How much to feed?

Dawnben · 05-02-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hali

My Bowie is a rescue dog. He is a lab/pitbull/JRT mix. He is approximately 40 lbs, although he is about 5 lbs (?) underweight due to his neglected puppyhood. (his ribs show a little when he inhales)

When we adopted him from his foster home they provided us with his bag of Kirkland dog food. I've since been slowly switching him over to Acana Pacifica.

I currently feed him 1 cup of Kirkland + 1/2 cup of Acana daily. I also intend to supplement with the occasional raw egg, chicken breast pieces, yogurt and raw veggies (mainly carrots and peas) a couple times a week.

I'll be increasing his Acana by 1/4 cup a week and decreasing the Kirkland.

Once the I'm feeding the Acana completely, I intend to feed him 1 cup per day of the Acana.

He is not a high energy dog and is fairly inactive indoors (loves to snooze and cuddle). He gets an hour/1.5 hour walk every day (30 mins in the morning, 30/45 mins in the evening).

Am I feeding him enough? I would like to see his ribs covered a little bit more.

Any advice?

I have a 35 lb dog and feed her 1 cup in the morning and 1 cup at night. She is nice and slim. I don't know about you but would you want to skip breakfast or dinner. What ever you decide to feed cut it in half and feed twice a day.

valentinosamoyeds · 05-10-2010, 11:18 AM

I would suggest looking over the side panel. Remember feeding guidelines are "recommendations". Increase or decrease as needed. I have a 60 pound sam who is less active but he has his frisky spurts of energy lol. He receives 1 cup am and 1 cup in the pm. My 40 pound female weighs 40 pounds and she receives the same amount. My other two males receive 2 cups am and pm (only one of these two boys is extremely active). It all depends on the food and the dog.