Just a quickie, I am confused as to how much raw food to feed Sam. He is a
6 1/2 month old Cavalier and currently weighs 6kg, estimated adult weight of 8kg. Some places say feed 10% of his current weight as he is still a puppy, other places say feed 2 - 3 % of his estimated adult weight. There is quite a difference in these amounts and I want to get it right.

Thanks in advance


Tracy

I have a fairly big dog, but posted this on a thread recently to give an idea of the percentages I have been feeding. If you VM Sleeping Lion she has a lot of knowledge and I believe will send people copies of her feeding guide (sorry SL if that is inaccurate!!):

Not sure how helpful this will be but it may give you some ideas. I started feeding Kilo raw at 71/2 months and the quantities I fed are:

7.5 months 35.5kg 1.4kg raw 3.9% of total bodyweight
8.5 months 39.5kg 1.3kg raw 3.3% of total bodyweight
9.5 months 41.5kg 1.2kg raw 2.9% of total bodyweight

Looking at the graph I have kept (I know - what a geek ) I would expect him to weigh around 46 - 48kg at 12 months but not sure about adult weight as RRs are slow to mature apparently.

I tend to feed by eye and have been decreasing the amounts as Kilo's growth slows. He was difficult to keep weight on until about 8 months when I could finally catch up with him.

Here is was at 8 months - I think he looks about right:


Hope that made some sense and that someone knowledgeable comes along for you soon .

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