corn, dried beet pulp, natural flavors, fish oil, sodium silico aluminate, vegetable oil, potassium phosphate, salt, calcium carbonate, L-lysine, fructooligosaccharides, hydrolyzed yeast, choline chloride, butyrate, taurine, potassium chloride, L-tyrosine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], marigold extract (Tagetes erecta L.), trace minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), L-carnitine, betacarotene, rosemary, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid.
Royal Canin Mini Starter Dry Food 1kg
Benefits
Birth Program
Royal Canin’s Birth Program is a unique nutritional solution which meets the needs of the bitch and her puppies during gestation, lactation and growth.
Gestation / Lactation Support
Nutritional profile specifically adapted for the bitch’s high energy needs at the end of gestation and during lactation.
Ideal For Transition From Milk
Nutritional response helps to facilitate the transition from mother’s milk to solid food.
Easy Rehydration
Kibbles easily rehydrate to a porridge-like consistency that is very palatable for both the bitch and her weaning puppies.
Start Complextm/mc Digestive Health –
Natural Defenses
Developed from scientific research, Royal Canin’s Start Complex is a combination of nutritional elements present in mother’s milk that actively promote digestive health and help maintain the puppy’s natural defenses.
Feeding Guide
Recommended Daily Feeding Portion for the Puppy
Age of Puppy
Adult Target Before 3 3-4 weeks 4-5 weeks 5-6 weeks 6-7 weeks 7-8 weeks Over 8 weeks
Weight weeks
2 lb (1 kg) 1/3 cup 1/2 cup(40 g) 1/2 cup(50 g)
(30 g)
4 lb (2 kg) 1/3 cup 1/2 cup (40 g) 1/2 cup(50 g)
(30 g)
7 lb (3 kg) 1/3 cup 1/2 cup (40 g) 1/2 cup(50 g) (30 g)
9 lb (4 kg) Mothers Milk 1/4 cup 1/3 cup 2/3 cup 1 cup (80 g) 1 cup (95 g) Mini Puppy
( 10 g) (30 g) (60 g)
11 lb (5 kg) 2/3 cup 1 cup (80 g) 1 cup (95 g)
(60 g)
15 lb (7 kg) 1 cup(90 g) 1 1/3cups 1 2/3 cups
(120 g) (145 g)
22 lb (10 kg) 1 cup(90 g) 1 1/3cups 1 2/3 cups
(120 g) (145 g)
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 90 grams
Recommended Daily Feeding Portion for the Mother
Gestation
Dog Weight 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks Lactation
2 lb(1 kg) 1/3 cup (34 g) 1/3 cup (37 g) 1/2 cup (40 g) 1/2 cup (43 g)
4 lb(2 kg) 2/3 cup (57 g) 2/3 cup (62 g) 3/4 cup (67 g) 3/4 cup (72 g)
7 lb(3 kg) 3/4 cup (76 g) 1 cup (83 g) 1 cup (90 g) 1 cup (97 g)
9 lb (4 kg) 1 cup (94 g) 1 1/4 cups (102 g) 1 1/4 cups (111 g) 1 1/3 cups (119 g) Feed Ad libitum
11 lb (5 kg) 1 1/4 cups (110 g) 1 1/3 cups (121 g) 1 1/2 cups (131 g) 1 1/2 cups (141 g)
11 lb (5 kg) 1 1/4 cups (110 g) 1 1/3 cups (121 g) 1 1/2 cups (131 g) 1 1/2 cups (141 g)
15 lb (7 kg) 1 1/2 cups (141 g) 1 3/4 cups (154 g) 1 3/4 cups (167 g) 2 cups (180 g)
22 lb (10 kg) 2 cups (183 g) 2 1/4 cups (200 g) 2 1/3 cups (217 g) 2 2/3 cups (233 g)
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 90 grams
100% Complete and Balanced Nutrition
Mini Starter is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth, gestation and lactation.
2 lb (1 kg)
