2024 Best Small Breed dog food: Royal Canin
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2024
- Best small breed adult food for 2024 as selected by NBC...Royal Canin Small Breed
My Credentials:
Bachelor of Science, Animal Science: Emphasis in Animal Biology
Honors: Cum Laude 3.85/4.0 GPA
University of Florida, 2005
(relevant coursework includes but not limited to: MAC3472 Honors, CHM2045, CHM2045L, MAC3473 Honors, CHM2046, CHM2046L, ANS3043, ANS3317L, ANS3384, CHM2210, CHM2211, PHY2053, PHY2053L, ANS3006C, ANS3206, PHY2054, PHY2054L, CHM2047, MCB3020, MCB3020L, VME4103, ANS3440)
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine
University Of Florida College of Veterinary Med 2009
4 years: 8+ hours a day, 5-7 days a week, 12 months a year (ie: too many courses to list )
3.4 GPA/4.0
Small Animal General Practice 2009-present
USDA CLASS 2 Certification/Accreditation (2009-Present)
Pet Nutrition Certification (Jan 2024-Present)
Instagram: @animaldocrea
UA-cam email: animaldocrea@gmail.com (please no medical advise questions)
None of my videos are sponsored. I do not recieve any perks, free food, or "kick backs" for the foods I review. The content provided is my own opinions based on my Veterinary Doctoral degree, continuing educations, and personal experiences in practice.
Helpful websites, often sited on this channel:
AAFCO: petfood.aafco.org/labeling-la...
American College of Veterinary Nutritionists: acvn.org/
World Small Veterinary Association Nutrition toolkit: wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/...
Small Animal Clinical Nutrition Text: www.markmorrisinstitute.org/s...
Free access to the Merk Manual: www.merckvetmanual.com
Please note that these videos are for educational purposes only. They are not intended for diagnosis or treatment of any animals. If you have questions regarding your pet's health or are having a pet related emergency, please contact your personal veterinarian. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
My miniature Cockapoo told me to give you a hug! Lol learning so much from you and the pet food puzzle guy❤❤ finally I dont feel like im killing my little friend. Sad that we live in a world of fear mongering and gossip. Thank u so much for sharing your gifts with us.
I gladly accept your virtual hug
Thank you! Love your videos! By any chance could you please do a review on holistic select dog food?
Thanks for sharing:)
Thanks for watching!
Hey Dr. Rea! Thank you again for sharing your expertise. What are your thoughts on Ruff Greens meal toppers?
Totally not necessary but not going to hurt. Basically just an added expense but if you like it, go for it.
Thanks for another great video! It’s nice to have this option when it’s time to transition my small breed puppy to adult food.
Just finished watching most of the Pet Food Puzzle Guy's videos, and found your channel yesterday due to his referral. EYE-OPENING, is all I can say. Unfortunately, for most of our 12 year Coton's life, we were completely taken in by all the "boutique/designer" dog foods who touted the ingredient panel. It was only because of our recent switch(3 months ago) of her diet to Farmer's, that brought us to his and your channel. She had been on Freshpet for years and did perfectly fine. 4 vets later, we seemingly FINALLY got her terminal itching under control via a cyto-point injection. Her allergic reaction to the Farmer's was off the chain. We now have her on Hills ZD, hydrolyzed kibble. Never, will we buy another "designer" bag of kibble who touts the ingredient panel. Will keep you posted on how she does on the Hills ZD. Keep the GREAT info coming. Thank you.
You are welcome
I also came here via the puzzle guy!
Good video, u just made up my mind for my chihuahua puppy, and 1 year old..Going to get royal canin chihuahua puppy dry...Thank u too many too choose from... Stopping the core rev, Saw your video on that, it's too big for my 2 month old puppies mouth, she did like it tho..thanks again!🤗
I've just acquired a 3yo chihuahua who has been fed supermarket own brand. I have been researching what to switch to. In the UK the only WSAVA - guideline brands are Purina, Hill's and Royal Canin. Iams has been sold to a European manufacturer. I bought Iams to start because I wanted a major brand that didn't use wolves or orthorexic human faddish ideas on the packaging. Then I was swayed by the price and, I admit, the cute dog on the bag. 😂 Now I know about WSAVA and Iams and I'm looking for a permanent brand once this bag is finished.
This video is swaying me to RC. (I initially snubbed the brand because they had different foods for chihuahua, pomeranian, corgi, etc and I figured that was dumb so it prejudiced me against them, along with the price.)
Thank you for your great videos! Like a lot of people, I've been watching a lot of videos and reading a lot of articles trying to find the best food for my dog. One topic, out of many, that I've come across that has conflicting information is on food rotation. Not just rotating your dog's protein, but also changing the brand of food. I was wondering what your thoughts are on this?
Rotation is not advised as it causes GI indiscretion, encourages being a finicky eater, and can cause food allergy by exposing the immune system to multiple ingredients. So totally not necessary and potentially detrimental. My motto is set it and forget it.
Thank you, Dr Rea. I am really enjoying this series. I am surprised the Royal Canin small dog dental kibble wasn't chosen, as dental issues are such an issue for small dogs. Maybe it's because other dogs are like mine, and refuse to eat it. lol
Hills oral care is like doggy craq for my Chihuahua. Specifically the bag with the happy brown daschund on the bag
@Katheryne yes that’s my experience with that product, we use them as treats in my clinic
Can you address the rumors going around the.internet regarding purina and possibly other dog foods? Any ideas on what may be going on?
At present they are just rumors, no facts. Fear being perpetuated and sensationalized. Until there is actual evidence I don’t plan to participate in the fear mongering just to get views or sell my dog food ( not that I have dog food to sell)
What would be your recommendation for a low fat good quality food? I have a miniature schnauzer and a schnoodle.
