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What Is Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dry Food 1.5kg?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dry Food 1.5kg is a complete veterinary diet for adult dogs with gastrointestinal conditions that require dietary fat restriction.
The formula contains 7% fat, highly digestible ingredients, balanced fibres and prebiotics. It supports healthy digestion and intestinal transit while providing maintenance nutrition despite the restricted fat level.
This is different from standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food, which contains 20% fat and is designed as a high-energy gastrointestinal formula. The two products must not be treated as interchangeable.
Who Is This For?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat may be prescribed when:
- Your adult dog has acute pancreatitis.
- Your dog has chronic or recurring pancreatitis.
- Your dog has previously experienced pancreatitis and needs continued dietary fat restriction.
- Your dog has hyperlipidaemia or abnormally elevated blood-fat levels.
- Your dog has lymphangiectasia.
- Your dog has exudative or protein-losing enteropathy requiring controlled fat intake.
- Your dog has exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and the veterinarian considers a low-fat diet appropriate.
- Your dog has delayed gastric emptying or oesophagitis.
- Your dog has acute or chronic diarrhoea associated with a condition requiring fat restriction.
- Your veterinarian has specifically prescribed a highly digestible, low-fat gastrointestinal diet.
Royal Canin identifies hyperlipidaemia, acute and chronic pancreatitis, lymphangiectasia, exudative enteropathy, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, delayed gastric emptying, oesophagitis and certain cases of diarrhoea among the conditions for which this veterinary diet may be appropriate.
Do not select this diet based only on vomiting, diarrhoea, gas or reduced appetite. Parasites, infections, food reactions, intestinal obstruction, liver disease and other medical conditions can cause similar signs and may require a different diet or treatment plan.
Who Should Not Eat This Food?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat is not formulated for:
- Growing puppies
- Pregnant dogs
- Nursing dogs
- Healthy adult dogs that do not require fat restriction
- Dogs whose veterinarian has prescribed another gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic or hydrolysed-protein formula
Royal Canin states that this adult veterinary formula is not suitable for growth, gestation or lactation.
Composition — What’s In It?
- Rice — provides a highly digestible carbohydrate source for daily energy.
- Dehydrated poultry protein — provides concentrated animal protein and essential amino acids for muscle maintenance.
- Wheat and barley — provide digestible carbohydrates and contribute to the controlled-energy nutritional profile.
- Hydrolysed animal proteins — proteins broken into smaller fragments to support digestibility and improve palatability.
- Beet pulp — provides fermentable dietary fibre that supports stool quality and digestive balance.
- Animal fats — are included in a controlled quantity to provide essential energy and fatty acids while maintaining the formula’s low-fat profile.
- Yeast products — contribute nutrients and compounds that support the complete veterinary formula.
- Fish oil — supplies EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids that support normal digestive and cellular function.
- Psyllium husks and seeds — provide soluble, gel-forming fibre that supports balanced intestinal transit.
- Fructo-oligosaccharides — prebiotics that nourish beneficial intestinal bacteria.
- Hydrolysed yeast — provides manno-oligosaccharides, which support a balanced intestinal microbiome.
- Marigold extract — supplies lutein, an antioxidant that helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress.
- Mono- and diglycerides esterified with citric acid — technological ingredients used to support the consistency and stability of the food.
Royal Canin India lists rice, dehydrated poultry protein, wheat, barley, hydrolysed animal proteins, beet pulp, controlled animal fat, fish oil, psyllium, fructo-oligosaccharides, hydrolysed yeast and marigold extract in the current formula.
Nutritional Additives per Kilogram
- Vitamin A: 16,500 IU
- Vitamin D3: 1,000 IU
- Iron: 45mg
- Iodine: 4.5mg
- Copper: 14mg
- Manganese: 58mg
- Zinc: 135mg
- Selenium: 0.08mg
- Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin: 5g
Analytical Constituents
- Protein: 22%
- Fat content: 7%
- Crude ash: 6.2%
- Crude fibre: 1.8%
- Essential fatty acids: 1.25%
- Omega-3 fatty acids: 0.3%
- EPA and DHA: 0.13%
Key Nutritional Benefits
Low Fat
The formula contains 7% fat and is specifically designed for adult dogs requiring strict dietary fat restriction.
This makes it nutritionally different from the standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal formula, which contains 20% fat.
Digestive Support
Highly digestible ingredients, balanced fibres and prebiotics support digestion, intestinal transit and a balanced gastrointestinal environment.
Fibre Balance
The formula uses a limited, carefully balanced fibre level to support gastrointestinal function while still allowing adequate maintenance energy despite fat restriction.
Lipid-Metabolism Support
Royal Canin formulates this diet to support lipid metabolism in dogs with hyperlipidaemia. It contains a low fat level together with essential fatty acids.
