These amounts are a starting point only because animals’ needs vary.1 Adjust the feeding amount to maintain optimal body weight.
PUPPIES VetEssentials Puppy Medium formula should be fed from weaning until maturity at 1 year old. The daily amount required by individual puppies may vary substantially. Therefore the amount should be adjusted to maintain optimal body weight, and fed as 2-4 meals per day (the number may decrease with age.)
Age/Months
Body Weight (kg)
Dry grams
2 - 3
1
55
3
125
5
180
10
305
15
415
4 - 9
5
150
10
255
15
345
20
430
10 - 12
5
120
10
205
15
275
20
345
25
405
PREGNANCY The amount of VetEssentials Puppy Medium formula to feed to pregnant bitches depends upon the stage of pregnancy. Often pregnancy is not recognised until the 4th or 5th week
Weeks
Body Weight (kg)
Dry grams
1 - 4
5
120
15
275
30
465
50
680
5 - 6
5
150
15
345
30
580
50
850
7 - 9
5
180
15
415
30
695
50
1020
LACTATION Lactating bitches should be fed unrestricted amounts of VetEssentials Puppy Medium (i.e. fed ad libitum) until weaning is completed.