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My cockapoo puppy is 11 weeks old today. He was 4 pounds at 8 weeks and we are guessing he is around 6 now (we will see Friday at his vet check-up). His projected adult weight is 20 pounds. We have been feeding him three meals a day, at around 5:30 AM, 11 AM, and sometime between 4 and 5 PM. He is on Natural Balance L.I.D. kibble. He gets somewhere between 1/4 cup and 1/3 cup at each feeding (if he gobbles the 1/4 c. right away we give a little more).
The 11 AM meal he is usually not even finishing the 1/4 cup offered, so I am wondering if I should offer more in the morning and more in the late afternoon instead and drop the 11 AM?
As it is, he is pooping SEVEN times/day
All solid, well-formed stools, but wow!
Thoughts? A random neighbor told me 16 weeks was the "magic age" to go to two feedings but couldn't tell me why. I plan on asking the vet this Friday but wanted to see what people here recommend and what they did with their puppies.
The 11 AM meal he is usually not even finishing the 1/4 cup offered, so I am wondering if I should offer more in the morning and more in the late afternoon instead and drop the 11 AM?
As it is, he is pooping SEVEN times/day
Thoughts? A random neighbor told me 16 weeks was the "magic age" to go to two feedings but couldn't tell me why. I plan on asking the vet this Friday but wanted to see what people here recommend and what they did with their puppies.