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Fat Pets Fat Owners - overweight pets slim down at the Royal Canin Weight Management Clinic

As 40% of the UK pet population is now classed as overweight or obese a new documentary on Sky Real Lives is aiming to help three pets (and their owners) reach a more healthy weight.  

In this clip, the owners visit the award-winning Royal Canin Weight Management Clinic in Liverpool, where the amount that they are overfeeding their pets with unsuitable human food is revealed. The clinic was set up in 2005 and helped develop our obesity diets, which the overweight cats and dogs will be fed on for safe, gradual, weight loss.

Fat Pets Fat Owners is on Sky Real Lives on Thursday 16th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July at 8.30pm.

Worried your cat is overweight? Read our guide to feline obesity and try our feline body condition guide.

Pet Blood Bank Mobile tours the UK with a little help from Royal Canin

The Royal Canin mobile blood collection unit is on tour across the UK helping charity Pet Blood Bank collect vital blood for life-saving blood transfusions. It is pictured above at a recent blood drive at Nottingham Vet School, where enough blood was collected to save the lives of up to 32 dogs. Also in the picture is Beau, a dog whose life was saved thanks to blood collected from the Pet Blood Bank. Find out more about Beau's story and see his brave housemate Lotti giving blood in this video.

For every one donation, potentially four dogs' lives can be saved. Dogs can give blood if they meet certain criteria - they must be aged between 1 and 8 years old, weigh no less than 25kg and have not travelled abroad. For more information and a full list of criteria, visit the Pet Blood Bank website. All dogs who donate get a bowl of food, a new toy and lots of love and attention.

The next blood drives are taking place on Thursday 4th June at Oadby Vets 4 Pets, Wigston, Leicester and Saturday 6th June at Rutland House Referrals, Sutton Leach. Call 01509 232 222 if you would like to book an appointment.

Pet Expo 2008 a great success

Royal Canin were the proud sponsors of the Pet Expo series of events in Ireland in 2008. The second Pet Expo, held in Dublin this October, was packed full of fun for all animal lovers. The Ireland Next Top Dog Model, sponsored by Royal Canin, was won by two-year-old St. Bernard Monty (pictured top left), who will enjoy Royal Canin Giant Adult for the next year and will be the 'face' of Pet Expo in 2009. Also pictured is one of the Irish Guide Dogs in training, who attended Pet Expo with some of his more experienced colleagues to demonstrate the amazing work guide dogs do and raise the profile of these hard working dogs.

Visit the Pet Expo website to find out more.

Internet cat Charlie thrives on Royal Canin Convalescence Support

If you've visited the Your Cat website lately you may have noticed a new addition to the front page. The gorgeous Charlie, a one-year-old rescue cat owned by Your Cat Web Editor James Buzzel, now has his very own webcam and blog.

Unfortunately Charlie was recently involved in a car accident which left him with a broken pelvis and jaw. He's now undergone major surgery and although he no longer has a tail, he's well on the road to recovery.

If you watch carefully you'll see Charlie enjoying his Royal Canin Convalescence Support Pouches, which he's been eating since his operation. Your Cat tell us that he shows no signs of losing his appetite and that his energy is increasing every day.

Visit Your Cat to check out the Charlie Cam and blog.

Royal Canin at the Supreme Cat Show

Royal Canin are proud to support The Supreme Cat Show 2008. Running at the Birmingham NEC on Saturday 22nd November, over 1000 cats and many more cat lovers are expected to attend. 

We look forward to meeting you on the day at the Royal Canin stand, which you'll find at Stand D in Hall 18. Come and have a chat to find out more about the benefits of joining our breeder club, or to take advantage of our special Supreme offers.

For more information, please visit www.supremecatshow.co.uk.

New Digestive Comfort - proven results for cats with digestive issues

Digestive Comfort 38 is the latest addition to Feline Care Nutrition - our range of cat nutrition proven to help certain feline sensitivities.

Digestive Comfort has been formulated to help manage digestive issues and help reduce the risk of regurgitation. The double action of special kibbles designed to encourage chewing and a highly digestible formula including four different fibres helps to aid digestion and regulate intestinal transit.

The result is that cats fed on Digestive Comfort should see a 35% reduction in stool quantity after just 14 days exclusive use.

Digestive Comfort is available in 400g, 2kg, 4kg and 10kg bags - find your nearest Royal Canin retailer.

Bigger bags for mini breeds

You asked, we listened. After many requests from multi-dog households, Yorkshire Terrier 28, Shih Tzu 24 and Cavalier King Charles 27 are now available in 7.5kg bags and Dachshund 28 now comes in a 6kg pack. Previously only available in 1.5kg, our bigger bags mean these small dogs can now enjoy their breed-specific diets for much longer inbetween trips to the pet food shop.

Find your nearest Royal Canin retailer.

Full veterinary product range now online

Visitors to the Royal Canin website can now browse full product information for every Royal Canin diet sold through veterinary practices. As well as full product details, ingredients listings and feeding guidelines, pet owners can also find information leaflets on conditions such as obesity, dietary sensitivity and intestinal disorders.

Visit the Royal Canin Vet section.

New Royal Canin wallpapers and screensavers available to download

Give your desktop a new lease of life with a Royal Canin wallpaper or screensaver. There's four wallpapers to download - with choices for both the cat and dog lovers amongst you. There's also a special Pure Feline Screensaver featuring the beautiful Pure Feline cat.

Visit Downloads to get your screensaver or wallpaper .

