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08-25-2007, 09:33 AM | #1 |
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| how much??? I know it all depends on the food you are feeding...but i can't help but wonder if maggie is eating too much??? she is 11 months old, 5.1 lbs. how much (guesstimate) do you think I should feed her per day?
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08-25-2007, 09:51 AM | #2 |
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| If it's kibble probably somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 cup a day. When I fed Lacy kibble I gave her about a half a cup a day and she's 7lbs. Now she's on a raw diet and gets 4oz a day.
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08-25-2007, 09:57 AM | #3 |
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| we've been feeding about 1/4 cup twice a day...but she really only nibbles on it. she doesn't do well on a scheduled feeding...she will have a bite or two, then kinda snack during the day as she gets hungry. but she never gets more than 1/2 cup in her bowl on any given day. Whatever she doesn't eat when i put food in her bowl, i leave it for her to have throughout the day. then at dinner, i will add more to it. usually, by the end of the day, the bowl is empty. not all the time, but sometimes. i'm sure daisy snacks on it a little too
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08-25-2007, 09:59 AM | #4 |
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| We feed between 1/4 - 1/2 cup.
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08-25-2007, 11:31 AM | #5 |
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| how much??? What is a raw diet?
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08-25-2007, 11:33 AM | #6 |
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| I don't do by portions, I just fill the bow up a little and Dakota gets fed 3 times a day, and Aubrey gets fed 2 times, unless he gets into the cat food. |
08-25-2007, 12:43 PM | #7 | |
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08-25-2007, 12:46 PM | #8 |
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| A raw diet is mostly raw meat, bones and organs. The one I have her on is 95% meat, bones, and organs and 5% fruits and veggies. Some raw feeders say dogs don't need the fruits and veggies and some say you do. I'm not really sure if she needs them or not but I definitely don't think it hurts her to have them. No grains are included in the diet (rice, corn, wheat, etc). Most raw-feeders mix the diet themselves, but I feed a pre-packaged diet. I feed Nature's Variety Raw Medallions. I alternate rabbit and venison every day. You can go to www.naturesvariety.com to find out more info. If you're interested in a raw diet, I suggest doing a lot of research on it first
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08-25-2007, 12:52 PM | #9 | |
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i was just curious about this because of how much Bubba and Roxy eat, and I think I feed maggie twice that amount every day. but I will ask the vet next time we go in what they think. I guess I can feel her ribs...but she isn't bony at all. I have to TRY to feel her ribs
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08-26-2007, 08:06 AM | #10 |
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| is that all you really feed them through the day the bag of food that max is on is low protine diet and he needs 1 cup to 1 1/4 cup and other bags iv seen were the same |
08-26-2007, 09:14 AM | #11 | |
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i think i just need to ask the vet if she is overweight (at 11 months ) and if so, then i will just monitor her eating better
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08-26-2007, 09:16 AM | #12 | |
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08-26-2007, 09:19 AM | #13 |
Therapy Dog Donating Member | Izzy is 8 mos and 2 pounds 5 ounces and our vet has told us 1/2 cup per day so she gets fed 2x a day 1/4 cup and I'm lucky if she eats that....she is not a big eater to say the least.
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08-26-2007, 10:00 AM | #14 | |
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hubby told me last night he thinks she is getting "porky"
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08-26-2007, 10:08 AM | #15 |
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| My Mari is 3lbs at 81/2 months and eats her food, Kodaks food and my food if I let her. I can't stop her and now I may have to go back to feeding them seperately. By the time Kodak is ready to finish his adult food, she's already gobbled it up. I don't know why she's so greedy, I give her a 1/2 cup of dry food. That usually lasts till dinner time, then a few times during the week I give them wet (soft) puppy food. She doesn't care as long as it can fit down her throat.
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