Raw Food Meal Sizing For Dogs Explained

If you’re new to raw feeding and are a little confused on how much your dog should be intaking each day, this video will hopefully help you understand how to figure out what your dog needs to eat daily to maintain a healthy weight, as well as get a rough idea on how to start counting calories once you’re comfortable enough!
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[@Itsjaehee]

This video had me breaking out my TI-83 calculator I haven't used since college six years ago 😂 I hate math

[@sageisstinky]

thank you so much for this in depth video! what your channel does and focuses on is definitely needed in the raw dog feeding communy

[@PawsofPrey]

Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that ❤️❤️

[@nicky2683]

Finally! I was wondering how many time i should feed my dog based on their weight. I tought it was 4% for every meal, but turned out 4% every day. THANKYOU

[@HeroineK]

This video needs to be the top find when searching "Raw food for dogs". This is the most importantly informative video i found, thank you.

[@justrachelle9361]

I just want to thank you so much! I’m so glad you popped up on my search bar, I’ve been searching for a video just like this! Everyone else was just beating around the bush and I left more confused!!! THANK YOU

[@janicetanumihardja808]

Hello, love your videos! Would you please make this kind of video (caloric requirements) for cats? Big thanks!

[@bonnief3867]

My American Akita weight is about 100lbs. His daily food intake became out to be 1960 calories 😱 100lbs * 2.2 = 45.45kgs 70(45.45)^0.75 = 1225.40 1225.40* 1.6 =1960.65 I didn’t realize that he needs to eat this much food daily. I hope I did the calculations right.

[@PawsofPrey]

How old is he? Is he at his desired weight?

[@bonnief3867]

@@PawsofPrey He is 3 years old. American Akita male usually weigh 85 to 130 pounds. His current weight is about 100 pounds. I think he is at his desired weight.

[@sir.jeanhorseyface307]

I have 2 Siberian huskies, 60lbs and 75lbs, both of which I'd say are pretty average activity wise, sometimes slightly above, and by their weight they should be eating around 1400 and 1800 calories; However, they only maintain a healthy weight on 600-1000 calories, so breed definitely matters as in my example huskies only need about half as much as another dog their size, as they're built to moderate their calorie burn, although I do feel like I'm starving them sometimes, I'm really not.

[@Sarahsheen]

My doggy's body condition score is 5 :)🎉 thank u for good video!❤

[@sharinagomez999]

You’re the best my dog is on a raw diet just because of the way you break things down. Thank u very much

[@itsem6445]

This is so helpful! I get my puppy in a month so doing my homework now. 🤓

[@amyh4032]

Thanks for the great vid, does this apply to cats too?

[@jeremyjames5887]

Let’s see how good this vid is currently watching lol

[@jeremyjames5887]

This video and channel is super helpful!

[@lillianmoffatt2668]

This is so convenient for me bc my new dog is 25 lbs 😂 thanks so much!

[@fnaffan1016]

Bro I’m still a kid (have an overweight Aussie that is supposed to be a show dog) bur we are switching her over to raw but im not sure even after watching this how to calculate it all (bc I haven’t learned it yet, I’m 13)

[@milkyhamster5003]

hey so can i still apply this to my cat? Or will i have to find the list of energy things on an other video :c

[@valentinferez2016]

Wow! So interesting topic. I recently changed my source to get meat, and every package comes with something like:National food service and safety approved. And I was reading about his procedures and they test in every animal! On the other hand, my country is full of trichinosis! mainly by domestic producers. wild hog, puma and domestic non-supervised pigs are the main focus of concern

[@idbechingwan]

Hello, when will the in depth video be uploaded? :) also thank you, your videos have been so helpful!

[@PawsofPrey]

I'm slowly working on it, only because I'm learning myself and don't want to give out incorrect information!

[@lexielleee]

I've been religiously following your videos for the past year so thank you! I have 3 dogs, a Maltese, a Goldie and an Alsatian. Just wondering why do small dogs require a higher amount of food per body weight compared to larger dogs? Would love to hear your feedback!!

[@HateSchoolfr]

Thanks for the video! you should get a spider or reptile and make videos on them too!

[@PawsofPrey]

I'd LOVE to get a ball python. I used to have one as well as a leopard gecko. I live reptiles!

[@HateSchoolfr]

@@PawsofPrey cool!

[@stitchknit72]

I am so happy to see this video. I have your free cheat sheet but could not make any sense of the calorie calculation since no explanation was included for the weird equation. Now I know what the symbols mean, but I still don't know how to calculate to .75 power. Please do this for cats and kittens and also explain the .75 (or whichever) power. I only understand powers of whole numbers.

[@AS-dz1ww]

This was a awesome breakdown I understood it even some of the math

[@nt4409]

Could you pls explain more on the 70(11.34)^0.75? Where did you get the 70 and 0.75 from?

