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06-14-2014, 07:59 PM | #1 |
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| i have 5 months old 5 lb yorkie how much do i have to feed her ? i have 5 months old 5 lb yorkie how much do i have to feed her ? |
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06-14-2014, 08:12 PM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT! At that age, I really would feed her as much as she wants to eat. But I would stick to healthy kibble, and healthy snacks such as fruits and veggies. I wouldn't get in the habit of giving too many treats. I think at that age, I used to feed mine about 4 times a day.
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06-14-2014, 09:09 PM | #3 |
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| Welcome to YT. I agree with Capt Noonie. When she gets to around a year old, that is when I would establish a daily maximum quantity. The amount depends on the food you feed. Some foods are denser than others in calories per cup. All foods have feeding guidelines on the bag. I would feed less than is recommended because they tend to overestimate. Also depends on the activity level of the dog.
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06-15-2014, 08:51 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | You might just want to free feed as dogs who grow up free feeding will often self-regulate for life since they learn the behavior young. Very convenient. The only downside I see to it is there have been choking incidents with yorkies and kibble -- it can happen; so I don't know how you feel about that possibility. Many people here still free feed and their kiddos do fine, but just wanted to mention it.
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06-15-2014, 08:52 AM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Here is a feeding calculator if you want to use one later: Dogs feeding chart - Nature's Logic
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06-17-2014, 06:31 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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| Our Yorkies are about the same profile; Bentley is 21 weeks on Thursday and he's 5.3 lbs. We feed him twice a day, about 3/8 cup of small kibbles (Royal Canin) each feeding. We were feeding him 1/4 cup each time, but he would eat through it really quickly so we upped it about 2 weeks ago. He still goes through it really fast and we''ll probably up it to 1/2 cup each feeding. The only thing that has stopped us was his nasty bout of diarrhea over the weekend |
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