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T arget Weight Calories for Weight Loss Maintenance Diet Target Weight Calories for Weight Loss Maintenance Diet 5 138 166 32 506 608 6 152 182 33 520 624 7 165 199 34 534 640 8 179 215 35 547 657 9 193 231 36 561 673 10 206 248 37 575 689 11 220 264 38 588 706 12 234 280 39 602 722 13 247 297 40 615 739 14 261 313 42 643 771 15 275 329 44 670 804 16 288 346 45 684 820 17 302 362 50 752 902 18 315 379 55 820 984 19 329 395 60 888 1066 20 343 411 64 943 1131 21 356 428 70 1025 1229 22 370 444 74 1079 1295 23 384 460 80 1161 1393 24 397 477 85 1229 1475 25 411 493 90 1297 1557 26 425 509 95 1365 1639 27 438 526 100 1434 1720 28 452 542 105 1502 1802 29 465 559 110 1570 1884 30 479 575 115 1638 1966 31 493 591 120 1706 2048 CALORIE COUNT GUIDE HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED MY PET? NOTE: Consult with your vet before making changes to your pet’s diet. This is intended to be a guideline only and every pet is different and may have different needs. Confused about how much to feed your dog? Follow this step by step guide to get a better sense of how to break it down! A Daily Total Calories: This is the number in the “Calories for Weight Loss” column next to your dog’s ideal weight. If you don’t know how much your dog should way, check with your vet before changing their diet. 1 B Supplements and Other Calories: If you feed your dog extra calories a day (like pills in pill pockets, soft chew supplements or a dental treat, put the calorie count of those here. This allows you to exclude those from your dog’s “treat allowance” 2 Adjusted Daily Calorie Count: 3 This is the calories your have left over after the calories we talked about in step 2. Just subtract the number in box B from the number in box A. C A − B = C Treat Allowance: 4 This is how many calories your dog is allowed per day from treats! Treats shouldn’t make up more than 10% of your dog’s daily diet. Simply multiply box C by 0.1. D C × 0.1 = D Calories From Dog Food: E 5 After all that, whatever is left over is what you should be feeding your dog in regular dog food. Simply subtract box D from box C to get this number. C − D = E Calories Per Cup of Food: F 6 This number should be on the bag or can of food. If it’s not, most manufacturer websites list calorie counts, or you can try calling the company. Daily Cups to Feed: G 7 Almost there! This is the total number of cups of dog food you should feed your dog per day. Take the number we calculated in box E and divide it by box F. E ÷ F = G Number of Daily Feeds H 8 This is the number of times a day you feed your dog. Most dogs tolerate weight loss the best if they are fed at least twice a day. Food Per Feed: J 9 This is the amount of food (in cups) you should give your dog each time you feed them. Take box G and divide it by box H. Bear in mind that even after all this math, your dog may need a different amount of food. Keep in touch with your vet to adjust as needed. G ÷ H = J This chart estimates the RER or “resting energy requirement” of your dog based on ideal body weight in pounds. Ask your vet how many pounds your dog should weigh to figure out their calorie requirement. This is just an estimate, if your vet has recommend a specific calorie count, use that instead, this is not a substitution for good advice from your vet!

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Page 1: CALORIE COUNT GUIDE HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED MY PET? · 2018. 3. 2. · Adjusted Daily Calorie Count: 3 This is the calories your have left over after the calories we talked about in

Target Weight

Calories for Weight Loss

Maintenance Diet

Target Weight

Calories for Weight Loss

Maintenance Diet

5 138 166 32 506 608

6 152 182 33 520 624

7 165 199 34 534 640

8 179 215 35 547 657

9 193 231 36 561 673

10 206 248 37 575 689

11 220 264 38 588 706

12 234 280 39 602 722

13 247 297 40 615 739

14 261 313 42 643 771

15 275 329 44 670 804

16 288 346 45 684 820

17 302 362 50 752 902

18 315 379 55 820 984

19 329 395 60 888 1066

20 343 411 64 943 1131

21 356 428 70 1025 1229

22 370 444 74 1079 1295

23 384 460 80 1161 1393

24 397 477 85 1229 1475

25 411 493 90 1297 1557

26 425 509 95 1365 1639

27 438 526 100 1434 1720

28 452 542 105 1502 1802

29 465 559 110 1570 1884

30 479 575 115 1638 1966

31 493 591 120 1706 2048

CALORIE COUNT GUIDE HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED MY PET?

NOTE: Consult with your vet before making changes to your pet’s diet. This is intended to be a guideline only and every pet is different and may have different needs.

Confused about how much to feed your dog? Follow this step by step guide to get a bettersense of how to break it down!

ADaily Total Calories:

This is the number in the “Calories for Weight Loss”column next to your dog’s ideal weight. If you don’tknow how much your dog should way, check withyour vet before changing their diet.

BSupplements andOther Calories:If you feed your dog extra calories a day (like pillsin pill pockets, soft chew supplements or a dental treat, put the calorie count of those here. This allows you toexclude those from your dog’s “treat allowance”

Adjusted DailyCalorie Count:

This is the calories your have left over after thecalories we talked about in step 2. Just subtractthe number in box B from the number in box A.

CA − B = C

Treat Allowance:4

This is how many calories your dog is allowed per dayfrom treats! Treats shouldn’t make up more than 10%of your dog’s daily diet. Simply multiply box C by 0.1.

DC × 0.1 = D

Calories FromDog Food:

After all that, whatever is left over is what you shouldbe feeding your dog in regular dog food. Simplysubtract box D from box C to get this number.

C − D = E

Calories Per Cupof Food:

This number should be on the bag or can of food.If it’s not, most manufacturer websites list caloriecounts, or you can try calling the company.

Daily Cups toFeed:

Almost there! This is the total number of cups of dog food you should feed your dog per day. Take thenumber we calculated in box E and divide it bybox F.

E ÷ F = G

Number of DailyFeeds

This is the number of times a day you feed your dog.Most dogs tolerate weight loss the best if they are fedat least twice a day.

Food Per Feed: J9

This is the amount of food (in cups) you should giveyour dog each time you feed them. Take box G and divide it by box H. Bear in mind that even after all this math, your dog may need a different amount offood. Keep in touch with your vet to adjust asneeded.

G ÷ H = J

This chart estimates the RER or “resting energy requirement” ofyour dog based on ideal body weight in pounds. Ask your vet howmany pounds your dog should weigh to figure out their calorierequirement. This is just an estimate, if your vet has recommenda specific calorie count, use that instead, this is not a substitutionfor good advice from your vet!

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