arasara
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I need some advice on how much I should increase Kosmo's food.
Since I've had him he hasn't eaten much. I told the vet he was only eating about 1/4 to 1/2 of what was recommended and she told me that he was fine and obviously getting all of the nutrients he needed because he was healthy and still growing like a weed.
We switched to Innova:Evo not too long ago. He's around 7 mos and 11.2lbs. On the packaging it states that a 3-10lb dog @ 5-7 mos should be getting 1/2 to 1 1/4 cup per day. A 10-20lb dog should be getting 1 1/4 to 2. Kosmo has usually eaten around 1/2 cup and actually leaves a bit, but recently he's been clearing his food. Looking at the guidelines he should be eating around 1 cup per day (around 1 1/4 but he's neutered so that counts for the decrease.) So my question is - if his body is used to eating 1/2 cup and I suddenly start giving him twice as much, even though that's well within the recommended guidelines, will he balloon out? Should I do it gradually and increase by lets say, 1/8 cup per day? I have a feeling it might have to go by trial and error but I don't want to wake up one day and not be able to see his waist!! :yikes :yikes
Has anybody been through this before or am i worrying about nothing?
Since I've had him he hasn't eaten much. I told the vet he was only eating about 1/4 to 1/2 of what was recommended and she told me that he was fine and obviously getting all of the nutrients he needed because he was healthy and still growing like a weed.
We switched to Innova:Evo not too long ago. He's around 7 mos and 11.2lbs. On the packaging it states that a 3-10lb dog @ 5-7 mos should be getting 1/2 to 1 1/4 cup per day. A 10-20lb dog should be getting 1 1/4 to 2. Kosmo has usually eaten around 1/2 cup and actually leaves a bit, but recently he's been clearing his food. Looking at the guidelines he should be eating around 1 cup per day (around 1 1/4 but he's neutered so that counts for the decrease.) So my question is - if his body is used to eating 1/2 cup and I suddenly start giving him twice as much, even though that's well within the recommended guidelines, will he balloon out? Should I do it gradually and increase by lets say, 1/8 cup per day? I have a feeling it might have to go by trial and error but I don't want to wake up one day and not be able to see his waist!! :yikes :yikes
Has anybody been through this before or am i worrying about nothing?