Prebiotic Support
Fructo-oligosaccharides and manno-oligosaccharides provide nutritional support for beneficial intestinal bacteria and a balanced microbiome.
How to Use It
Feed Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat only under the guidance of a qualified veterinarian.
Measure the complete daily quantity with a kitchen scale and divide it into several small meals. Smaller, measured meals can help reduce digestive workload and avoid a large amount of food entering the gastrointestinal tract at one time.
Keep clean drinking water available throughout the day.
Do not add ghee, butter, oil, cheese, cream, fatty meat, skin, organ meat, table scraps, rich gravy, regular biscuits or high-fat chews. Even small additions can significantly increase the total fat intake and interfere with a medically prescribed low-fat diet.
Do not replace this food with standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food without veterinary approval. The standard formula has a much higher fat content and serves a different nutritional purpose.
When mixed feeding is approved, use only a compatible low-fat wet formula and reduce both portions according to the veterinarian’s calculation.
Transitioning to a New Food
Royal Canin recommends transitioning between diets gradually over approximately 7–10 days. Your veterinarian may recommend a different schedule when the dog is recovering from acute pancreatitis or another serious gastrointestinal condition.
Unless your veterinarian provides another plan:
Days 1–2: 75% current food + 25% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Days 3–4: 50% current food + 50% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Days 5–6: 25% current food + 75% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Day 7 onwards: 100% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
A slow transition helps reduce digestive upset. If your dog develops worsening vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal discomfort or refuses food, stop making further changes and contact your veterinarian.
Recommended Feeding Period
Royal Canin recommends initially feeding Gastrointestinal Low Fat for up to two months in cases of hyperlipidaemia.
The diet may be prescribed for a shorter, longer or lifelong period depending on the underlying condition. Royal Canin recommends veterinary review before extending its use, and regional guidance recommends reviewing the feeding plan approximately every two months.
Dogs with recurrent pancreatitis, persistent hyperlipidaemia, lymphangiectasia or another chronic fat-sensitive condition may require long-term fat restriction. Do not return to regular food without veterinary approval.
Feeding Guide
The quantities below are Royal Canin India’s approximate daily dry-food recommendations.
| Dog’s Weight | Thin | Normal Weight | Overweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5kg | 121g | 106g | 92g |
| 10kg | 203g | 179g | 154g |
| 20kg | 341g | 300g | 259g |
| 30kg | 462g | 407g | 351g |
| 40kg | 574g | 505g | 436g |
Use these quantities as starting points. The veterinarian may adjust the daily serving according to:
- Current and target body weight
- Body-condition score
- Severity of the gastrointestinal condition
- Blood triglyceride or cholesterol results
- Pancreatitis history
- Activity level
- Neutering status
- Treat intake
- Whether compatible wet food is also being fed
- Other medical conditions
Use the gram table printed on the physical Indian pack as the final feeding reference.
Common Questions
What does “Gastro L.F” mean?
“Gastro L.F” means Gastrointestinal Low Fat.
It is Animeal’s shortened catalogue name for Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Veterinary Dog Food.
Is Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat a prescription diet?
Yes. Royal Canin classifies it as a veterinary-exclusive formula.
It should be fed only when a veterinarian confirms that your dog requires a medically controlled low-fat diet.
Is this suitable for dogs with pancreatitis?
It may be prescribed for acute or chronic pancreatitis because it is formulated for dogs requiring dietary fat restriction.
The veterinarian must still determine when feeding should begin, how much should be given and whether other treatment is required.
Does this food treat pancreatitis by itself?
No. It provides nutritional support and does not replace veterinary treatment.
Dogs with pancreatitis may also require fluids, pain relief, anti-nausea medication, monitoring and treatment of any underlying cause.
What is the difference between Gastrointestinal and Gastrointestinal Low Fat?
Standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food contains 20% fat and is energy-dense to reduce meal volume.
Gastrointestinal Low Fat contains 7% fat and is specifically formulated for dogs whose disease requires fat restriction. The products must not be substituted for one another without veterinary approval.
Can this food be used for hyperlipidaemia?
Yes. Royal Canin specifically formulates this diet to support lipid metabolism in cases of hyperlipidaemia.
The manufacturer recommends an initial feeding period of up to two months, followed by veterinary reassessment.
Can this food be used for lymphangiectasia?
Royal Canin includes lymphangiectasia and exudative enteropathy among the conditions that may require this fat-restricted diet.
These are serious conditions requiring veterinary diagnosis, blood tests and ongoing monitoring.
Can a dog with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency eat this food?
It may be appropriate for some dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
Many affected dogs also require pancreatic-enzyme supplementation and vitamin monitoring. The veterinarian must decide whether this low-fat formula matches the individual dog’s needs.
Is this food grain-free?
