I have my 7 week old Vizsla Pup on the Purina Focus Puppy bag. Currently we are giving her 1-1 1/2 cups of food a day. She weighs 6.8 lbs. We are feeding her at 6 am and 5ish every day and dividing it out. She seems to be going crazy at about 3 PM when I get home for me to feed her. Should we amp up how much we are giving her or maybe try 3 times a day for feeding? The bag says 1 cup on it.
Thank you!
How much food for a Vizsla puppy
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Waterfowler21
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How much food for a Vizsla puppy
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Re: How much food for a Vizsla puppy
You feed the amount that works for your puppy, based on her body condition.
As far as three times a day, sure! Some believe that's best for puppies. I personally only fed mine twice a day (due to my schedule), but I would've done three if it was possible.
As far as three times a day, sure! Some believe that's best for puppies. I personally only fed mine twice a day (due to my schedule), but I would've done three if it was possible.
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When I have a pup I feed them twice a day- first thing in the AM and in the evening around 5 or 6. My current pup is almost 7 months old and he was looking underweight, so I upped the food to 1.5 cups at each feeding. That has been working out for him. I'm also feed the pro plan focus for puppies. My dogs are vizslas as well. If your pup looks underweight, increase the amount. Feed the dog, not the bowl. Good luck.
Re: How much food for a Vizsla puppy
By and large a puppy should get all it wants to eat and as they get older is when many need restrictions. Twice will work and three times maybe better whan they are small. I manytimes put puppies pretty much on a self feeder when small.
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Re: How much food for a Vizsla puppy
Thanks for the replies everyone. It is quite frustrating trying to find consistent answers. Seems like no one can agree on this matter.
Re: How much food for a Vizsla puppy
That's because there is no one size fits all answer. You have to figure out what works for *your *dog in *your* situation.Waterfowler21 wrote:Thanks for the replies everyone. It is quite frustrating trying to find consistent answers. Seems like no one can agree on this matter.
If your pup is ravenous at 3 when you are home, why not feed her then? You can give a little snack later, timing it out for last call potty break. It's hard for a very young pup like that to go so long between feedings, so if you're not around because of work or whatever, it's better to adjust for the pup's benefit. As she gets older you can adjust feeding time back to later.
Re: How much food for a Vizsla puppy
Why restrict the puppy's feeding at that young age???