Weaning (all sizes): four meals a day. Up to four months (small breeds) or up to six months (large breeds): three meals a day. Four to 10 months (small breeds) or six to 12 months (large breeds): two meals a day.
Features:
If your dog is pregnant or has recently given birth, both she and her puppies must have the right nutritional support to ensure continued health for the mother, and the best start possible for her puppies.
ROYAL CANIN Giant Starter Mother & Babydog contains all the nutrients your dog needs to support them during pregnancy and throughout the lactation period. Containing a high protein, energy, and mineral content, this food caters to the dietary requirements of both the mother and her pups. The ‘Start Complex' feature is the result of committed scientific research by ROYAL CANIN. It's an exclusive combination of nutritional elements which are present in the mother's milk.
Reinforced with special nutrients, Start Complex actively contributes to supporting your puppies' digestive health and natural defenses while they're still in the early stages of development. ROYAL CANIN Starter Mother & Babydog is also available as an ultra-soft moose, offering a high level of palatability with the same nutritional support and digestibility.
The Giant dog's weight is so much, that they require intensive care for their joint and structure. As these dogs get older their joints also become weak. It also supports their immune system by keeping in mind balanced nutrition. Kibble size is such that the puppies can chew properly.
Antioxidant complex and Prebiotics. The contents in this meal avoid weight gain during the first phase of giant breed puppies, also supporting high intense growth. The Royal Canin Giant Starter Dog Food is mainly given to giant breed mothers who weigh more than 45 kgs at the end of gestation and during lactation as well as their small puppies for up to 2 months.
Benefits:
Start complex / natural defenses - digestive health:
The fruit of ongoing science from Royal Canin, start complex is an exclusive combination of nutritional elements which are present in mother’s milk, reinforced with specific nutrients which actively contribute to supporting the puppy’s digestive health and natural defenses.
Gestation / lactation support:
The nutritional profile is adapted to the bitch’s high energy needs at the end of gestation and during lactation.
Easy Rehydration:
Easy to rehydrate to a porridge-like consistency which is very palatable for the bitch and weaning puppies and facilitates the transition from mother’s milk to solid food.
Ingredients:
Composition: rice, dehydrated poultry protein, animal fats, vegetable protein isolate*, hydrolyzed animal proteins, maize, beet pulp, minerals, soya oil, vegetable fibers, fish oil, fructo-oligosaccharides, psyllium husks and seeds, hydrolyzed yeast (source of manno-oligosaccharides), fatty acid salt, yeast extracts (source of beta-glucans), marigold extract (source of lutein).
Additives (per kg): Nutritional additives: Vitamin A: 19000 IU, Vitamin D3: 1200 IU, E1 (Iron): 42 mg, E2 (Iodine): 4.2 mg, E4 (Copper): 13 mg, E5 (Manganese): 55 mg, E6 (Zinc): 134 mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.07 mg - Technological additives: Clinoptilo-lite of sedimentary origin: 10 g - Preservatives - Antioxidants.
Analytical constituents: Protein: 30% - Fat content: 22% - Crude ash: 7.9% - Crude fibres: 1.9%.