No. The formula contains rice, wheat and barley.
Can puppies eat Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat?
No. This formula is designed for adult dogs and is not formulated to support normal puppy growth.
A puppy requiring fat restriction needs an individually planned veterinary diet that also meets growth-stage nutritional requirements.
Can pregnant or nursing dogs eat this food?
No. Royal Canin lists gestation and lactation among the situations for which this formula is not suitable.
Can I give treats while feeding this diet?
Only give treats approved by the veterinarian managing your dog’s condition.
Regular treats, dental chews, cheese, fatty meat, peanut butter and table scraps may increase the daily fat intake and interfere with the prescribed diet.
Can I mix it with home-cooked chicken and rice?
Do not add home-cooked food unless a veterinary nutritionist has calculated the complete diet.
Chicken skin, dark meat, cooking oil and inaccurate portions may increase fat intake, while plain chicken and rice alone do not provide complete long-term nutrition.
Can this food help my dog lose weight?
It is a low-fat gastrointestinal diet, not a dedicated weight-loss diet.
Weight changes depend on the complete calorie intake and measured feeding quantity. Dogs needing therapeutic weight loss may require a different veterinary formula.
How long should my dog remain on this food?
The duration depends on the diagnosis.
Royal Canin recommends initially feeding it for up to two months in hyperlipidaemia. Dogs with chronic or recurring fat-sensitive disease may require longer or lifelong feeding under veterinary supervision.
What should I do if my dog refuses the food?
Contact your veterinarian before replacing it with a richer or higher-fat food.
Persistent appetite loss—especially with vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness or dehydration—requires prompt veterinary attention.
When is pancreatitis or digestive illness an emergency?
Seek urgent veterinary care if your dog has repeated vomiting, severe abdominal pain, a hunched posture, marked weakness, collapse, dehydration, pale gums or refuses both food and water.
A food change alone is not adequate for severe or rapidly worsening signs.
What’s in the Box?
1 sealed manufacturer pack of Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dog Dry Food weighing 1.5kg.
Royal Canin India officially confirms the 1.5kg pack. Animeal’s exact listing also confirms the 1.5kg selling unit and currently displays:
- MRP: ₹2,100
- Promotional price: ₹1,890
- Current saving: 10%
- Stock status: In stock
Price, stock, promotional saving and expiry can change. Check the live product page and physical stock before publishing time-sensitive information.
Store the food in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, excessive heat and moisture.
Reseal the bag properly after every use. Check the ingredient panel, analytical constituents, feeding guide, batch number and best-before date printed on the received pack.
Veterinary Diet Notice
This is a complete veterinary prescription diet formulated for dogs with specific medical conditions. Use only under veterinary guidance. Do not feed without a vet's recommendation.
Why Buy from Animeal?
→ Exact Royal Canin Gastro L.F 1.5kg SKU available
→ Current 10% promotional saving displayed on the listing
→ Free delivery on eligible orders above ₹499
→ 24×7 customer-assistance access
→ Prescription-upload facility available
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ROYAL CANIN GASTRO L.F DOG DRY FOOD [1.5 KG]
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What Is Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dry Food 1.5kg?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dry Food 1.5kg is a complete veterinary diet for adult dogs with gastrointestinal conditions that require dietary fat restriction.
The formula contains 7% fat, highly digestible ingredients, balanced fibres and prebiotics. It supports healthy digestion and intestinal transit while providing maintenance nutrition despite the restricted fat level.
This is different from standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food, which contains 20% fat and is designed as a high-energy gastrointestinal formula. The two products must not be treated as interchangeable.
Who Is This For?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat may be prescribed when:
- Your adult dog has acute pancreatitis.
- Your dog has chronic or recurring pancreatitis.
- Your dog has previously experienced pancreatitis and needs continued dietary fat restriction.
- Your dog has hyperlipidaemia or abnormally elevated blood-fat levels.
- Your dog has lymphangiectasia.
- Your dog has exudative or protein-losing enteropathy requiring controlled fat intake.
- Your dog has exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and the veterinarian considers a low-fat diet appropriate.
- Your dog has delayed gastric emptying or oesophagitis.
- Your dog has acute or chronic diarrhoea associated with a condition requiring fat restriction.
- Your veterinarian has specifically prescribed a highly digestible, low-fat gastrointestinal diet.
Royal Canin identifies hyperlipidaemia, acute and chronic pancreatitis, lymphangiectasia, exudative enteropathy, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, delayed gastric emptying, oesophagitis and certain cases of diarrhoea among the conditions for which this veterinary diet may be appropriate.
Do not select this diet based only on vomiting, diarrhoea, gas or reduced appetite. Parasites, infections, food reactions, intestinal obstruction, liver disease and other medical conditions can cause similar signs and may require a different diet or treatment plan.
