Meal portions

[Jamie15]

I am a new yorkie mom and I have a question about the size of their meals. How much should I be feeding my yorkie? He is very little only about 2.5 lbs at 4 months and he seems like skin and bones. I feed him Eukanuba right now. Any suggestions?

[chewysmom]

i would suggest getting him on a premium food like Natural Balance, canidae or innova (there is a list of good foods on a thread called puppy food recommendations.) and letting him free feed until he is full. also a serving o two of nutrical a day won't hurt. Ithink people who feed canidae report a gain in weight, but people can respond to this or you can look it up in a search.

[Stitches29]

Originally Posted by Jamie15

I am a new yorkie mom and I have a question about the size of their meals. How much should I be feeding my yorkie? He is very little only about 2.5 lbs at 4 months and he seems like skin and bones. I feed him Eukanuba right now. Any suggestions?

I can only tell you what was told to me by Maggie's breeder. She said to feed Maggie four times a day, 1TBLS. of food per pound of body weight. Maggie is 3 months old now and weighs 3.5 pounds. She was at the vet Friday and the vet was very impressed that she was such a healthy looking baby. The vet asked me what I was feeding her. I said Purina Pro Plan Small Breed Puppy Food. The key word there is "Small Breed". The vet said great job and keep up the good work. Since the vet approved of Pro Plan, that is what we will stick with. I've heard a lot of negative remarks about Pro Plan, but our vet is a specialist in Toy Breeds. Also, my heelers (Australian Cattle Dogs) have been on Pro Plan since birth, and they are pictures of health. Everyone will have their own opinion, but this is what is working for me. Good Luck with your baby.