ROYAL CANIN GIANT PUPPY DRY FOOD [1 KG]

What Is Royal Canin Giant Puppy Dry Food 1kg?

Royal Canin Giant Puppy Dry Food 1kg is a complete growth-stage food for giant-breed puppies expected to weigh more than 45kg as adults.

It is intended for the first intense growth phase, from approximately 2 months until 8 months of age. Its adapted energy content supports steady growth while helping limit excess weight gain, and its controlled calcium and phosphorus levels support developing bones and joints.

The formula also contains antioxidants, including vitamin E, to support developing natural defences. Highly digestible protein, prebiotics and fibres help support the sensitive digestive system of a rapidly growing giant-breed puppy.

Who Is This For?

Royal Canin Giant Puppy may be suitable when:

• Your puppy is approximately 2–8 months old.
• Your puppy is expected to weigh more than 45kg as an adult.
• Your puppy is in the first phase of rapid giant-breed growth.
• Your puppy needs carefully controlled energy to support growth without unnecessary excess weight gain.
• Your puppy needs balanced calcium and phosphorus for healthy bone mineralisation.
• Your puppy requires nutritional support for developing joints and a rapidly growing skeleton.
• Your puppy needs highly digestible protein and prebiotics for digestive support.
• Your puppy needs large kibble adapted to an extra-large jaw.
• You are preparing to transition to Royal Canin Giant Junior at approximately 8 months.

This food is not intended for small-, medium- or large-breed puppies expected to remain below 45kg as adults. Those puppies require a Mini, Medium or Maxi Puppy formula matched to their adult size and growth pattern.

Puppies below approximately 2 months may need their mother’s milk, an appropriate milk replacer or Royal Canin Giant Starter Mother & Babydog during weaning.

Composition — What’s In It?

• Dehydrated poultry protein — provides concentrated animal protein and essential amino acids for developing muscles and body tissues.
• Vegetable protein isolate — provides highly digestible protein that supports the puppy’s rapid muscle development.
• Rice, maize, maize flour and wheat flour — provide digestible carbohydrates for daily growth and activity.
• Animal fats — provide concentrated dietary energy while helping make the kibble palatable.
• Beet pulp — provides dietary fibre that supports intestinal movement and stool formation.
• Hydrolysed animal proteins — proteins broken into smaller pieces to support digestibility and improve taste.
• Maize gluten — provides additional protein and contributes to the complete nutritional profile.
• Soya oil — supplies essential omega-6 fatty acids that support normal skin and coat development.
• Fish oil — provides omega-3 fatty acids that support normal cell, skin and joint function.
• Fructo-oligosaccharides — prebiotics that feed beneficial bacteria in the digestive system.
• Psyllium husks and seeds — provide soluble fibre that supports balanced intestinal movement and stool quality.
• Hydrolysed yeast — provides manno-oligosaccharides, which help support a balanced intestinal microbiome.
• Yeast extracts — provide beta-glucans that support the puppy’s developing natural defences.
• Marigold extract — provides lutein, an antioxidant that helps protect developing cells from oxidative stress.
• Hydrolysed crustaceans — provide glucosamine, a naturally occurring component associated with cartilage and joint structures.
• Hydrolysed cartilage — provides chondroitin, a structural component associated with healthy cartilage.

Royal Canin India lists dehydrated poultry protein, vegetable protein isolate, rice, maize, animal fats, beet pulp, hydrolysed proteins, fish oil, prebiotics, psyllium, yeast extracts, glucosamine and chondroitin sources in the formula.

Analytical Constituents

• Protein: 34%
• Fat content: 14%
• Crude ash: 7.6%
• Crude fibre: 1.4%
• Calcium: 1.26%
• Phosphorus: 1%

Royal Canin describes the L.I.P. protein in this formula as protein selected for very high digestibility.

Key Nutritional Benefits

Controlled First-Stage Growth

Giant-breed puppies grow rapidly but must not receive excessive calories. The adapted energy content supports sustained growth while helping avoid unnecessary excess weight gain.

Bone and Joint Support

The formula provides controlled energy with balanced calcium and phosphorus to support normal bone mineralisation, bone consolidation and developing joints.

Developing Immune System

An antioxidant complex that includes vitamin E supports the puppy’s gradually developing natural defences during this important growth stage.

Digestive and Microbiome Support

Highly digestible proteins, beet pulp, fructo-oligosaccharides, manno-oligosaccharides and psyllium support a balanced intestinal environment and normal stool quality.

Giant-Breed Kibble

The kibble is adapted to an extra-large puppy’s jaw, helping the puppy pick up and chew the food more comfortably.

How to Use It

Measure your puppy’s complete daily quantity with a kitchen scale instead of continuously refilling the bowl.

Divide the total daily allowance into three or four meals. Smaller, measured meals help avoid overfeeding in one sitting and may encourage slower, more controlled food intake.

Keep clean drinking water available throughout the day.

Select the feeding amount according to the puppy’s age and expected healthy adult weight—not only its current weight.

Monitor the puppy’s body condition and growth regularly. You should be able to feel the ribs beneath a light covering of tissue without the ribs appearing excessively prominent.

Do not add calcium powder, bone-meal products, eggshell powder, vitamin D or mineral supplements unless a veterinarian specifically recommends them. Royal Canin Giant Puppy already contains controlled calcium and phosphorus for giant-breed growth, and additional supplementation may disturb this balance.