Who Should Not Eat This Food?
Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat is not formulated for:
- Growing puppies
- Pregnant dogs
- Nursing dogs
- Healthy adult dogs that do not require fat restriction
- Dogs whose veterinarian has prescribed another gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic or hydrolysed-protein formula
Royal Canin states that this adult veterinary formula is not suitable for growth, gestation or lactation.
Composition — What’s In It?
- Rice — provides a highly digestible carbohydrate source for daily energy.
- Dehydrated poultry protein — provides concentrated animal protein and essential amino acids for muscle maintenance.
- Wheat and barley — provide digestible carbohydrates and contribute to the controlled-energy nutritional profile.
- Hydrolysed animal proteins — proteins broken into smaller fragments to support digestibility and improve palatability.
- Beet pulp — provides fermentable dietary fibre that supports stool quality and digestive balance.
- Animal fats — are included in a controlled quantity to provide essential energy and fatty acids while maintaining the formula’s low-fat profile.
- Yeast products — contribute nutrients and compounds that support the complete veterinary formula.
- Fish oil — supplies EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids that support normal digestive and cellular function.
- Psyllium husks and seeds — provide soluble, gel-forming fibre that supports balanced intestinal transit.
- Fructo-oligosaccharides — prebiotics that nourish beneficial intestinal bacteria.
- Hydrolysed yeast — provides manno-oligosaccharides, which support a balanced intestinal microbiome.
- Marigold extract — supplies lutein, an antioxidant that helps protect cells from everyday oxidative stress.
- Mono- and diglycerides esterified with citric acid — technological ingredients used to support the consistency and stability of the food.
Royal Canin India lists rice, dehydrated poultry protein, wheat, barley, hydrolysed animal proteins, beet pulp, controlled animal fat, fish oil, psyllium, fructo-oligosaccharides, hydrolysed yeast and marigold extract in the current formula.
Nutritional Additives per Kilogram
- Vitamin A: 16,500 IU
- Vitamin D3: 1,000 IU
- Iron: 45mg
- Iodine: 4.5mg
- Copper: 14mg
- Manganese: 58mg
- Zinc: 135mg
- Selenium: 0.08mg
- Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin: 5g
Analytical Constituents
- Protein: 22%
- Fat content: 7%
- Crude ash: 6.2%
- Crude fibre: 1.8%
- Essential fatty acids: 1.25%
- Omega-3 fatty acids: 0.3%
- EPA and DHA: 0.13%
Key Nutritional Benefits
Low Fat
The formula contains 7% fat and is specifically designed for adult dogs requiring strict dietary fat restriction.
This makes it nutritionally different from the standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal formula, which contains 20% fat.
Digestive Support
Highly digestible ingredients, balanced fibres and prebiotics support digestion, intestinal transit and a balanced gastrointestinal environment.
Fibre Balance
The formula uses a limited, carefully balanced fibre level to support gastrointestinal function while still allowing adequate maintenance energy despite fat restriction.
Lipid-Metabolism Support
Royal Canin formulates this diet to support lipid metabolism in dogs with hyperlipidaemia. It contains a low fat level together with essential fatty acids.
Prebiotic Support
Fructo-oligosaccharides and manno-oligosaccharides provide nutritional support for beneficial intestinal bacteria and a balanced microbiome.
How to Use It
Feed Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat only under the guidance of a qualified veterinarian.
Measure the complete daily quantity with a kitchen scale and divide it into several small meals. Smaller, measured meals can help reduce digestive workload and avoid a large amount of food entering the gastrointestinal tract at one time.
Keep clean drinking water available throughout the day.
Do not add ghee, butter, oil, cheese, cream, fatty meat, skin, organ meat, table scraps, rich gravy, regular biscuits or high-fat chews. Even small additions can significantly increase the total fat intake and interfere with a medically prescribed low-fat diet.
Do not replace this food with standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food without veterinary approval. The standard formula has a much higher fat content and serves a different nutritional purpose.
When mixed feeding is approved, use only a compatible low-fat wet formula and reduce both portions according to the veterinarian’s calculation.
Transitioning to a New Food
Royal Canin recommends transitioning between diets gradually over approximately 7–10 days. Your veterinarian may recommend a different schedule when the dog is recovering from acute pancreatitis or another serious gastrointestinal condition.
Unless your veterinarian provides another plan:
Days 1–2: 75% current food + 25% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Days 3–4: 50% current food + 50% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Days 5–6: 25% current food + 75% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
Day 7 onwards: 100% Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat
A slow transition helps reduce digestive upset. If your dog develops worsening vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal discomfort or refuses food, stop making further changes and contact your veterinarian.
Recommended Feeding Period
Royal Canin recommends initially feeding Gastrointestinal Low Fat for up to two months in cases of hyperlipidaemia.
