How much Food?

[browniesmom622]

Brownie is 18 Pounds I have been free feeding & he's getting Fatter So He's going on a diet. I need Him to get down to 15 -16 pounds. How much food should he get The bag says 2 -3 cups That seems WAY to much. He should be a little underweight since he has a bad knee.

[PrincessDiana]

Originally Posted by browniesmom622

Brownie is 18 Pounds I have been free feeding & he's getting Fatter So He's going on a diet. I need Him to get down to 15 -16 pounds. How much food should he get The bag says 2 -3 cups That seems WAY to much. He should be a little underweight since he has a bad knee.

What food are you feeding? When we fed kibble, Franklin (who is 11lbs) only needed 1/2-3/4 cup a day. I understand Brownie is quite a bit bigger but I can't imagine giving 2-3 cups! I can't tell you for sure since I don't know which brand of food you feed but I'd cut it down to 1 1/2-2 cups.

Also, many of the recommended brands on here have weight loss formulas which couldn't hurt!

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by PrincessDiana

What food are you feeding? When we fed kibble, Franklin (who is 11lbs) only needed 1/2-3/4 cup a day. I understand Brownie is quite a bit bigger but I can't imagine giving 2-3 cups! I can't tell you for sure since I don't know which brand of food you feed but I'd cut it down to 1 1/2-2 cups.

Also, many of the recommended brands on here have weight loss formulas which couldn't hurt!

We feed NB Duck & Potato Because of allergies we can't switch to Diet food.
I gave him a cup of food & he wasn't looking for more

[Britster]

Wow, 2-3 seems like a lot. Jackson typically only eats 1/2 cup a day,
sometimes 1 cup if he was really active that day. He's always stayed
around 12lbs (although at his vet visit Monday, the scale read 16lbs?
He doesn't look any different and just weighed 12lbs in December?)

If Brownie did fine w/ 1 cup... I would continue doing that!
You could maybe add some veggies to the dry food to fill him up?

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by Britster

Wow, 2-3 seems like a lot. Jackson typically only eats 1/2 cup a day,
sometimes 1 cup if he was really active that day. He's always stayed
around 12lbs (although at his vet visit Monday, the scale read 16lbs?
He doesn't look any different and just weighed 12lbs in December?)

If Brownie did fine w/ 1 cup... I would continue doing that!
You could maybe add some veggies to the dry food to fill him up?

I guess i will see how it goes.

Brownies allergies are so crazy The only Thing he gets is dry food & fresh parsley.

[Ellie May]

If you are feeding a cup a day now, could you just cut it down by maybe an 8th cup and see how that works? Green beans to make him feel full shouldn't hurt the allergies.

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

If you are feeding a cup a day now, could you just cut it down by maybe an 8th cup and see how that works? Green beans to make him feel full shouldn't hurt the allergies.

I just started the cup I think he was eating more than that since He was free feeding it's hard to tell.

Brownie has extreme allergies so i really wouldn't Even have to guess that he would be allergic to them lol

[Ava Mae]

Should a puppy be fed more than an adult dog?

[PrincessDiana]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

If you are feeding a cup a day now, could you just cut it down by maybe an 8th cup and see how that works? Green beans to make him feel full shouldn't hurt the allergies.

I second this post! When Kyrie (our Alaskan Malamute) needed to lose weight, our vet told us to replace half of her kibble with canned green beans. It worked! I can't believe I forgot to mention this. Canned green beans with no salt added shouldn't trigger any allergies.. you might try it!