After a kitten appears in the house, the question inevitably arises: what is better to feed it - ready-made food or homemade food? Let's look at the pros and cons of Royal Canin cat food and find out reviews about it from veterinarians and customers.
Royal Canin cat food is a premium and super premium product. This means that they can easily replace home-cooked food. But, like all factory feeds, they have artificial additives: preservatives, flavor enhancers, dyes, etc. Pay attention to your pet eating ready-made food. Here are the signs that it is right for him:
- shiny, beautiful coat
- the cat is active, mobile, plays a lot and enjoys
- there is no strong unpleasant odor from the mouth or from his litter box
For control purposes, you can visit a veterinary hospital to undergo tests that will show whether everything is being absorbed well and correctly.
Brand products
The success of Royal Canin brand products is explained by well-organized marketing (reasonable prices, promotions, bonus special offers, gifts), a wide food line, which includes specialized medicinal food for cats and various tasty treats. Convenient packaging of various sizes, unique composition, variety of tastes and textures, a wide range of products provide the company with a large number of fans in our country and all over the world, as well as excellent reviews.
Before going on sale, all products undergo detailed control. By giving preference to Royal Canin products, according to veterinarians, owners of furry pets will be able to choose the ideal diet for their cat, taking into account the individual, breed characteristics of the animal’s body.
Royal Canin dry food for cats
The Royal Canin cat product line includes:
- Dry, wet food for kittens (medium, junior).
- Ready-made food for adult cats.
- A specialized food that veterinarians prescribe to representatives of the cat family for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes. For example, there is food for cats with sensitive digestion, ICD, as well as pets prone to allergies.
Royal Canin dry food comes in different packaging and bags of different sizes. You can purchase 400 g packs or large bags, which is especially convenient for nurseries. The packages indicate the composition, provide recommendations regarding feeding, optimal portions for cats of different ages and weights.
Important! Royal Canin dry cat food does not contain stabilizers, dyes, flavor enhancers, or chemical (synthetic) components. The composition is completely balanced, created on the basis of unique formulas and approved by breeders and leading veterinarians. On the Royal Canin website, judging by the reviews from employees and veterinarians, it can be understood that the food meets all the necessary quality standards.
Wet food (canned food, patchouli) is packaged in 85 g metal jars and sachet bags. Royal Canin options are available in the form of pieces of meat in aromatic jelly, sauce, pates, as well as mousses of various flavors.
The line includes food for different breeds and mustachioed pets of various age groups.
Organization of proper nutrition
The Royal Canin line offers balanced ready-made food that is intended for feeding kittens and young cats up to one year old. The composition includes powdered milk, pates, canned food for the first feeding. Dry food for kittens comes in small granules.
The products are presented in the premium and super premium categories. The line includes food for kittens and young pets of various age groups (Royal Canin Medium Junior). A properly selected composition strengthens the immune system, activates resistance, promotes normal growth and development of small kittens.
For adult cats, there are foods for various breeds and ages. So, Royal Canin for Maine Coons, British, Siamese, Norwegians, Persians. Products differ in composition, size of granules or meat pieces.
Royal Canin Royal Farm food, which is represented by dry food, is designed for animals of various return groups (kittens, adults, elderly individuals). They have different compositions and do not provoke nutritional allergies.
Royal Canin food for cats from 10–12 years old
There is also Royal Farm for sterilized and neutered cats, as well as food that helps remove hair from the body of mustachioed pets.
The most popular Royal Canin foods:
- Indoor series (for short-haired, long-haired breeds);
- HairballCare (removes hairballs from the gastrointestinal tract of cats);
- Sterilized series (for sterilized cats, castrated cats of various ages);
- Royal Farm (dry food for kittens, adults, elderly cats, sterilized, neutered individuals);
- Hypoallergenic series (for allergic animals);
- UrinaryCare (for neutered pets, prevention of urolithiasis);
- Exigent series (for cats that are picky about food);
- Outdoor (for active cats who walk outside).
There is also a separate medical line, dietary products for animals that have been diagnosed with health problems (hypoallergenic food, products for cats with sensitive digestive systems and the holistic category).
Royal Canin food
Dietary and medicinal feeds
Royal Canin ready-made medicinal wet and dry food for cats is intended for the prevention of systemic, chronic pathologies and diseases. They are often prescribed by veterinarians in the postoperative, recovery period after an illness (recovery) or for pets that must receive dietary nutrition throughout their lives. For example, Royal Canin Recovery (recovery) is a canned food for cats and dogs that is prescribed by veterinarians during the recovery period after illness.
The line includes foods that are recommended for:
- indigestion, chronic gastrointestinal pathologies - Royal Canin Gastro Intestinal (gastrointestinal);
- endocrinological diseases (obesity, diabetes);
- allergies (Hypoallergenic);
- urolithiasis, kidney stones, bladder (Renal, Royal Farm, Urinary S);
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system (Royal farm);
- liver diseases - hepatic.
Royal Canin food
So, if a cat is diagnosed with urolithiasis or kidney stones, buy your pet Royal Canin Urinary S/O veterinary diet food. The food has a balanced composition, does not contain salts, preservatives, or large amounts of magnesium. Royal Canin Urinary S/O promotes the dissolution of struvite, oxalates in the kidneys (stones), bladder, and normalizes the functioning of the urinary system.
