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The BARF diet

Pets should be fed just enough to maintain their optimal body weight and condition.

DAILY RATIONS FOR ADULT DOGS
WEIGHT OF PET WEIGHT OF FOOD
KILOGRAMS POUNDS GRAMS OUNCES
1-5 2-11 90-350 3-12
5-10 11-22 350-600 12-21
10-25 22-55 600-1100 21-39
25-50 55-110 1100-2000 39-70
Based on Billinghurst, 2001, p. 86.

Weight per weight, small pets and small breeds need more food.

 

HOW MUCH FOOD?

Portions should be based on:

    General condition
    Ribs should not be visible and pets should be free of super-
    fluous fat. Owners should check for this when fondling their pets. Fat pets should be fed less, underweight ones more.
    Size
    In relation to their size, young, small pets and small breeds need larger and more frequent meals.
    Age
    Young, growing pets need more food than adult or elderly ones.
    Activity level
    Highly active pets need more food than inactive ones.

 

TIPS

    It is worth investing in a good
    book on pet feeding, e.g. The BARF diet by Dr Ian Billinghurst or similar, which provides the rough guides on this page.

    DAILY RATIONS FOR ADULT CATS
    WEIGHT OF PET WEIGHT OF FOOD
    KILOGRAMS POUNDS GRAMS OUNCES
    2 4-5 150 5.3
    3 6.5 225 8
    4 9 300 10.5
    5 11 375 13
    6 13 450 16
    Based on Billinghurst, 2001, p 87.

     

    Snowy See more feed charts in other sources in Bibliography. The best test remains the condition of the pet.
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