Royal Canin Mini Starter Mother & Babydog Food 3kg

Royal Canin Mini Starter is a nutrient rich dog food for small breed 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, Mini 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 softened with a little water, making them especially appetising to tiny mouths. Mini Starter’s carefully tailored recipe also helps promote a healthy digestive system, keeping typical puppy tummy upsets at bay.Suitable for bitches weighing up to 10 kg and her puppies; bitch at the end of gestation and during lactation, weaning puppies up to 2 months old Ingredients:Fehydrated 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).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 mg – Preservatives – Antioxidants.Analysis 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 1 kg 2 kg 3 kg 4 kg 5 kg 7 kg 10 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) 6 weeks of gestation 35 55 75 95 110 140 185 7 weeks of gestation 35 60 85 105 120 155 200 8 weeks of gestation 40 65 90 110 130 165 215 9 weeks of gestation 45 70 95 120 140 180 235 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* 6 weeks of gestation 3/8 5/8 1 1 1/8 1 3/8 1 3/4 2 1/4 7 weeks of gestation 4/8 6/8 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 7/8 2 3/8 8 weeks of gestation 4/8 6/8 1 1 3/8 1 1/2 2 2 5/8 9 weeks of gestation 4/8 7/8 1 1/8 1 1/2 1 5/8 2 1/8 2 3/4 Lactating Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum Ad libitum *1 cup of 240 ml=98g Weaning Puppy Adult Weight 1-2 kg 3 kg 4-5 kg 7 kg 10 kg Recommended quantities in gram: (g) (g) (g) (g) (g) 0-3 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 3-4 weeks 10 10 10 10 10 4-5 weeks 30 30 30 30 30 5-6 weeks 30 30 60 90 90 6-7 weeks 40 40 80 120 120 7-8 weeks 50 50 95 145 145 Recommended quantities in cups: cup* cup* cup* cup* cup* 0-3 weeks Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk Babydog Milk 3-4 weeks 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8 4-5 weeks 2/8 2/8 2/8 2/8 2/8 5-6 weeks 2/8 2/8 5/8 1 1 6-7 weeks 4/8 4/8 7/8 1 3/8 1 3/8 7-8 weeks 4/8 4/8 1 1 5/8 1 5/8 *1 cup of 240 ml=98g