[@PawsofPrey]

That is the Resting Energy Requirement (RER) for dogs, which is the baseline energy needed for things like digestion, motor control, etc. The general formula for this is your dog's weight in kilograms raised to the power of 3/4, multiplied by 70 --- so 70(Dog's BW)^0.75

[@nt4409]

@@PawsofPrey thank you

[@sonhank78]

Hello, could you please enlighten me on how i might calculate the daily caloric intake for a kitten? I have the NRC book and am balancing with a rather complicated nutritional profile spreadsheet. Given he's never been fed canned food i have no idea of his caloric intake. I have sort of followed your guidelines and came up with the following: RER 70 (3.3)^0.67 (i got the ^0.67 for cats from the NRC book) =155.77 x 3 (activity level, I used puppy from your video) which gives me 467 calories per day. He is 5 months, 3.3 kg and high activity.. but he only eats about 3/4 of that. Then again, maybe it doesn't matter so much, he can just each as much as he wants as a kitten, and as long as his means are balanced that is what counts. Am I on the right track? Thanks in advance!

[@TheBrianna1431]

omg thank you for asking! I was thinking the same question.

[@martathatcher7283]

this is so helpful thank you so much

[@ashleyfoster6527]

All of your videos have been a super great help! I will soon be switching over my SDiT as I am fed up with kibble as recently he got a tainted bag and after the whole drama we went through with my current SD to find the right food I'm just going to switch him to raw I have done extensive research and this helps even more. I would switch my current SD too but his stomach is so sensitive and he is doing so good on the food he is on now that I'm just going to lave him be.

[@PawsofPrey]

I'm glad I could help :) Good luck with the switch!

[@anusha7962]

Is there a similar one for cats?

[@Someoneelse1994]

I love this channel thank you so much

[@dariosargeant8151]

I recently got my Cane Corso puppy (first do in a few years and I always vowed that when next I have a dog I'd try raw feeding). Your videos have been very informative, explanitory and encouraging. Also downloaded your cheat sheet which is very helpful. The one question is have though is which category of raw foods does eggs fall under?

[@mallorykaypeshlakai4004]

Fairly new to raw feeding. Just to clarify, if I had a large dog breed that weights 75lbs with 1.8 maintenance energy requirement. The caloric intake would be 1,782 roughly. Also the zinc for example nutritional intake would be 26.73mg daily?

[@chisome8465]

With the math I did it should be around 3000 idk if I’m doing that wrong or not

[@OpinionatedMonk]

I love Matsu's eyes :-) Beautiful

[@Fire91ful]

I currently feed my female 55 pound golden 3 pounds of food a day and it could be more since my family feeds her fruits everyday and she doesnt gain weight shes really lean. At the dog park people always tell me that. I wouldnt say we are super active but we do do roughly 1 hr of excercise 5 times a week intese to moderate walk. not including fetch at home.

[@PawsofPrey]

Wow! That's a lot of food! But body condition tells all. How old is she? 8-12 months?

[@Fire91ful]

@@PawsofPrey 1.6 years Thats what i was wondering i remember when we got her spayed they told us she would gain weight and at 1 year to reduce her food. But i feel like shes more lean now then before.

[@Fire91ful]

@@PawsofPrey im sorry i made a mistake not 3lbs 1.5lbs Wow way too much.

[@PawsofPrey]

@@Fire91ful ok yes that sounds better haha!

[@rubigomez15]

New to raw feeding. Your videos have been very helpful. I was wondering its 2 -3% of their body weight per day?

[@PawsofPrey]

Yes that's right. If they are overweight, then maybe 1.5-2%, if underweight, maybe 3.5%.

[@shivian52]

So it is not eating 2-3% PER meal? So eating 1% per sitting 3x a day?

[@SKBROOSE]

Still trying to get this down thank you dawg

[@thehunts8853]

Can you do a video on this same topic and break down for kittens please. Thank you in advance

[@RyeFleming20]

I usually feed 5% overall growing body weight then at 6 months of age go down to 4% until adult then 2-2.5%

[@Mr_Stache]

How did you determine that "1.6" is the correct number in which to multiply your RER when determining MER? Where did you get 70 (X) ^0.75 where X is the RER? I don't understand where the "70" and ".75" values came from?

[@PawsofPrey]

This equation was determined by the NRC, and what thy suggest to use when figuring out an adult dog's caloric intake

[@dalebailey754]

I have a question. I recently bought your starter kit. When building a meal, there is not an option for ground or chunked venison, but I have lots of it. Can that be added to the meal builder? I have your formulator as well, but it isn’t user friendly for my iPhone or iPad and gave up on it.

[@dahyunwoo2586]

I have a 5 years old 7lb dog and he is supposed to be 6lb(he gained weight during covid). So, do I calculate 3% of his body weight to lose weight? And thank you so much for making these video!! Always waiting for your video to be uploaded!!!

[@MaximillianandRubyGrace]

So my pup never eats his “allotted” amount Totally stresses me

[@mccoyology]

Did I miss the in depth video?

