How good is Royal Kanin (canine?)?

I used the Siamese on a rescue cat I had that was horrendously underweight and anorexic (not eating).  Her problem later turned out to be allergies to chicken and grain, but man, that formula made her yell for food and put the weight on FAST when nothing else had.

I have to say about Royal Canin (you were close, lol) that it takes a lot of guts to come out with a bunch of specialty formulas when the big guns' strategy is generally to make as many of their foods as generally appealing as possible. It used to think it was a gimick when they first started making them, but now I'd term it more as a move to grab a niche.  That is, now that I'm personally convinced that most of these formulas are actualy differences that make a difference.  I fit were all I had and there was nothing my dog couldn't eat in it, I'd feed it in preference to the others you mentioned. 

Along the same lines, I just wrote a note to Natural Balance thanking them for their allergy formula for cats that is actually an allergy formula, similiar in composition to the prescription novel diets but better ingredients and one third the price.  I like to let companies know when they've hit on something good, in the hopes that they will be encouraged to keep it up! []  Anyway, I got an immediate response thanking me and they are going to send me some coupons and a frequent buyer card - cool. 

The point is, if you really like a product, it doesn't hurt to let the company know!

So now that I know that Royal Canin is at least half good (better than what shes eating anyway) if I dont find a place near me that stocks Natural Balance which is my 1st choice then I will switch her to Royal.
 
Does Royal Canin come in canned food? I sometimes feed her a mix of kibble and canned and I would like to feed her the same brand

I don't think it comes in canned food. And the kibble is only in one flavor (chicken). I used it on Jetta for a while becuase she is very picky and she seemed to like this food. But, i didn't like the gluten and lack of fruits/veggies/whole grains so I switched to another brand. There are some better foods that you can get at Petsmart or Petco:
Blue Buffalo, Authority Harvest Baked, Natural Balance, Solid Gold,etc. 

There isnt a PetCo or PetSmart where I live, and how I miss them! We only have small scale pets shops and they have nothing available I just called one that is a bit close too my home (20 minutes) and they have the 15lb puppy food for 30.95 is that normal or too high?
 
Also I called another shop that is VERY close to home and he has Exclusive puppy food, I had never heard of it so I did some research and its #1 ingredient is fresh chicken (or so they say)
 
Anyone have any thoughts on Exclusive?

Exclusive isn't any better than Royal Canin. They are both better than, say, Iams and Science Diet, but not the best.  They both contain high quality sources of Chicken, but they also contain grain sourced protiens, called glutens, that are not so great.  Also fresh chicken isn't better then say chicken meal.  The company has to use alot of "fresh chicken" to get the same amount of protien chicken meal has in it.  It's best to see both fresh meat and meal, in my opinion anyways.
Now, Royal Canin is the maker of Sensible Choice and Sensible Choice Natural Blend.  Any pet store carrying Royal Canin should atleast be able to special order Sensible Choice Natural Blend for you.  I know because my company distributes Royal Canin and also Natural Balance, Merrick, Pet Promise, and Breeder's Choice.
 

Royal Canin has been the only food my dog has done well on (he didn't respond well to Timberwolf Organics, Innova, etc).  I definatley vouch for this food....if you have a healthy dog with no allergies, then I would definatley give it a try. 

For the price they want for RC (higher here than Innova) that stuff should include gold nuggets.

Your right about that

Lizziecollie, have you tried ordering the food on the internet or in a pet supply catalogue? If you really wanna feed a holistic food but it isn't available to you then you may try that.  You can order food online at these sites:
[linkhttp://www.dog.com]www.dog.com[/link] (of course)
[linkhttp://www.petfooddirect.com]www.petfooddirect.com[/link]
[linkhttp://www.waggintails.com]www.waggintails.com[/link]
[linkhttp://www.onlynaturalpet.com]www.onlynaturalpet.com[/link]
Here are some catalogues that also carry food:
Drs foster and smith
dog.com catalogue
jbwholesale
jeffers pet
only natural pet store
 
Just go to their web site and and they can send you a free catalogue.
I have ordered food online/through catalogues before and it is really convenient.
 

I will fill out a form for all those magazines just mentioned. I ordered one from dog.com a week ago but maybe they dont send to puerto rico? I mean when I filled out the form it just went back to a blank form, isnt it supposed to say something along the lines of 'you subscription was sucesfuly filled out,' or somethng?
 
If not then I should be getting a Dog catalogue soon

It usually takes a few weeks to send a catalogue ( I don't know why...). In the meantime, ordering online is very fast and convenient.