[rawfeeding] Re: Feeding small dog

Hi there,

Just wanted to help clarify--your calculations are slightly off...2% of
body weight would be .2 lbs = 3.2 ozs. But even that is probably not
enough. Smaller dogs tend to need a higher percentage of body weight.
My 20 lb. Boston eats more like 3-4% per day. So 3% for your dog would
be .3 lbs., or 4.8 ozs. And 4% is .4 lbs., or 6.4 ozs. Unless your
dog is overweight, I would probably just start on the higher end and
see how it goes. You can always cut back. Or pick somewhere in the
middle. Or feed more some days and less on others. Later on, you
might also want to consider feeding larger portions less often, if you
like that idea. I like feeding my dog big stuff, so I do that
sometimes to often (feed a goat leg or something every other day or
so). But you can do just fine feeding more often (every day). Maybe
the smaller dog people can chime in on more specific cuts that work
best for daily feedings. Chicken wings are very high in bone, but you
could feed one with some added meat, or if necessary, only let the dog
eat half of it (plus some added meat) and serve the rest later. Other
ways to get more meat into the diet might be a bone-in chicken breast
(if it's too big just save the remainder for the next day) one meal,
maybe a chicken drumstick with some added meat or organs, maybe some
fish, maybe pork or lamb ribs or riblets with added meat...Or you can
just feed bonier meals surrounded by meatier meals. Whatever works for
your dog. I'm sure others will help, too!

Good luck!

Laurie

--- In rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com, "Sal" <salpjr@...> wrote:
>
> I have a 10 pound dog, sort of low energy, and was wondering how I
can
> best satisfy him when all he should eat per day is 2oz of total food.

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