Royal canin feeds rescued kitten Ronaldo

Ronaldo is the 10-day-old kitten who miraculously survived a 3-day journey on a lorry from Europe without food or water. Yesterday Ronaldo faced being put to sleep if support couldn't be found to help him through six months in quarantine. Royal Canin have since come forward and provided Ronaldo with Babycat Milk, Babycat 34 and Kitten 36 to feed the kitten throughout his quarantine period and a cat bed to ensure his stay is as pleasant as possible.

Read more about Ronaldo's plight at the Northampton Chronicle.

Westie diet marks 17th breed diet for Royal Canin

With the launch of our new food for West Highland White Terriers, we now have 17 breed-specific diets to help keep your breed of dog healthy and happy. 

West Highland White Terrier 21 is formulated to help enhance the skin's natural defences and maintain its barrier function while helping to maintain the Westie's bright white coat. As the Westie can be prone to tartar and dental problems, our Westie kibble works hard to help with dental hygiene. Not only does it contain calcium chelators to help prevent tartar building up, but even the act of chewing the kibble helps clean teeth thanks to its clever construction.

For a full list of benefits, ingredients and feeding guidelines, please visit the West Highland White Terrier 21 product page.

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Pugs join the Breed Health Nutrition line up

The Pug's short hair and folded skin may make him extra cute, but they also mean the breed can be prone to skin problems. Pug 25 - one of the latest additions to the Royal Canin Breed Health Nutrition range - contains a patented complex of B vitamins and omega 3 fatty acids to help keep your Pug's skin in great condition.

The special clover shaped Pug 25 kibble is designed to make it easy for the Pug to pick up - something these small dogs sometimes struggle with due to their broad head and very short muzzle. The diet is also specially formulated to help Pugs maintain a healthy weight and a combination of polyphenols from grape and green tea, plus vitamins E & E help to preserve vitality in older Pugs.

View the Pug 25 product page for full details, feeding guidelines and ingredients list.

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Junior Boxers get their own Royal Canin food

Boxer Junior 30 joins Boxer 30 in our Breed Health Nutrition range to help keep your young Boxer in the best of health up to 15 months of age.

Boxers are an energetic breed - with a high percentage of muscle and loads of energy they need a high level of energy in their food to match. Boxer Junior encourages the correct development of muscle mass and helps look after joints from an early age with optimal protein content plus a high level of L-carnitine, chondroitin and glucosamine. To ensure your Boxer benefits from all these ingredients, the ergonomically designed kibble is specially shaped for the junior Boxer's brachycephalic jaw, making it easy to pick up while encouraging chewing.

For full details plus feeding guidelines and ingredients, visit the Boxer Junior 30 product page.

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Royal Canin sponsors Pet Expo in Ireland

Royal Canin are proud to sponsor Pet Expo, Ireland's only consumer show dedicated to pets. Held in both Dubin and Cork, a visit to Pet Expo is a great opportunity to meet and find out about a huge variety of pets. Don't forget to stop by the Dog Breeders Village, run by Royal Canin. 

For more information, visit www.petexpo.ie

Welcome to our brand new website!

Welcome to the brand new Royal Canin UK website. As well as a new look, the site has been fully updated with everything you need to know about our nutritional cat and dog food.

We'll be adding new features shortly, so check back soon and look out for the launch of our dedicated vet and retailer section.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Boxer Harry wins Pet Idol contest

Boxer Harry has beaten off competition from 525 other pets who entered the Pet Idol contest in Somerset's Western Gazette, sponsored by Royal Canin, to claim the title. Over 3000 votes were cast for the top ten pets by Western Gazette readers, and the overall winners were chosen by Royal Canin managing director Francois Demauge, retail marketing manager Geraldine Jacquier, World of Shirabell pet shop owner Sue Lowe and Western Gazette editor Tim Dixon.

Mr Demauge said, 'the final decisions were very difficult but the competition has been a huge success because, as we know people love their pets and they are prepared to go to great time and trouble to participate. It shows we are in a country of pet lovers and that is something we can be proud of.'

Harry wins £250 of Royal Canin food, and runners up Luna and Penny will each be enjoying £150 of Royal Canin products. 

Border Collie Gyp takes home a year's supply of Royal Canin Medium Sensible with Pet Protect

Jackie Bromwich and her 3yr old Border Collie, Gyp, were delighted to find that through Pet Protect Insurance they had won a year’s worth of free food from Royal Canin. Jackie was entered into the prize draw when she insured Gyp with Pet Protect.

Gyp, who competes in agility and qualified for Crufts this year, was bred by Jackie and lives with her 7 other dogs. He is a trained Sheepdog and is regularly in work. Gyp will be fed on Royal Canin Medium Sensible, which due to its high energy content is perfect for providing Gyp with the energy he needs for agility and working without overloading his stomach or causing digestive upsets, which Border Collies are sometimes prone to.

Alison Daff, Marketing Manager at Royal Canin, awarded Jackie and Gyp with a year's supply of food at the Belmont House Veterinary Clinic, where Jackie works as a Pet Behaviorist. Gyp certainly looks pleased with it judging by that high five!

Meet the latest Tayside Police recruit

Meet Rebel. He's a German Shepherd puppy bred especially to help fight crime for the Lothian and Borders Police Force. Rebel has been hard at work with his handler Mike for three weeks now, and his Royal Canin diet ensures he can keep up with the demands of being a working police dog. Check out his online diary at Tayside Police to keep up to date with his progress.