How much do you feed?

[nataliee]

I'm just wondering how much you all feed your chis, what you feed, their weights, are they overweight/underweight/perfect, how active are they, how often they get treats, are they neutered etc
The reason I'm interested is I've just seen a post on the Eden page mentioning how much to feed & I only feed half that to my biggest girl, I know the recommend amount varies between foods but that's quite a difference
At the moment I'm using up a bag of acana Pacifica, mine are all neutered, fairly active & get a treat once or twice a week, I feed jake 32g a day he's 5.2lb & perfect size, daisy gets 36g a day she's 5.6lb and not as lean as I would like her to be but she's ok, Heidi gets 40g a day she's 8.2lb and a little chunk she should be about 6.5-7lb
So I'm hoping I'm not majorly under feeding them!
I've got natural instinct for them when this bag runs out & I was planning on feeding jake & daisy 3% of their weight & Heidi 2.5% would this be right?

[tallulahcouture]

Lula is on Royal canin. About two years ago she was quite fat so we went to weight watchers at the vets!!!! She is 3.6kg (quite a big chihuahua) and she is fed 42g of royal canin per day and she has boiled breast of chicken for treats. We are super careful with her calories as if her weight changes too much, it affects her meds.

[Sarah]

Daisy 6lb - 2oz a day (remember I feed raw) she puts on weight if she sees food!
Lotus 5lb - 2oz a day
Leilani 4lb 3oz - 2.5oz a day
Frankie 3lb 10oz - 4oz a day

[nataliee]

Ah so lula gets about the same as my lot, does she seem happy with that amount as mine seem hungry 24/7. Sarah yours get more than mine but yours probs don't gain weight as easy as my chunks do lol, still makes me wonder if I am feeding enough

[Sarah]

You may find yours metabolism has slowed down coz of lower amounts??

[tallulahcouture]

Yes, Lula is always ready for food but she doesn't seem overly bothered. I keep her amused between feeding times with chew rawhides and those very booooring paragon rice bones (which seem to pass through her easily and do not make her put on weight)

she would eat her body weight in food if i let her though!!! lol

[MyChi1]

Dallas is about 6 1/2 lbs and he gets a small handful of food 2 times a day ( morning and at night ) and um he doesn't eat store bought treats so i have been trying to get him to eat homemade ones . I would say he is at a good weight since he is on the smaller side. He is somewhat active i mean i let him run around outside when i get home from work so that he can get all his energy out and he is neutered