The diet may be prescribed for a shorter, longer or lifelong period depending on the underlying condition. Royal Canin recommends veterinary review before extending its use, and regional guidance recommends reviewing the feeding plan approximately every two months.
Dogs with recurrent pancreatitis, persistent hyperlipidaemia, lymphangiectasia or another chronic fat-sensitive condition may require long-term fat restriction. Do not return to regular food without veterinary approval.
Feeding Guide
The quantities below are Royal Canin India’s approximate daily dry-food recommendations.
| Dog’s Weight | Thin | Normal Weight | Overweight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5kg | 121g | 106g | 92g |
| 10kg | 203g | 179g | 154g |
| 20kg | 341g | 300g | 259g |
| 30kg | 462g | 407g | 351g |
| 40kg | 574g | 505g | 436g |
Use these quantities as starting points. The veterinarian may adjust the daily serving according to:
- Current and target body weight
- Body-condition score
- Severity of the gastrointestinal condition
- Blood triglyceride or cholesterol results
- Pancreatitis history
- Activity level
- Neutering status
- Treat intake
- Whether compatible wet food is also being fed
- Other medical conditions
Use the gram table printed on the physical Indian pack as the final feeding reference.
Common Questions
What does “Gastro L.F” mean?
“Gastro L.F” means Gastrointestinal Low Fat.
It is Animeal’s shortened catalogue name for Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Veterinary Dog Food.
Is Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat a prescription diet?
Yes. Royal Canin classifies it as a veterinary-exclusive formula.
It should be fed only when a veterinarian confirms that your dog requires a medically controlled low-fat diet.
Is this suitable for dogs with pancreatitis?
It may be prescribed for acute or chronic pancreatitis because it is formulated for dogs requiring dietary fat restriction.
The veterinarian must still determine when feeding should begin, how much should be given and whether other treatment is required.
Does this food treat pancreatitis by itself?
No. It provides nutritional support and does not replace veterinary treatment.
Dogs with pancreatitis may also require fluids, pain relief, anti-nausea medication, monitoring and treatment of any underlying cause.
What is the difference between Gastrointestinal and Gastrointestinal Low Fat?
Standard Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Dry Food contains 20% fat and is energy-dense to reduce meal volume.
Gastrointestinal Low Fat contains 7% fat and is specifically formulated for dogs whose disease requires fat restriction. The products must not be substituted for one another without veterinary approval.
Can this food be used for hyperlipidaemia?
Yes. Royal Canin specifically formulates this diet to support lipid metabolism in cases of hyperlipidaemia.
The manufacturer recommends an initial feeding period of up to two months, followed by veterinary reassessment.
Can this food be used for lymphangiectasia?
Royal Canin includes lymphangiectasia and exudative enteropathy among the conditions that may require this fat-restricted diet.
These are serious conditions requiring veterinary diagnosis, blood tests and ongoing monitoring.
Can a dog with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency eat this food?
It may be appropriate for some dogs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
Many affected dogs also require pancreatic-enzyme supplementation and vitamin monitoring. The veterinarian must decide whether this low-fat formula matches the individual dog’s needs.
Is this food grain-free?
No. The formula contains rice, wheat and barley.
Can puppies eat Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat?
No. This formula is designed for adult dogs and is not formulated to support normal puppy growth.
A puppy requiring fat restriction needs an individually planned veterinary diet that also meets growth-stage nutritional requirements.
Can pregnant or nursing dogs eat this food?
No. Royal Canin lists gestation and lactation among the situations for which this formula is not suitable.
Can I give treats while feeding this diet?
Only give treats approved by the veterinarian managing your dog’s condition.
Regular treats, dental chews, cheese, fatty meat, peanut butter and table scraps may increase the daily fat intake and interfere with the prescribed diet.
Can I mix it with home-cooked chicken and rice?
Do not add home-cooked food unless a veterinary nutritionist has calculated the complete diet.
Chicken skin, dark meat, cooking oil and inaccurate portions may increase fat intake, while plain chicken and rice alone do not provide complete long-term nutrition.
Can this food help my dog lose weight?
It is a low-fat gastrointestinal diet, not a dedicated weight-loss diet.
Weight changes depend on the complete calorie intake and measured feeding quantity. Dogs needing therapeutic weight loss may require a different veterinary formula.
How long should my dog remain on this food?
The duration depends on the diagnosis.
Royal Canin recommends initially feeding it for up to two months in hyperlipidaemia. Dogs with chronic or recurring fat-sensitive disease may require longer or lifelong feeding under veterinary supervision.
What should I do if my dog refuses the food?
Contact your veterinarian before replacing it with a richer or higher-fat food.
Persistent appetite loss—especially with vomiting, abdominal pain, weakness or dehydration—requires prompt veterinary attention.
