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FEEDING PUPPIES AND KITTENS

So you are wanting to start your kitten or puppy on RAW Food? Fantastic choice. Starting your little furry kids on a RAW diet from a young age comes with numerous health benefits.

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Feeding little ones can be a little more complicated in the first year, but once you have the hang of it you’ll find it a breeze.

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Contact us to chat about your little puppy or kitten. We will guide you through the entire process and will advise you on what to feed, how much to feed, when to feed and a few extra tips and suggestions that will help along the way.

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Remember that the following as feeding suggestions. 

Please remember every dog and cat is different as their feeding requirements may possibly differ.

Please consult with us if you have any questions. 

Three French Bullgod Puppies

FEEDING PUPPIES

DOG GROWTH ON A RAW FOOD DIET

  • Puppies, which are fed on a raw diet, grow slower and mature more slowly than puppies fed on a grain/cereal/starch-based diet. The puppies will be leaner and display more muscle mass due to the lack of carbohydrates in their diet. The only source of carbohydrates is in the vegetable and fruit component of the raw food.

  • A puppy fed on a raw diet should have stronger bones, cleaner joints and be leaner and most importantly reach maturity at a normal rare the way nature intended. The reduction in huge growth spurts eliminates stress on a young skeletal frame.

  • There is no special puppy formula. Puppies can eat the same complete meals adult dogs eat.

UP UNTIL 3 MONTHS

  • Feed 8%-10% of body weight in 3 to 4 meals per day.

  • Adding either chicken necks or chicken wings to their diet is also beneficial due to the higher bone content in the food.

3 TO 6 MONTHS

  • Feed 5-10% of body weight in 3 meals, % depends on breed and activity levels of dog.

  • We advise to feed 3 meals per day until 6 months and then cut down to twice a day, but each dog is different, and some dogs are happy to be fed twice a day from an early age while some others require three meals for longer than 6 months. It is really up to you and your dog.

  • Continue including either chicken necks or chicken wings to their diet. 

AFTER 6 MONTHS

  • Feed 5%-6% of body weight in 2 meals, % depends on breed and activity levels of dog.

  • The idea is that the puppy gets a very bone rich diet in the first 6 months of its life.

  • Continuing to include whole-foods suck as chicken necks and wings are great to keep your puppy entertained and to assist with cleaning their teeth. 

INTO ADULTHOOD

  • The gram weight of food required by your puppy will increase as the puppy grows.

  • You can weight him on a weekly basis and adjust the amount you feed him accordingly to his new weight.

  • The gram amount you feed him will increase until he starts putting on ‘fatty weight’ at which point you will reduce the amount you feed him until he reaches his ideal adult weight.

  • This process lasts anything from about a year and a half to three years, again depending on the dog.

STOOLS

  • When you start feeding this diet expect the puppy to have a very loose stool – like sloppy cement – for up to 4 days. It should not have explosive diarrhoea, though.

  • Really young puppies (6 to 8 weeks) may develop a runny tummy (not explosive diarrhoea!), which can be treated with Slippery Elm from the health shop.

FEEDING KITTENS

KITTEN GROWTH ON A RAW FOOD DIET

  • Kittens, which are fed on a raw diet, grow slower and mature more slowly than kittens fed on a grain/cereal/starch-based diet.

  • The kittens will be leaner and display more muscle mass due to the lack of carbohydrates in their diet.

  • A kitten fed on a raw diet should have stronger bones, cleaner joints and be leaner and most importantly reach maturity at a normal rare the way nature intended.

  • The reduction in huge growth spurts eliminates stress on a young skeletal frame.

  • There is no special kitten formula. Kittens can eat the same complete meals adult cats eat.

UP UNTIL 1 YEAR

  • Feed 5%-8% of body weight in 2 to 3 meals per day.

INTO ADULTHOOD

  • Feed 2%-3% of body weight or 100g per 4.5kgs of body weight.

  • The gram weight of food required by your kitten will increase as the kitten grows.

  • You can weight him on a weekly basis and adjust the amount you feed him accordingly to his new weight.

  • The gram amount you feed him will increase until he starts putting on ‘fatty weight’ at which point you will reduce the amount you feed him until he reaches his ideal adult weight.

  • This process lasts anything from about a year and a half to three years, again depending on the cat.

STOOLS

  • When you start feeding this diet expect the kitten to have a very loose stool – like sloppy cement – for up to 4 days. It should not have explosive diarrhoea, though.

  • Really young kittens (6 to 8 weeks) may develop a runny tummy (not explosive diarrhoea!), which can be treated with Slippery Elm from the health shop.

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