Fevah Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Can you guys point me in the right direction? Are there any threads I could read? For example: 1kg and under = ... grams 2ks = ... g 3ks = ... so on and so forth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 All depends on what food is being fed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevah Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Mince with vegies (mainly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) If you feed a BARF or raw diet, the general guide for an adult dog is to eat 2% of it's body weight each day. Is the mince cooked or raw? Do you feed bones or any extras too? Edited March 28, 2009 by huski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 If you feed a BARF or raw diet, the general guide for an adult dog is to eat 2% of it's body weight each day. Is the mince cooked or raw? Do you feed bones or any extras too? I feed around 3% raw - a little more in winter as they get more excerise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 When Mac used to frequently chicken mince (blargh! how I've learnt...) he would get about 110g a night. Mac was about 10kg and was needing to loose weight... He never really lost weight on that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 I feed my dogs about 3% raw to. Sophie could eat as much as she wants and never get fat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 (edited) If you feed a BARF or raw diet, the general guide for an adult dog is to eat 2% of it's body weight each day. Is the mince cooked or raw? Do you feed bones or any extras too? I feed around 3% raw - a little more in winter as they get more excerise. I feed my dogs about 3% raw to. Sophie could eat as much as she wants and never get fat . Sorry, I should have put 2-3%... I probably feed my guys a bit less anyway because they have such slow metabolisms! ETA: I just realised I said I feed them more, I meant I feed them less doh! Edited March 28, 2009 by huski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevah Posted March 28, 2009 Author Share Posted March 28, 2009 Thanks for the replies. Mainly they get a raw diet, with the occasional bone (we have to get bigger bones for them, as they tend to swallow chicken necks and the like), sometimes good quality kibble. Its kinda funny, both Remy and Jacques are desexed, and ever since Remy has put on a bit of extra weight, but Jacques hasn't. Also, it doesn't seem to matter how much Jacques eats, he stays the same weight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tru Borders Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 good thread Fevah, I needed to ask this aswell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Doesn't it depend on the type/quality of food; the dog's activity levels;age, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassie Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Just to add onto what people have said about BARF/raw - the idea is to feed 2-3% of the dog's *ideal* body weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevah Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 Just to add onto what people have said about BARF/raw - the idea is to feed 2-3% of the dog's *ideal* body weight Great, so what is an ideal Koolie's weight I wonder... We weighed them at Vets n' Pets today Tyche is 22kgs Jicin 19kgs Methinks they need to be around 15 but I'm not entirely sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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