Homecooked/Raw Question

    • Gold Top Dog

    Homecooked/Raw Question

    Does anyone know how many pounds of meat a day I should be feeding her?  She's 42 lbs. 
    • Gold Top Dog
    It really depends on a few factors.  Is she underweight, overweight or just right? Does she have a high or low activity level?  The general guideline is 2-3% of her body weight per day.
     
    For example, Scout weighs 70 lbs. He's on the skinny side and he is very active(doing lots of running). So he gets close to 3% of his body weight per day, which turns out to be 2 lbs of meat, bones, organs and veggies. You kind of have to start out and reassess in a week or 2.
    • Bronze
    I agree with ewin0210. You can start out with 1 lb. of meat.
    • Gold Top Dog
    OK, that's about what she's been having maybe a little more.  She is pretty active for her breed and underweight.  Thanks!