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paige36616
06-10-2006, 11:10 PM
So I just bought a new bag of dog food and I happened to read the feeding amts before I threw the bag away and apparently my puppies are supposed to be getting 6 cups a day! They are getting 4 maybe a little less (though they never finish their food...i'll even leave it out all day b/c im afraid they arent eating enough). They are currently on lamb and rice nutro for large breed puppies. Should I up their amt? Though even if I do I dont think they'll eat it all.

luvbugs
06-11-2006, 04:04 PM
No way! Are they very skinny? You will know way better than the bag how much your pups need. If they are not even eating what you leave out now I wouldn't even worry about it!

Luc-Luca-Lucas
06-11-2006, 04:32 PM
Nope. Luc is on the same food and is at least 70lbs by now and only eats about 4 cups a day...sometimes 5 but rarely. Roxy only eats 3 to maybe 4 cups a day of the adult formula. As long as they aren't too skinny, I wouldn't worry about it. The guidelines are usually off by a lot anyways.

paige36616
06-11-2006, 04:43 PM
thanks everyone..that really freaked me out when I read how much they were supposed to be eating and how much they were actually eating. Roght now AJ is a little skinny, but he just popped out two molars so it hurts him a little to eat.

Luc-Luca-Lucas
06-11-2006, 05:24 PM
Luc always had a super skinny tummy when he hadn't eaten for a few hours...he is starting to grow out of it mostly so he usually looks "healthy" lol...instead of a starving little boy!