Hey all, I have some questions about the amount of food my puppy is/should be eating.
I am pretty sure the breeder said he was getting 1 1/3 cups of food a day (fed between four meals) when I picked him up at 8 weeks old. I thought he looked a bit puny so I started him on 1 1/2 cups a day (fed between three meals).
I've now had him just over two weeks (he was 11 weeks yesterday), and I'm thinking he looks a bit puny. I asked the Vet yesterday, and she thought he looked a bit puny, and suggested letting him eat as much as he wants.
That night, I went home and fed him 1 1/2 cups of food and he devoured all of it! I figured maybe he was just making up for being puny, but didn't want to feed him more, since that's 3x what he had been getting. This morning and at lunch, same thing. He ate 1 1/2 cups each times. At lunch he pooped twice afterwards... not sure if that is a bad sign?
The food is high quality food, Fromm Surf & Turf. For a 15 lb dog (he was 17 today at lunch), it recommends 1 1/3 cups PER DAY. If he eats 1 1/2 cups again tonight, that'll be 4 1/2 cups for the day... which is what they recommend for a 100 lb dog!
My plan is to keep feeding him the 1 1/2 for a couple days and see if he slows down his eating or gains crazy weight, but I thought I'd ask here to make sure that is okay. My vet says she's never seen a fat puppy, but this guy is eating like a bottomless pit right now! I swear he grows at every meal!
I am pretty sure the breeder said he was getting 1 1/3 cups of food a day (fed between four meals) when I picked him up at 8 weeks old. I thought he looked a bit puny so I started him on 1 1/2 cups a day (fed between three meals).
I've now had him just over two weeks (he was 11 weeks yesterday), and I'm thinking he looks a bit puny. I asked the Vet yesterday, and she thought he looked a bit puny, and suggested letting him eat as much as he wants.
That night, I went home and fed him 1 1/2 cups of food and he devoured all of it! I figured maybe he was just making up for being puny, but didn't want to feed him more, since that's 3x what he had been getting. This morning and at lunch, same thing. He ate 1 1/2 cups each times. At lunch he pooped twice afterwards... not sure if that is a bad sign?
The food is high quality food, Fromm Surf & Turf. For a 15 lb dog (he was 17 today at lunch), it recommends 1 1/3 cups PER DAY. If he eats 1 1/2 cups again tonight, that'll be 4 1/2 cups for the day... which is what they recommend for a 100 lb dog!
My plan is to keep feeding him the 1 1/2 for a couple days and see if he slows down his eating or gains crazy weight, but I thought I'd ask here to make sure that is okay. My vet says she's never seen a fat puppy, but this guy is eating like a bottomless pit right now! I swear he grows at every meal!