Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Small Starter Mother & Babydog Dry Dog Food, 2.5-lb bag

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  • Mother and babydog food tailored for the mother’s high energy needs at the end of gestation and during lactation for the nursing puppies’ optimal growth up to 2 months old.
  • Nutritional response helps to facilitate the transition from mother’s milk to solid food.
  • Helps support the development of your puppy’s healthy immune system with a blend of antioxidants, including vitamins E and C.
  • Helps support a balanced microbiome and a combination of prebiotics and highly digestible proteins. Helps promote a healthy balance of intestinal bacteria and optimal stool quality.
  • Rehydratable kibble can be turned into a porridge-like consistency that is palatable for both the mother and her weaning puppies.

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About Royal Canin Small Puppy

Designed for Small Puppies

Your small puppy has high energy needs during his short period of intense growth. That’s why Royal Canin Small Puppy dog food is tailor-made for the healthy growth and development of small puppies up to 10 months old—specifically, those with an expected adult weight of 9 to 22 pounds.

Give Your Puppy a Perfect Start

Royal Canin Small Puppy dog food formulas are crafted with complete and balanced nutrition to help build and maintain the body as it grows.

Brain Development

Formulated with DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, to support healthy brain development in puppies.

Strong Immunity

Antioxidants, including vitamins E and C, help support immune system development.

Microbiome Support

Prebiotics and highly digestible proteins help promote balanced intestinal bacteria for a healthy digestive system.

Tasty Wet Food

Tailored kibble size and wet food with a savory aroma and adapted texture are made for growing puppies.

Choosing the Right Diet

Early nutrition choices can affect your puppy’s health for a lifetime. Royal Canin supports your puppy throughout the developmental stages.

Start Your Puppy Strong       

A small puppy has big nutritional needs. That’s because small-breed puppies grow at a faster rate than larger-breed puppies. Their ideal diet has to help build and maintain the body as it grows and provide the right amount of energy. It should also have a taste that even a fussy eater will love.

When Is the Right Age to Switch?

At 10 months old, your small dog should be ready to switch to an adult formula. Royal Canin Small Adult dry dog food is formulated to help your small dog maintain a healthy weight, support a beautiful, shiny coat, and satisfy even the pickiest eaters with exceptional palatability.

Mix It Up With Dry and Wet Food

Give your puppy a complete feeding routine. Wet meals provide appetite-stimulating aromas, soft texture for baby teeth, and more water in the diet. Kibble meals contain a concentrated source of nutrients with an adapted kibble size and shape tailored to your pup’s jaw size. With mixed feeding, your puppy will be exposed to different varieties of food textures, helping him become more accepting of dry and wet food as he approaches adulthood.

About Royal Canin

Royal Canin is rooted in putting dogs and cats first. They are focused on health and well-being, food quality and safety, sustainability for pets, people and the planet, and the obsessive pursuit of excellence. In their commitment to dogs and cats, they partner with breeders, pet experts, and leading veterinary colleges and universities to better understand pet health nutrition and deliver the most precise nutrition for your pet.

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Questions & Answers

4 Customer Questions


Is the a "mother and baby" for medium dogs?

Answer by ChewyNov 25, 2019
At this time the manufacturer only makes this formula for small dogs up to 22 pounds.

How do I make it soft for 4 week old puppies?

Answer by ChewyAug 19, 2022
Puppies can start to eat dry kibbles when weaning, which begins at around four or five weeks. But to make them easier for very small puppies to eat and digest, it's best to soften them with water initially.

What is the Calcium content for this food? It is not listed on the label.

Answer by ChewySep 02, 2021
This recipe has a calcium content of 1.2% as fed and 1.33% on a dry matter basis, or 3 grams per 1000 calories.

Is this food grain free

Answer by ChewyAug 19, 2022
This recipe is not grain-free.
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Chewy identifies key considerations with the help of artificial intelligence and our veterinarians.

Digestibility

93% Positive

Ingredients

94% Positive

Nutritional Value

96% Positive

Palatability

82% Positive

126 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Let on Jan 16, 2026

Absolutely love this food

This food is so perfect for puppies that are very young that need it or even beginning to eat hard food puppies. It is also fantastic for nursing moms and moms that

This food is so perfect for puppies that are very young that need it or even beginning to eat hard food puppies. It is also fantastic for nursing moms and moms that need it for the extra calories and weight gain.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jeanette on Dec 15, 2025

How fast I Received it

My dogs love Royal Canin and that is all They feed my dogs.

My dogs love Royal Canin and that is all They feed my dogs.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Fairy on Apr 26, 2025

Customer service

I've been a 501c3 non profit dog rescue for 22 yrs. The 1st few times I ordered from Chewy, were aggravating. So I I began ordering from , Royal Canin, directly.

I've been a 501c3 non profit dog rescue for 22 yrs. The 1st few times I ordered from Chewy, were aggravating. So I I began ordering from , Royal Canin, directly.. many of my followers and adopters would send good from chewy but I never forgot my experience with chewy. After covid, it started getting difficult to order from Royal cani . I switched to proPlan. Finally a few months ago, I had no choice but to call chewy. I need Royal Canin baby dog. . It was very difficult to find. Much to my surprise, customer service ice had completely changed The staff is kind and knowledgeable, unlike before. No longer did i feel as if I was being scarmed by teenagers. I'm very happy. Thank you . Also, I truly appreciate your donation of 3 bags of purina 1 puppy. With today's economy, dogs and cats are being abandoned in record numbers. We've been bringing dogs and puppies in from Texas. The highest kill state in the US. I'm very grateful for your support. I've sent, our tax exempt , twice. I was told, you still haven't recieved it, in 2 months. As soon as that's worked out, IFairy Tails Adoptions will only buy from chewy.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Jackyhan on Jun 26, 2025

Healthy food

My girl just has babies. Her poop wasn’t well until she has this food. The only thing is this product is too expensive.

My girl just has babies. Her poop wasn’t well until she has this food. The only thing is this product is too expensive.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Tracy on Nov 16, 2025

Royal canin

Small bites for my small puppy

Small bites for my small puppy


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Maria on Aug 21, 2025

Changed to next step up Puppy didn’t like it

Charley would not eat it but loves next step up!

Charley would not eat it but loves next step up!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Ashlei on Jun 3, 2025

The arrival time was great.

Stackable coupons won me over to make this larger purchase and comfortable enough to autosend.

Stackable coupons won me over to make this larger purchase and comfortable enough to autosend.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Ann on Mar 24, 2025

Small pieces.

I have had multiple small dogs come with Royal Canin food that they are supposedly transitioning to and never once have I had a puppy eat the food. So, while it

I have had multiple small dogs come with Royal Canin food that they are supposedly transitioning to and never once have I had a puppy eat the food. So, while it looks ok to me, the pups do not agree.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Sunny on Jun 17, 2025

Made for puppies that are just weaned.

I was really happy to be able to have this food for my tiny little Yorky puppies

I was really happy to be able to have this food for my tiny little Yorky puppies


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Trish on May 26, 2025

Tiny kibble

This is the best to start puppies on an mothers after they give birth they love it

This is the best to start puppies on an mothers after they give birth they love it