Feeding schedules
Whatever diet you choose to feed your puppy, he will need it to be divided up into several small meals. He needs so much to eat at this point in his life that he cannot digest it all in one go. Small puppies need at least four meals a day until they are around three months old. Each meal should amount to one quarter of his daily food allowance.
If you are feeding kibble, the manufacturer will give you guidelines about the recommended daily quantity required. This tends to be more with cheaper kibbles as they contain more fillers. Many puppies will eat far more than one quarter of their daily ration at one sitting, but be aware that if you try to feed fewer, larger meals too soon, your puppy will get diarrhoea. Quite aside from the unpleasantness of this outcome, diarrhoea in puppies can be serious, and sometimes can be hard to resolve.
By three months of age, many puppies can cope with their daily ration being divided into three larger meals a day. If the new regime upsets his tummy, go back to four meals a day for a week or two, then try again. At six months you can usually drop down to two meals a day, and many raw-fed dogs will do well on just one meal a day from around a year old.
If you are feeding kibble, the manufacturer will give you guidelines about the recommended daily quantity required. This tends to be more with cheaper kibbles as they contain more fillers. Many puppies will eat far more than one quarter of their daily ration at one sitting, but be aware that if you try to feed fewer, larger meals too soon, your puppy will get diarrhoea. Quite aside from the unpleasantness of this outcome, diarrhoea in puppies can be serious, and sometimes can be hard to resolve.
By three months of age, many puppies can cope with their daily ration being divided into three larger meals a day. If the new regime upsets his tummy, go back to four meals a day for a week or two, then try again. At six months you can usually drop down to two meals a day, and many raw-fed dogs will do well on just one meal a day from around a year old.
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