When is pancreatitis or digestive illness an emergency?
Seek urgent veterinary care if your dog has repeated vomiting, severe abdominal pain, a hunched posture, marked weakness, collapse, dehydration, pale gums or refuses both food and water.
A food change alone is not adequate for severe or rapidly worsening signs.
What’s in the Box?
1 sealed manufacturer pack of Royal Canin Gastrointestinal Low Fat Dog Dry Food weighing 1.5kg.
Royal Canin India officially confirms the 1.5kg pack. Animeal’s exact listing also confirms the 1.5kg selling unit and currently displays:
- MRP: ₹2,100
- Promotional price: ₹1,890
- Current saving: 10%
- Stock status: In stock
Price, stock, promotional saving and expiry can change. Check the live product page and physical stock before publishing time-sensitive information.
Store the food in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, excessive heat and moisture.
Reseal the bag properly after every use. Check the ingredient panel, analytical constituents, feeding guide, batch number and best-before date printed on the received pack.
Veterinary Diet Notice
This is a complete veterinary prescription diet formulated for dogs with specific medical conditions. Use only under veterinary guidance. Do not feed without a vet's recommendation.
Why Buy from Animeal?
→ Exact Royal Canin Gastro L.F 1.5kg SKU available
→ Current 10% promotional saving displayed on the listing
→ Free delivery on eligible orders above ₹499
→ 24×7 customer-assistance access
→ Prescription-upload facility available
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About Royal Canin
Royal Canin Liver Diet: What to Buy and What It Costs
Royal Canin's liver diet is called Hepatic, it is made for dogs, and we hold all three pack sizes in stock.
- Royal Canin Hepatic Dog Dry Food 1.5kg, ₹2,100
- Royal Canin Hepatic Dog Dry Food 6kg, ₹7,300, which is the cheaper way to buy it per kilo
- Royal Canin Hepatic Dog Can Food 450gm, ₹700
If your vet has written Hepatic on a slip, that is the whole decision. Buy the 6kg if the dog will be on it for months and you have the storage, and keep a can or two for the days the dog is picky, because appetite is often the problem in liver disease.
Three things worth reading before you order.
A liver diagnosis does not automatically mean a liver diet. This surprises people, so here it is from the Merck Veterinary Manual, in their words: "A diagnosis of liver disease should not automatically dictate a need for restricted dietary protein allowance." Protein restriction is for dogs with clinical hepatic encephalopathy, ammonium biurate crystals in the urine, or a confirmed portosystemic shunt. Merck is explicit that it should be avoided in most dogs and cats with chronic necroinflammatory liver disease at the point of diagnosis. A raised liver enzyme on a blood test is not, by itself, a reason to buy this food.
If the patient is a cat with a fatty liver, do not restrict protein. Merck again, and this one is a survival matter rather than a preference: "Protein should not be restricted in cats with HL because protein restriction compromises survival." Hepatic lipidosis is the commonest feline liver disease and it is a condition where getting calories and protein into the cat is the treatment. Royal Canin Hepatic is a dog food and we do not stock a feline Royal Canin liver diet. Speak to your vet before putting any cat on a liver diet.
Know the emergency signs. Hepatic encephalopathy is what happens when a failing liver stops clearing toxins from the blood, and it shows up neurologically. Merck lists everything from "mild dullness, anxiety, and inability to respond to basic commands" through to circling, head pressing, wandering, blindness, tremors, collapse and seizures. Head pressing and circling in a dog with known liver disease is an emergency, not a next-morning appointment. Our Parel branch is open 24 hours.
The Real Reason to Buy the Prescription Diet
If you are weighing Hepatic against an ordinary food marketed for liver support, this is the argument, and it is about copper rather than protein.
Copper accumulates in the liver in several breeds and drives ongoing damage. Today's Veterinary Practice puts the numbers side by side: a therapeutic hepatic diet should contain "< 1.2 mg/1000 kcal of copper," while the median in over the counter maintenance diets is "4.4 mg/1000 kcal (range, 2.3 to 9 mg/1000 kcal)." That is roughly four times the target in a typical bag, and up to seven times at the top of the range.
The follow-on matters even more if you were planning to shop around: "Only 3 currently available products meet the low-copper recommendations for dogs with CAH." Merck agrees that "prescription liver diets currently are the only diets reliably restricted in copper content."
So a bag labelled for liver support that is not a therapeutic diet is very unlikely to be copper restricted, and copper restriction is the part that is doing work in a copper storage case. The breeds where this matters most, per Today's Veterinary Practice, are Bedlington terriers and Labrador retrievers, with heritable causes suspected in Doberman pinschers, West Highland white terriers, Dalmatians and Skye terriers.
