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Re: Serving size for a small dog

Luvntzus — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:19 GMT

Gingerbread eats 1/2 cup of a 363 calorie per cup food- Peanut eats about 1/3 cup of the same food. They both gained weight on a food that I forgot to check the calories- 568 per cup! So now I'm trying to get them to lose weight.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

jdata — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:55:42 GMT

My jacks, their 'spring/summer/fall servings are : Chloe 13-14 LBS: gets 5.1-5.2 OZ, Scout 20-21 LBS: gets 7.1-7.2 OZ. They are fed raw. For winter, they are fed less.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

fuzzy_dogs_mom — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:36:19 GMT

Max is 60 lbs. and he's not a high energy dog. He gets 1-1/2 cups in the a.m. and if he finishes it he gets another 1/2 cup at night. He eats less in the summer so when it's hot he eats less than 1-1/2 cups. He seems healthy enough and he paces himself. One time recently he went a couple of days without eating much of anything and then he pooped about six to eight paper towels that he'd snagged off the counter and eaten. I had used them to heat tamales in the microwave and they had a bit of cheese on them.

Joyce

Re: Serving size for a small dog

griffinej5 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:39:58 GMT

Luke is currently around 9.5 lbs, not sure exactly. He's currently eating blue buffalo puppy food, 1 cup per day, which amounts to 456 kcals. This is based on his approximate adult weight of 15 lbs. Really, he usually gets a little less, because he never manages to work it all out of whatever toy I put it in. The adult food is in the bottom of the container, and I believe he's actually starting to get some of that. The adult food is 586 kcal/cup, so I'll probably lower him a bit. His weight is good though, he's not the slightest bit over or underweight, though with larger dogs, I've kept them a bit skinnier. On a 50-60lb dog, 5lbs either way doesn't make much difference, but on a 10-15 lb dog, 5lbs can be 1/3-1/2 of the body weight, and even a lb is a significant amount of weight.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

oranges81 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:58:08 GMT

I can feel her ribs with a thin layer of muscle but when she lays down I can feel and see a portion of her spine. She's always been like this but not when she's standing. I guess I'll keep her at 1/2 cup and see what she does. She still has the energy to keep up with me on the field (And bark when I mess up lol) so there's no worry there.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

shamrockmommy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:24 GMT

My minpin is about the same size as her. When he was young, he would eat 1/2 cup twice a day and stay at a nice, lean weight. Now he's 13.5 and I feed him 1/4 cup twice a day to maintain a healthy weight. At 1/2 cup twice daily, he was turning into a sausage.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

jennie_c_d — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:52:47 GMT

Ok, Bean's kibble has 420 kcal/cup, so she's getting roughly 500 kcal/day.

I agree, though, that Sandy looks really good. She looks lean, and heavily muscled.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

KarissaKS — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:42:47 GMT

I don't think she looks too skinny at all -- especially if you're doing agility. We like them thin & sporty in agility.

So long as she has the energy to "get the job done," I think she's just fine.

Luke is 85 lbs and only gets 2 cups of Taste of the Wild per day. I generally bump it up to 3 cups on trial weekends and throw in protein powder to give him an energy boost and to help with the added physical requirements of the day.

I have no idea what Kaiser (17 lbs) eats. I keep food out for him 24/7 just to make sure he eats SOMETHING and he picks at it all day. There are some days when I'm sure he must only eat about 1/2 cup, but then the next day he'll catch up and eat about 1 1/2 cups. He maintains a trim weight all on his own, so I figure I'll continue to let him do this.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

jettababy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:42:41 GMT

My brother has a 12 lb min pin who eats over 1 cup per day, and she is still skinny even though she doesn't exercise much. It all depends on the dog, I guess.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

jettababy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:39:57 GMT

Jetta is 15 lbs and eats 1/2 cup kibble per day on a medium-calorie dense dog kibble. If I fed her a high cal one she has to eat way less and still is chubby, so I don't like to give her dense food. She is pretty inactive except for short daily walks and games of fetch.

Poor Jetta gains weight just by looking at food tho...

Re: Serving size for a small dog

grab01 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:15:15 GMT

Grimm is about 13# and gets 1 cup each day. Soon we'll be cutting him back, when he gets a bit closer to a year.

The elf gets 1/4 c each day and is 10# at the moment.

Jules is 12# and gets just over 1/2 c per day

Re: Serving size for a small dog

brookcove — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:12:11 GMT

Your dog looks excellent for her age. I'd be concerned with a younger dog, for being a smidge on the skinny side, but it's hard to tell without the touch test. Terriers get hard muscle from the spine through the ribs but you can tell the difference easily by touching. And the top view doesn't show any vertebrae. That's when I get worried on a working-type dog.

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kle1986 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:57:47 GMT

Kujo is 4lbs and eats 1/2 cup of TOTW and whatever scraps Samantha gives her throughout the day.

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erica1989 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:52:21 GMT

Casey is 13# and eats 1/2-3/4 c. a day. depending on how active he is, and if I add anything else to it. I alternate between eggs, yogurt and canned for toppers. Depending on what, and how much of what I'm adding, the kibble amount varies. He's a soild, compact dog too - I'm very pleased with his weight.

Re: Serving size for a small dog

jennie_c_d — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:11:39 GMT

As far as cups, Emma gets 2 1/2 cups, plus a small can of prescription food. Ena gets a cup of dry, a spoonful of canned, and some treats.

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