Royal Canin Medium Starter Mother & Babydog Dog Food 4kg

Royal Canin Medium Starter is a nutrient rich dog food for bitches during pregnancy & lactation, & weaning puppies up to 2 months of age. A unique formula made with compounds found in mother’s milk and fortified with vitamins & minerals, Medium Starter is the ideal way to cater for pregnant & lactating mums’ higher energy requirements, and to fortify her new puppies’ immune systems giving them the best possible start in life.An excellent way to help your puppies progress from milk to solid food, the kibbles can be rehydrated to soften them, making them especially appealing to tiny mouths. Medium Starter’s carefully tailored recipe also helps promote a healthy digestive system, keeping typical puppy tummy upsets at bay.Suitable for bitches weighing 11 – 25kg and her puppies; bitch at the end of gestation and during lactation, weaning puppies up to 2 months old Ingredients:Dehydrated poultry meat, rice, animal fats, vegetable protein isolate*, maize, beet pulp, hydrolysed animal proteins, minerals, fish oil, soya oil, fructo-oligo-saccharides, fatty acid salt, hydrolysed yeast (source of manno-oligo-saccharides and beta-glucans), egg powder, marigold extract (source of lutein).*L.I.P. protein selected for its very high assimilation.Nutritional Additives (per kg):Vitamin A: 13900 IU, Vitamin D3: 1200 IU, Beta-carotene: 40 mg, E1 (Iron): 47 mg, E2 (Iodine): 3.6 mg, E4 (Copper): 8 mg, E5 (Manganese): 61 mg, E6 (Zinc): 201 mg, E8 (Selenium): 0.08 mgAnalysis table: AmountBeta-carotene (mg/kg) 36.0Vitamin A (UI/kg) 17000.0Moisture (%) 8.5L-carnitine (mg/kg) 50.0Fibre (%) 1.5Protein (%) 30.0Biotin (mg/kg) 1.16Nitrogen-free extract (NFE) (%) 30.9Dietary fibre (%) 6.8Metabolisable energy (calculated according to NRC85) (kcal/kg) 4001.5Calcium (%) 1.19Omega 3 (%) 0.62DL-methionine (%) 0.64Arachidonic acid (%) 0.11Vitamin C (mg/kg) 300.0Omega 6 (%) 4.68Linoleic acid (%) 4.41EPA/DHA (%) 0.3Starch (%) 25.6Metabolisable energy (measured) (kcal/kg) 4255.0Phosphorus (%) 0.93Lutein (mg/kg) 5.0Fat (%) 22.0Ash (%) 7.1Vitamin E (mg/kg) 600.0Taurine (mg/kg) 0.2Methionine Cystine (%) 1.06Feeding GuideGestating bitch Adult Weight 11 kg 15 kg 20 kg 25 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) 6 weeks of gestation 185 245 305 360 7 weeks of gestation 200 270 330 390 8 weeks of gestation 215 290 360 425 9 weeks of gestation 235 315 385 455 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* 6 weeks of gestation 2 2 5/8 3 2/8 3 7/8 7 weeks of gestation 2 1/8 2 7/8 3 4/8 4 1/8 8 weeks of gestation 2 2/8 3 1/8 3 7/8 4 4/8 9 weeks of gestation 2 4/8 3 3/8 4 1/8 4 7/8 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum *1 cup of 240 ml=94g Weaning Puppy Adult Weight 11 kg 15 kg 20 kg 25 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) 0-2 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 2-3 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 30 3-4 weeks 10 30 30 90 4-5 weeks 30 70 100 155 5-6 weeks 90 120 140 170 6-7 weeks 120 150 190 225 7-8 weeks 145 190 230 280 Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* 0-2 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 2-3 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 3/8 3-4 weeks 1/8 3/8 3/8 1 4-5 weeks 3/8 6/8 1 1/8 1 5/8 5-6 weeks 1 1 2/8 1 4/8 1 7/8 6-7 weeks 1 2/8 1 5/8 2 2 3/8 7-8 weeks 1 4/8 2 2 4/8 3 *1 cup of 240 ml=94g