Royal Canin Hepatic's own ingredient list names low copper levels along with soy protein isolate, rice, L-carnitine and taurine. That combination is the diet doing its job: a moderate amount of a high quality protein rather than a starvation ration, with the copper kept down.
Price Per Kilo Across Every Liver Diet We Stock
Royal Canin is not the only hepatic diet on our shelves, and if cost is deciding, the comparison is worth seeing.
| Product | Pack | Price | Per kg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivaldis Hepatic Dry Food | 2kg | ₹2,100 | ₹1,050 |
| Royal Canin Hepatic Dog Dry Food | 6kg | ₹7,300 | ₹1,217 |
| Vetlife Hepatic Dog Dry Food | 12kg | ₹14,990 | ₹1,249 |
| Royal Canin Hepatic Dog Dry Food | 1.5kg | ₹2,100 | ₹1,400 |
| Vetlife Hepatic Dog Dry Food | 2kg | ₹2,990 | ₹1,495 |
Wet food, for appetite or for topping the dry: Royal Canin Hepatic can 450gm at ₹700, Vet Expert Hepatic can at ₹525, Vetlife Hepatic dog can 300gm at ₹520, and for cats the Vetlife Hepatic cat can 85gm at ₹249.
Two honest notes on that table. The 6kg Royal Canin is 13 percent cheaper per kilo than the 1.5kg, so buy big if the dog is settled on it. And we cannot tell you the copper content of the non Royal Canin options, because none of those listings publish it. If your dog's diagnosis is copper associated specifically, that is a question to put to your vet rather than to a price table.
What Is in Stock
All three Royal Canin Hepatic packs are in stock as we write, which is not something we can say about most therapeutic lines.
The wider Royal Canin veterinary range for dogs runs 32 products with 29 in stock, and includes Renal, Urinary S/O, Gastro, Gastro Low Fat, Hypoallergenic, Anallergenic, Satiety, Mobility, Cardiac, Skintopic and Recovery. The full Royal Canin brand shelf is 150 products with 116 in stock.
One gap you should know about. There is no Royal Canin Hepatic for cats on our shelves. If you need a feline liver diet, the Vetlife Hepatic cat can at ₹249 is what we have, and please read the section on cats below before you buy it.
What a Hepatic Diet Actually Changes
It is not simply low protein food, and that misunderstanding causes real harm.
Merck describes what a hepatic diet should be: "easily digestible, highly palatable, calorie dense, easy for the owner to prepare and feed, and fed frequently as small meals." Palatable and calorie dense are on that list for a reason. A dog with liver disease often does not want to eat, and a diet it refuses helps nobody.
On protein, the modern position is about quality and tolerance rather than blanket restriction. Merck: "The protein allowance for an animal with HE should maintain a positive nitrogen balance, avoiding tissue catabolism. Because maintenance of lean body mass (muscle) provides a temporary respite from ammonia toxicity." Cut the protein too hard and the dog breaks down its own muscle, which releases the very ammonia you were trying to avoid. That is why body condition gets monitored on these diets and why your vet may adjust upward over time.
For dogs with hepatic encephalopathy, Merck's approach is to start around "a minimum of 2.5 g protein/kg" and increase "by 0.25 to 0.5 g/kg every 3 to 5 days," watching the neurological response. Preferred protein sources are dairy, vegetable and white meat rather than red meat and fish. Which is exactly why Hepatic is built on soy protein isolate rather than beef.
The other levers are copper down, and antioxidant support, with vitamin E recommended for necroinflammatory disease. And meals small and frequent rather than one large one.
How the Diagnosis Gets Made, and Why It Decides This Purchase
The copper argument above is the strongest reason to buy a therapeutic diet, and it only applies if copper is actually your dog's problem. So it is worth knowing what establishes that, because you cannot tell from a blood report alone.
Raised liver enzymes are the starting point, not the answer. Merck describes the early picture as "persistent or cyclic increases in activity of ALT, AST," with bile acids and bilirubin rising as things progress. Those numbers say the liver is unhappy. They do not say why.
The test that answers why is a biopsy. Merck: "Chronic, sustained, unexplained increases in liver enzymes usually indicate liver biopsy," and the sample has to be a proper one, "at least 15 contiguous portal triads," taken from more than one lobe.
For copper specifically, the biopsy has to be measured rather than merely stained. Merck is precise about this: "copper stains must be reconciled with quantitative copper measurements to avoid erroneous interpretations." Copper matters because it "fosters oxidative injury" and worsens the damage already happening.
What this means at the counter is simple. If your vet has quantified copper and told you the dog needs a low copper diet, Hepatic is a well aimed purchase and the price is justified. If nobody has biopsied the dog and you are buying on a raised ALT, you may be buying the right food for the wrong reason, and it is worth one more conversation before committing to months of it.
