I am feeding my dog Canidae dog food...... I want to know how much to give her. She wieghs about10- 20 lbs and she is small sized. She is six yrs old. How much do I give her. I gave her about one third of the can right now should that be enough? I also gave her some earlier today, one third again. Is that enough? Thanks!!
2007-09-08 16:02:03 · 3 answers · asked by Forever ♥Talinka♥ 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Since I don't used canned food all I can offer is this, which applies to any food since some dogs need more and some need less.
If your dog has a visible "waist" when viewed from above, and you can easily feel her ribs under a thin layer of fat, she's at a good weight. Keep doing what you're doing.
If she has no visible "waist" and its hard to feel her ribs, she could lose a little. Cut back on the food a little.
Most people know what an underfed dog looks like, and in this case you'd feed a little more to get her to weight.
2007-09-08 16:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's about right. When my dog gets the occasional canned treat as a meal, we give him a third to a half. If your dog is closer to twenty than ten, I'd go with half a can. If she's closer to ten than twenty, either stay with third of a can or vary it between a third and a half.
2007-09-08 23:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by the fire within 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just for a quick reference, you can visit their website too. It tells you in cups and grams how much to feed, depending on weight.
www.canidae.com
2007-09-08 23:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by cinney 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