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Originally Posted by Lil Sis  Great information!!
I have been struggling with how much to feed and a little bit on weight issues.
I just started homecooking and I use balance-it. One of the recipes I bought was for my shih tuz -- he is 25 pounds and they said he should eat 600 calories per day... he needs to loose weight so I wasn't sure how much to reduce .. we have check up soon with vet so that was going to be one of my questions.
How do you know what the weight should be? I don't think it is as simple of saying 3 - 7 lbs.. what about bone structure, build and such???
I did some research and what I found is the back of the puppy should not feel like your knuckles (too skinny)nor the back of your hand (too fat) .. my little one feels chubby!! So I have to be careful on how much I feed her. 200 calories is not much- but at least now I know! |
For home cooking, a good rule of thumb is to go up or down 10% to get to an ideal weight. I would weigh the dog weekly while switching to home cooked to make sure the dog is not getting too thin or too fat.