As ARISTOPARENTS, we are very concerned about offering the best care for our loyal furry companions, and an essential element in the care of any dog is nutrition. At Aristopet, we get many questions about the most appropriate diet for a dog, but there are some questions that you ask us more than others. One of them is: how much wet food should I give my dog?
Many times it is not as simple as just following the instructions on the package. Each dog is different, and depending on factors such as its weight, size or daily activity, it will have different caloric needs.
The ideal amount of wet food depends on several factors
There is no exact chart that says an ARISTODOG weighing 10 kilos will always eat 600 grams of canned food, and if you find a chart out there that says so, don't trust being able to apply its standards to all dogs. The amount of wet food this loyal pet needs will vary depending on:
– The activity level of your ARISTODOG. Dogs that are very active daily, either because they exercise a lot, run daily, or for any other reason, will obviously need more canned food than a sedentary dog that doesn't usually like to move too much.
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– Although it may surprise you, large dogs consume fewer calories in proportion to their size compared to small dogs.
– Younger dogs and puppies need more calories than adult dogs.
– A pregnant dog will need more calories than before becoming pregnant.
How much wet food should my dog eat based on its weight?
It goes without saying that a dog should not only be fed wet food; it is also essential that it eats dry kibble from time to time to grow and stay healthy. But keeping this in mind, there is a basic rule by which we can calculate, a priori and without it being an exact figure in any case, the amount of canned food that our companion should eat.
– Dogs weighing 2 kilos eat around 160 grams of wet food each day.
– With a weight of 5 kilos, they eat approximately 375 grams of canned food per day.
– Dogs weighing 10 kilos eat approximately 600 grams of wet food daily.
You will undoubtedly have noticed, if you have looked for information out there, that the daily amount of wet food your pet should eat is much greater than that of dry kibble. This is because dry kibble has had the water extracted, which means that a good percentage of the composition of wet food is simply that, water.
In any case, always remember that the values we have mentioned are approximate. The best thing to do, if you want to know exactly how much wet food you should give your dog, is to ask your trusted veterinarian so that after analyzing your dog's particular characteristics, they can offer you a more personalized opinion.