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Important to Know: How to Feed a Puppy
19.11.2023 02:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:22
Up to 2 months, the puppy should be fed 6 times a day; at 2–3 months - 5 times a day; from the 4th month - 4 times a day, from the 6th month - 3 times, and closer to the year the dog is transferred to two meals a day.
In this case, it is advisable to maintain equal intervals between feeding the puppy to avoid excessive stress on the gastrointestinal tract.
How much food should you give your puppy
For miniature breeds of puppies, 50-90 grams of food are needed; for small breed puppies, the serving size is 50-130 grams.
Medium breed puppies should receive 155-260 grams of food per day, and large puppies need 260-430 grams.
Very large breed puppies require 300-1100 grams of food per day.
How and how many times to feed a puppy
Typically, a puppy up to two months is fed 5-6 times a day.
From four months you can reduce feeding to 4 times a day, gradually reducing the number of feedings to 3 times a day.
After 7–8 months, the dog can be fed only twice a day - morning and evening.
What not to feed a puppy
Hot, salty, smoked, fatty and spicy dishes, as well as pickled foods, disrupt water-salt metabolism and can cause joint diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases and even volvulus.
Sausages, frankfurters, shish kebab - contain excess fat and spices.
You can’t eat pork, lamb and meat products from the human table: dumplings, sausage, cutlets.
Among the cereals, dogs are given buckwheat or rice, but others, for example, oatmeal or pearl barley, are not suitable for dogs.