[@YourNotesEchoedFar]

Silly question probably; my dog is still a puppy so I’m planning to keep feeding her three times a day for now buuuut: how can you tell your dogs’ preference for how many times per day they’d like to eat? And what times they prefer?

[@adrianadominguez3933]

Love your videos. I’m still confused how to measure 5% of fruits and 50% of the meat.

[@PawsofPrey]

Where exactly did you get those numbers?

[@tdhcanadacolin1072]

Love your videos. I am having a hard time with the adding the extra nutritional foods. My 45 pound dog is active and is currently being fed 3% of her body weight she is doing great transitioning onto the pmr die from kibblet. But I could use some help with making it nutritionally balanced with things such as adding fish and mussels. Any help would be great. Thanks

[@johnnyandatlasbaldwin5134]

Accidentally disliked, my thumb slipped! I corrected and liked the video. Great content. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@annalisayerena8740]

What can I do if my 3 month old puppy doesn’t want to eat bone? I’ve tried bone broth but his poo is dark and almost liquify

[@toffeechew]

Hi! Would you be able to make a similar video for cats? 😊

[@PawsofPrey]

This more or less applies for cats as well!

[@lovelllany2326]

For calories is it ok to round up. 11 pounds covered to kg is 4.98 is it ok to round that up or should I keep it the same?

[@oliviaolguin3315]

Thank you so much for the video! By any chance you can tell me where you got 70 0.75?

[@Art.d3co]

I’m struggling only with kittens and how much they should ideally eat as they are such a low weight even 10% is only 80g

[@vanihansen2136]

I'm so confused how much to feed. My pup is 9weeks I've been feeding him 3oz 4 times a day .. he's not gaining weight though.. he'll look full after he eats and by morning he looks underweight

[@TigerClaw315]

where can i find the calorie count of raw green tripe?

[@frankw9836]

i adopted a 6 year old Hound/Beagle mix who was about 10-15kg overweight i stopped the dry food he was on . At first i tried diet can food but this is very expensive and after feeding this for 6 weeks she hasn't lost any weight at all. then i tried raw food but she wasn't very keep and gave a stomach problems. Now i feed her "home cooked" ground beef & Chicken Vegetables and rice , she love it but has put on another 3kg ?? Vet told me to feed half but this is impossible . She becomes crazy when she is hungry (she always is) she turned the bin upside down howl and bark until she gets her food ! what can i do to get her weight off ??

[@_gettrektt_5270]

if my one dog is male and 25 pounds, and my other dog is 75 pound female. can i do a rough estimate by multiplying my 25 pound male dogs calorie intake 3 times to figure out my 75 pound dogs calorie intake?

[@belizatorresnarvaez1092]

I am still overwhelmed about calculation. I guess I need to find a nutritionist to do the math for me.

[@nogames8982]

Do the body weight percentage then instead of trying to mess with the calories. It's not worth stressing over, your dog will do just fine if you feed a well-balanced diet in the right amounts. If the dog gets a little heavy get back off on the food if the dog gets too late you increase the food. It will be fine

[@catherinexu3853]

I’ve been feeding my dogs (a puppy and a 1-yr old) using Darwin’s and their recommended feeding amount. However, I notice their recommendation is based on weight, and it differs a lot (requires a lot less food) from the calorie-based feeding amount. Which one should I use? Thanks!

[@chugar3311]

I'm stuck on this too. Going through the same thing. What is it? Pre-made frozen raw companies are not using the skin or healthy fats in their food? I was considering adding coconut oil and somehow sourcing skin or animal fats. I don't know. I emailed the company I am using and they just reinforced the recommended percentage based on weight which is just about the RER requirement for my dog, but what about the MER caloric requirements? She is 9 years old and I just switched her to raw and worried that she trimmed down too much and too quickly, but can't tell if I am not feeding enough calories or it's just the switch to raw.

[@JOKER71791]

3% one time? and if i feed them 2 times per day do i just do 1.5% of their body weight each time adding up to 3%?

[@hannahgendron7094]

I have a dog that has a pretty small frame but she's much heavier than you'd expect because she's all lean muscle, should I just go with her current weight? She's super active (think minimum 2 hours) so I wouldn't want to underfeed her.

[@kandycevogel445]

For a 2.2lb puppy my calculation is around 210 calories. This seems low but I have no idea 😅

[@Samuel-I]

I have 2 60lb doodles, and 2 10lb Yorkie mixes. At 2.5% I’ll need almost 113lbs per month. Sheesh! That’s about $700. That’s a car payment.

[@Penelopemee]

Lol I thought I was crazy when I figured out for my 6 dogs im spending almost $1000 a month to feed them. 😬😬

[@JOKER71791]

can i do the 80% chicken only?

[@perano_]

I know this is old but would a service dog be considered a working dog for this stuff?

[@Rayofsunshine7]

What percentage of meat do you use compared to vegetables?

[@yocogal]

I am new to raw feeding. Would you please tell me if the bone weight is included in total food wt for the day? