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Originally Posted by bluecarrex  He weighs 30lbs. The bag says 3, 570 kcal per kilogram or 407 kcal per cup. |
30 lbs for a 4 month old male is a bit on the lighter side. Better to be on the lighter side...then a fat, overweight puppy.
If he is eating 3 cups, that means he is eating over 1,200 calories per day from the Wellness. Do you also use training treats or give bisquits,etc?
I would leave him at 3 cups for now....depending on how he growing. If he starts to look a little too lean...feed him half a cup more per day. By about 6-7 months he may need to be eating 4 cups...it all depends?
You could also add some fresh food type of toppers to his kibble for some extra calories...such as a spoon of natural plain yogurt, or spoon of cottage cheese, or a sardine or two (split a can for him), or scramble up an egg and add it on, or some left over lean meat and steamed veggies from dinner,etc.
The back of the bag is just a guideline....the company wants you to feed more so that you will buy another bag of food.
Gina