Avoid adding large quantities of meat, rice, milk, treats or home-cooked food. These additions increase calories and can change the protein, calcium and phosphorus balance of the complete formula.

Transitioning to a New Food

Days 1–2: 75% current food + 25% Royal Canin Giant Puppy

Days 3–4: 50% current food + 50% Royal Canin Giant Puppy

Days 5–6: 25% current food + 75% Royal Canin Giant Puppy

Day 7 onwards: 100% Royal Canin Giant Puppy

A gradual transition helps reduce digestive upset.

If your puppy develops vomiting, loose stools or refuses the food, slow the transition and consult your veterinarian. Royal Canin recommends introducing a new puppy diet gradually.

Feeding Guide

The table below provides manufacturer reference quantities for giant-breed puppies eating dry food only.

Select the column according to the puppy’s expected adult weight.

These quantities come from a current official Royal Canin regional feeding table. Regional formulas and energy density can differ, so the table printed on the physical Indian 1kg pack must remain the final feeding reference.

Adjust the portion according to:

• Expected adult weight
• Current body condition
• Activity level
• Growth rate
• Treat intake
• Neutering status
• Veterinarian’s recommendation

A 1kg trial pack may last only a few days because giant-breed puppies can require several hundred grams of food daily.

Common Questions

What age is Royal Canin Giant Puppy suitable for?

It is intended for giant-breed puppies during the first growth stage, approximately 2–8 months old.

At around 8 months, transition gradually to Royal Canin Giant Junior, which supports the second growth phase until approximately 18–24 months.

What adult size is this food designed for?

It is formulated for puppies expected to weigh more than 45kg as adults.

A puppy expected to remain below 45kg generally requires Maxi Puppy or another formula appropriate for its adult size.

Is this suitable for a Great Dane, Mastiff or Saint Bernard puppy?

It may be suitable when the individual puppy’s expected healthy adult weight is above 45kg.

Breed labels alone are not enough because adult weight can vary between sexes and individual dogs. Confirm the expected adult size with your veterinarian or breeder.

What is the difference between Giant Puppy and Giant Junior?

Giant Puppy is designed for the first intense growth stage up to approximately 8 months.

Giant Junior is formulated for the second stage, generally from 8 months until skeletal maturity at approximately 18–24 months. Giant Junior has an adapted protein and mineral profile for continued muscle, bone and joint development.

Can I feed Giant Puppy until my dog is fully grown?

No. Giant-breed nutritional requirements change during the long growth period.

Move to Giant Junior at approximately 8 months and then to Giant Adult when the dog reaches skeletal maturity, generally between 18 and 24 months.

Why does a giant-breed puppy need controlled energy?

Rapid weight gain can place additional load on developing bones and joints.

Royal Canin uses adapted energy content to support the puppy’s high growth rate while helping avoid excess weight gain.

Should I give my puppy extra calcium?

No, not unless your veterinarian specifically recommends it.

This complete food already contains controlled calcium and phosphorus. Adding calcium can disturb the mineral balance that is particularly important during large- and giant-breed growth.

Does the food contain glucosamine and chondroitin?

Yes. The ingredient list includes hydrolysed crustaceans as a glucosamine source and hydrolysed cartilage as a chondroitin source.

These ingredients provide nutritional support but do not treat an existing orthopaedic condition.

Does Royal Canin Giant Puppy support digestion?

Yes. The formula contains highly digestible protein, beet pulp, prebiotics and psyllium to support the intestinal microbiome and normal stool quality.

How many meals should a giant-breed puppy eat?

Divide the daily quantity into three or four measured meals during early growth.

Royal Canin recommends up to four meals daily in the weeks following weaning before gradually reducing meal frequency as the puppy matures.

Can a two-month-old puppy eat this food?

Yes, provided the puppy has completed or is completing weaning and is expected to weigh more than 45kg as an adult.

For puppies struggling with hard kibble, soften the measured portion with warm—not boiling—water and serve it fresh.

Can I feed this food to a large-breed Labrador or Golden Retriever puppy?

These breeds commonly fall within Royal Canin’s Maxi category of 26–44kg adult weight rather than the Giant category.

Use Maxi Puppy unless the individual dog is genuinely expected to exceed 45kg and a veterinarian recommends the Giant formula.

Can I mix it with home-cooked food?

Occasional additions can change calories and disturb the carefully controlled mineral balance.

Ask your veterinarian or a veterinary nutritionist to calculate any mixed-feeding plan, particularly during giant-breed growth.

Can a sterilised giant-breed puppy eat this food?

A sterilised puppy may still require growth-stage nutrition, but its calorie needs may decrease.

Monitor body condition closely and ask your veterinarian whether the daily portion should be adjusted.

What should I do if my puppy develops diarrhoea?

Slow the transition and avoid introducing multiple new foods or treats at the same time.

Contact your veterinarian if diarrhoea continues or occurs with repeated vomiting, weakness, dehydration, blood in the stool or refusal to eat.

What’s in the Box?

1 sealed manufacturer pack of Royal Canin Giant Puppy Dry Food weighing 1kg.

Royal Canin India officially lists 1kg, 3.5kg and 15kg pack sizes. Animeal’s indexed catalogue also lists the exact Royal Canin Giant Puppy Dry Food [1 KG] SKU.

Animeal’s indexed catalogue currently displays the 1kg listing at ₹980 with an “Up to 15% off” promotional label. Price, discount, availability and expiry should be checked on the live listing before publication.

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, feeding table, batch number and best-before date printed on the received pack.

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