What Usually Goes Alongside the Diet
A hepatic diet is rarely the whole plan, and the other half is often things we stock in our liver supplements range. We are not going to tell you to add them on your own, but you should recognise the names when your vet says them.
SAMe, S-adenosylmethionine, is the antioxidant most commonly used. Merck gives 20 to 40 mg/kg by mouth on an empty stomach every 24 hours. The empty stomach part is not optional, since food substantially reduces how much is absorbed.
Vitamin E, at 10 units per kg with food daily, for its antioxidant effect in necroinflammatory disease.
Ursodeoxycholic acid, 10 to 15 mg/kg daily with food, used for its anti-inflammatory and bile-flow effects.
Phosphatidylcholine, 25 to 50 mg/kg with food daily, used against fibrosis.
Note what is not on that list. Silymarin, the milk thistle extract in several of the syrups on our shelves, is widely sold for liver support in India and it is not among the doses Merck specifies for canine chronic hepatitis. That does not make it useless, and if your vet has recommended it, take their advice over ours. It does mean we are not going to imply it does the same job as the four above.
Doses here are quoted so you can recognise a correct prescription, not so you can write one. All four are vet decisions, and several interact with other medicines.
Cats Are Different, and It Matters Here
We have put this in the safety note at the top and it earns a section of its own, because the instinct to buy "a liver diet" for any animal with a liver problem is strong and in cats it can be dangerous.
The commonest liver disease in cats is hepatic lipidosis, a fatty liver, and it typically follows a period of not eating. The treatment is nutrition, delivered aggressively, often by feeding tube. Merck's line is unambiguous: "Protein should not be restricted in cats with HL because protein restriction compromises survival."
So a cat that has stopped eating and turned yellow needs a vet the same day, and it needs calories rather than a restricted diet. Do not buy a hepatic food for a cat on your own judgement. If your vet has specifically asked for one, that is different, and the Vetlife Hepatic cat can is what we stock.
Switching, Feeding and Making It Work
Therapeutic diets fail on palatability far more often than on formulation, and a bag the dog will not eat is money burnt.
Switch over about a week, mixing an increasing proportion of Hepatic into the old food. A dog that already feels unwell and gets an abrupt food change often decides the new food is the reason it feels sick, and then refuses it for good.
Feed small and often. Merck's guidance is frequent small meals rather than one or two large ones. Three or four times a day suits most dogs on this diet.
Warm the food, or use the can. Warming lifts the smell, and mixing a little of the wet through the dry does more for appetite than most appetite stimulants.
Everything else has to stop. Treats, dental chews, table scraps and anything given to hide a tablet all carry protein and copper the diet was designed to control. This is the part people miss, and it quietly undoes the whole exercise.
Ask what should be rechecked and when. A therapeutic diet is a treatment, so there should be a blood test that tells you whether it is working. If nobody has named one, ask.
Order From the Counter
Goodman Pet Chemist runs four branches and moves stock between them.
- Parel, open 24 hours, which matters if you are dealing with encephalopathy signs at night
- Mahim
- Sewri
- Seawoods, Navi Mumbai
Send us the dog's weight and a photo of the prescription or the discharge note. Therapeutic diets are bought for months, so it is worth us confirming pack availability before you commit to a size.
Questions We Get at the Counter
What is the Royal Canin liver diet called?
Hepatic. It comes as dry food in 1.5kg and 6kg and as a 450gm can, and all three are in stock.
What is the Royal Canin Hepatic price?
₹2,100 for 1.5kg, ₹7,300 for 6kg and ₹700 for the 450gm can, before the site discount. The 6kg works out about 13 percent cheaper per kilo than the small bag.
Can I buy Royal Canin Hepatic online without a prescription?
The listing does not require one, but we would rather you had a diagnosis. A liver diet is a treatment, and Merck's position is that liver disease does not automatically mean a dog needs restricted protein.
Is there a Royal Canin liver diet for cats?
Not on our shelves. Read the section on cats above before you buy any hepatic food for a cat, because in feline fatty liver, restricting protein compromises survival.
Can I feed an ordinary dog food for liver disease instead?
For a copper associated case, almost certainly not. Therapeutic diets target under 1.2mg of copper per 1000 kcal against a median of 4.4mg in ordinary maintenance food, and very few non prescription products meet the low copper target.
How long does a dog stay on a hepatic dog food?
Often for life, sometimes for a defined period while the liver recovers. Your vet decides, on repeat bloods, and it is a fair question to ask at the first appointment.
My dog will not eat it.
Slow the switch down, warm it, and mix in the can. Tell your vet if it still fails, because there are other hepatic diets and a diet the dog eats beats a better diet it refuses.
Can I still give treats and chews?
No, not without asking. Treats carry protein and copper, and they are the commonest reason a carefully chosen therapeutic diet stops working.