Important! Royal Canin Urinary S/O is recommended by veterinarians for the prevention of kidney diseases and urolithiasis.
The Royal Canin Pro Plan line of foods also includes foods for the prevention of excess weight gain, obesity, hairballs from the stomach, dental diseases, and also for the prevention of premature aging.
How to calculate the daily feeding rate for cats and cats
The consumption rate of dry food for adult animals depends on the physiological state, activity, and nutritional status. If the cat has a visible waist, the ribs and pelvic bones are not visible, but they are easy to feel, the chest and abdomen are covered with a thin layer of fat, the cat has normal fatness. If the waist cannot be seen, the ribs and pelvic bones cannot be felt, a layer of fat is felt on the abdomen - the cat is overweight.
It is more difficult to determine the condition of a long-haired cat; you have to pay more attention to palpation. The table shows the approximate amount of dry food in grams for cats of different weights and fatness, aged from 1 to 7 years, living indoors.
| Weight kg, fatness | 2,5 | 3,5 | 4,5 | 5,5 | 6,5 |
| Normal | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 80 |
| Excessive | 31 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 63 |
Composition of regular, therapeutic and prophylactic feed
Premium, super-premium, extra-class food presented by Royal Canin have a completely balanced composition. The basis of dry food is dehydrated protein from beef, fish, poultry, and rabbit. The composition includes animal fats, plant fiber, yeast, amino acids, vitamins, minerals (magnesium, potassium, iodine, selenium, calcium), useful organic compounds, biologically active substances.
Therapeutic feeds may contain prebiotics, probiotics, lutein, taurine, folic acid, vitamins B1, B3, B6, B9, B12, C, A, E, PP.
In the veterinary line of food (hepatic, hypoallergenic, intestinal, renal, urinary, royal farm), the composition may not include some components. So, for example, Royal Canin Urinary S/O, which is prescribed for the prevention of urolithiasis in cats, contains special additives that prevent the formation of stones in the bladder and kidneys.
Royal Canin Urinari
Advantages and disadvantages
The Royal Canin company, when producing products for animals, pays great attention to the quality parameters of finished feed. Before going on sale, feed is tested and controlled.
Advantages of Royal Canin food:
- high nutritional value;
- balanced composition;
- a large assortment of complete dry, wet, semi-moist cat food;
- wide range of tastes.
There are no contraindications to the use of ready-made feed. The exception is individual intolerance to some components. Therefore, when creating a diet for your furry pet, take into account the individual characteristics of the body. If you are in doubt about what food to choose for your cat, consult your veterinarian.
The main disadvantages of the product are the presence of synthetic components in the recipe, as well as substances that can cause allergies in animals, low fiber content, and the predominance of vegetable fats. In addition, the manufacturer does not indicate the exact percentage of some components.
Please note that the transition to a new food should be carried out gradually. Initially, feed your pet in small portions, gradually increasing their volume.
Composition of Royal Canin dry food
How often should you feed your cat?
The number of feedings depends on the age of the pet. A healthy kitten up to two months old needs 6 feedings. The number of splits of the daily portion is gradually reduced to two, unless the veterinarian prescribes otherwise.
If the owner is not at home for several days, measure out the amount of necessary food with a reserve of 15-20% and provide free access to drink. Fasting for two or more days should not be allowed, so as not to provoke a life-threatening disease - liver lipidosis.
Where can I buy food?
Royal Canin products are presented in a wide range in large pet stores, veterinary pharmacies in the city, as well as on the websites of specialized online stores. Dry prepared cat food is also sold by weight. Large capacity packages are best purchased from trusted distributors.
The company often holds various promotions, which allows you to purchase cat food at a favorable price and with a discount. For regular customers there are pleasant bonus offers and gifts.
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Manufacturer
Royal Canin has a long history. Back in 1967, a certain Jean Catari, a French veterinarian from the town of Le Puy-en-Velay, came to the conclusion about the importance of nutrition for animals, and created a mixture for dogs called “yellow soup”. Having distributed it among friends and colleagues, Jean received a lot of good reviews - the animals, if the food had a big appetite, did not experience digestive problems - and decided to open his own production. In the same year, the ROYAL CANIN® trademark was registered.
In 1972, ROYAL CANIN® was bought by the Guyomarc'h group. The sale benefited the company: its divisions gained more autonomy, funding increased, and serious scientific research and marketing development began.
Hard work bore fruit: by the end of 1974, the food began to be sold in several European countries (the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Belgium and throughout France).
Since 1980, a new round of growth has begun. The brand owners acquired factories in Brazil and the USA, and global innovation began. 1994 was marked by a real breakthrough: the so-called “triple revolution” in cat nutrition took place, when newly released cat food began to be promoted not only through retail outlets, but also through breeders and veterinarians.
In 2002, the company, maintaining its internal structure, was sold to the Mars / Masterfood group of enterprises. Products began to appear on the markets of Latin America and Asia.
In Russia, Royal Canin cat food appeared in 1991, thanks to an agreement between the founder of Friend magazine and Pascal Cardy, who at that time was the president of the company.
The food quickly conquered the domestic market and became one of the three most popular. And to this day they remain so. Moreover, a separate production facility has opened in Russia.
