Expert: Christine Puetz - 11/25/2009

Question
hi my English bully pup is a female and weighs 9kgs and is 11weeks old, earlier she used to eat royal canin puppy starter food
she got 100gms four times in a day so four meals,
now suddenly she seems very dis interested in the food, we used t wet it let it soak and then offer her
now i give her 75 grams 4times a day but still she leaves a bit off,
i also mix a teaspoon oh honey in every meal
i dont know what to do i feel i was over feeding as at 11weeks 400grams sounds a bit much , i also have a 10yr bernard and a 3yr rottie who keep playing with her,
now she has about 70gms 4times a day that is 280gms per day, also can i start giving her 3meals a day instead of four pls help me on how frequently to feed , is her weight correct, is the quantity of foood enuf, i am located in bombay in india

Answer
Cherag,

I like to start with the amount of food that is recommended on the dog food bag.  Then you just need to judge is your pup needs more because she is still hungry or less if not.

At 11 weeks of age, you should probably feed her three times a day and switch to twice as she gets a little older.

I would not add honey or even add water.  It is much better if you can just feed her dry food.

Hope that helps,
Christine Puetz