I was putting a full bowl of food out for Sukoshi twice a day, and I'd let her eat as much as she wanted for an hour or so at each feeding. BUT...I took her to the vet on Friday, and he says she's overweight (hard to believe at only 3 pounds, 1 ounce). So...now I'm feeding her twice a day still, but I'm only giving her 1/8 cup per feeding...which seems like NOTHING at all! She's definitely eating it all gone, and the vet said to keep an eye on her weight, and if she doesn't drop some ounces, then I need to reduce it a little more! I can't imagine! But...she's so small, he's concerned with her carrying around any more weight than she needs to. So...how much to feed your baby is certainly a difficult question. A good rule of thumb that my vet said when we first got Sukoshi is that we should always be able to slightly feel her ribs. It's so easy for them to get a little chubby and those ribs disappear! |