Exactly How Much to Feed a Dog Under Ten Pounds - Veterinarians near me Marietta Georgia Dr Erik Johnson

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Guide to Feeding Dogs Under 10 Pounds:

Feeding a dog under ten pounds for better weight.

If you need your dog or cat to weigh LESS than ten pounds; just take a TEASPOON and measure ONE level teaspoon of the desired dry food per pound - to be fed twice a day, to be served DRY, with nothing on it, not even water, or broth or whipped cream.

Just dry:
I told a client to feed dry food, with nothing, not even water on it. For some reason, that only meant NOT mixing the ice cream in it. (This dog was so obese that was the only way to "get it to eat" - it had leptin levels over 1,300 mg/dL) but they felt that water and broth were okay. (Cause it has very few calories? But that's not the point) - eliminating "excess appeal", is the point.

So measure ONE teaspoon dry food per pound, and put it in a little cup and MARK THE CUP so you don't have to measure in teaspoons forever.
So for a desired weight of:
1 pound = 1 tsp 2x daily
2 pounds = 2 tsp 2x daily
3 pounds = 3 tsp 2x daily
4 pounds = 4 tsp 2x daily
5 pounds = 5 tsp 2x daily
6 pounds = 6 tsp 2x daily
7 pounds = 7 tsp twice a day
8 pounds = 8 tsp twice a day
9 pounds = 9 tsp twice a day
10 pounds = 3 tablespoons twice a day.

Exactly How To Offer the Food (Illustrated)

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