I don’t believe I’ve done a review for low fat yet.
Not sure if I updated on our 12 year old with the food allergic reaction. After about 3-4 weeks, the z/d did NOT seem to help. But she may gotten mites, so vet put her on 4 oral doses of ivermectin (once a week), & we switched her to Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin/Stomach Salmon(vet said his other client had good results with that). Our little girl is back to normal self(minus ear hair she had furiously scratched off over the weeks). And we continue the Pro Plan. Was it the ivermectin/ridding of the possible mites or was it the Pro Plan or both? We plan on doing the Pro Plan a few more weeks, & then slowly reintroduce the z/d(which has chicken liver in it BTW) & she IS allergic to chicken. We just want to know what set her off to begin with, wuich we beloeve was the Farmer's Dog food we tried back in January, but we WON'T be reintroducing that product.
What a fantastic work up and promising results
I have a 4 year old, 16 pound female miniature schnauzer. I am curious what the nutritional guidelines that I should be looking for in a dog food; especially fat, protein, calcium, phosphorus for this breed.
Do you have a dog food recommendation for her?
The standards for adult used in this video would be appropriate and try to stay on the lower fat and calcium for this as breed
@@AnimalDocRea thank you for the recommendation guidelines.
Hi AnimalDocRea, I have a question, how do you determine how much dog food to give your dog if the bag says to give a 10 lb dog 2/3 and doesn't say how much food to give an 8 lb dog?
How much to feed your pet: A Step-by-Step Guide to RER
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@@AnimalDocReathank you so much AnimalDocRea for the information!
please do one for cats too :) can you also do a video on cat treats delectibles !! ❤
We just started our ten year old min pin on the Royal Canin Hydrolized protein small breed dry food because I suspect her allergies are food related. Is that a good choice? I wanted the Hill's, but they didn't have any in stock at the Vet. Just wondering if RC is a good choice for the Hydrolized food to feed her.
It would depend on the diagnosis that was made and how your vet is working through it. I don’t like to mix an atopy work up with a food allergy work up but if you already ruled out atopy, then yes, I do my food trials with a hydrolized diet.
@@AnimalDocRea And is RC a good choice for that?
@justjulie37 sure, I’ve seen RC, hills, Purina all
Used for food trial. I’ve also just recently seen the farmina hydrolyzed used on a case I referred to my local
Dermatologist
@@AnimalDocRea Thanks. Hoping this will work, otherwise, I may have to try Apoquel which I do not really want to do.
@justjulie37 a lot of pets have combo allergies so it’s likley you may need to do both
May not be specific to this particular food... What I really want to understand is the carbohydrates % in dog food and its long term effects. There is no specific spec or info on carbo level and we know majority percent of food is carbo in dry food, and is likely much higher than protein or fat. And if protein is lower the carbo would be even higher. Understand the load too much protein puts on kidney but please also explain too much carbo effect on pancreas which produces insulin and consequently potential risk of diabetes (Also understand higher fat is also not good for pancreas). So higer protein vs higher carbo... Which is safer?
There is a whole chapter on carbs in dogs in the textbook link in the description box Wich may help answer this question.
DocRea. I sure hope you see this soon. I have two miniature schnauzers. I started them out on Purina Pro Plan chicken and rice. The one was biting his feet so I was assuming he had allergies to the chicken. So I switched to Purina Pro Plan sensitive skin and stomach. They didn’t seem to be a big fan of it. So again I switched to Wholesome beef. This video wants me to switch to Royal Canin. I’m so confused on what to do… I’ve been watching videos after videos on dry kibble. Some are saying that Royal Canin is not a good brand. I’m not saying I don’t believe you by all means. I love your videos. Please lead me in the right direction. The reason I wanted to switch from the wholesome is because the one is getting chunky and the other one is not really eating it. ( 6yr old and an 3 year old)Ugh l! I watched videos on spot & tango,open farm, Ollie, Carna4, the honest kitchen,natures logic,wellness,. Now I’m really confused! I keep bunching back and forth and I want to pick one and be done. Please give me what you think would be the best for my dogs. Why is this so hard? TIA
I think that since you have pets with medical issues ( obesity and puritis) the best thing to do is to have a visit with your vet. Stop stressing and let them help guide you more efficiently to the right answer. Aimlessly changing foods cause a more damage than good and a more directed approach is probably best at this point.
I am on Hill Science Adult, is it a good food? I am looking into Royal Canin ... is the medium breed food also good? This will be my 2nd options should my puppy decided to not like Hill's anymore
If your pets doing well I dont see a reason to change
Can i feed my 2yr 2lb poodle royal canine puppy food? I have trouble finding small breed adult food
I would not feed an adult puppy food.
I will buy you a rotisserie chicken if you can review the nature's logic distinction line, all the protein recipes/flavors they have (specifically worried about the calcium 😮)
😂😂😂😂😂
Can it be from Publix? I love Publix rotisserie. I have a natures logic review in the wings…
The number 1 ingredient is corn. Isn't that terrible?
No, that’s a combination of several pet food myths.
Is corn good for dogs? Vet discusses the myths behind corn in pet food.
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But as your #1 ingredient? Shouldn't the first ingredient be a healthy meat?
Ingredient list is by weight not volume, also heavily manipulated to the extent the law allows. so again another myth started by marketing firms and perpetuated by uninformed but well intended consumers.
@@AnimalDocRea so you would recommend Royal Canine over Wellness Complete Adult?
Why people saying Royal Canin is killing their pets
I’ve not heard that, but people can say whatever they want, doesn’t mean it’s true. I see thousands of patients a year, no food related illnesses.