Professional Medium Starter Mother And Babydog Dry Dog Food
Targeted Health Nutrition for medium breed mothers from the end of gestation until the end of lactation and puppies from 3 or 4 weeks to 8 weeks of age.
Benefits
BIRTH PROGRAM
Royal Canin's BIRTH PROGRAM is a unique nutritional solution which meets the needs of the bitch and her puppies during gestation, lactation and growth.
GESTATION / LACTATION SUPPORT
Nutritional profile specifically adapted for the bitch’s high energy needs at the end of gestation and during lactation.
IDEAL FOR TRANSITION FROM MILK
Nutritional response helps to facilitate the transition from mother’s milk to solid food.
EASY RE-HYDRATION
Kibbles easily re-hydrate to a porridge-like consistency that is very palatable for both the bitch and her weaning puppies.
START COMPLEX TM/MC DIGESTIVE HEALTH - NATURAL DEFENSES
Developed from scientific research, Royal Canin's START COMPLEX is a combination of nutritional elements present in mother’s milk that actively promote digestive health and help maintain the puppy’s natural defenses.
Chicken meal, brewers rice, chicken fat, wheat gluten, corn, dried beet pulp, natural flavors, fish oil, sodium silico aluminate, vegetable oil, potassium phosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, L-lysine, fructooligosaccharides, hydrolyzed yeast, potassium chloride, choline chloride, butyrate, taurine, L-tyrosine, vitamins [DL-alpha tocopherol acetate (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], trace minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), L-carnitine, marigold extract, betacarotene, rosemary, preserved with natural mixed tocopherols and citric acid.
This diet contains 4235 kilocalories per kilogram or 392 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
| Adult Target Weight | Before 2 weeks | 2 - 3 weeks | 3 - 4 weeks | 4 - 5 weeks | 5 - 6 weeks | 6 - 7 weeks | 7 - 8 weeks | After 8 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 lb (10 kg) | Milk From The Mother or 1st Age Milk | 1/8 cup (10 g) | 3/8 cup (30 g) | 1 cup (90 g) | 1 1/4 cups (120 g) | 1 5/8 cups (145 g) | PRO MEDIUM Puppy | |
| 33 lb (15 kg) | 3/8 cup (30 g) | 3/4 cup (70 g) | 1 1/4 cups (120 g) | 1 5/8 cups (150 g) | 2 cups (145 g) | |||
| 44 lb (20 kg) | 3/8 cup (30 g) | 1 1/8 cups (100 g) | 1 1/2 cups (140 g) | 2 cups (190 g) | 2 1/2 cups (230 g) | |||
| 55 lb (25 kg) | 3/8 cup (30 g) | 1 cup (90 g) | 1 5/8 cups (155 g) | 1 7/8 cups (170 g) | 2 3/8 cups (225 g) | 3 cups (280 g) |
| Crude Protein (min) | 28.5% |
| Crude Fat (min) | 20.5% |
| Crude Fiber (max) | 3.5% |
| Moisture (max) | 10.0% |
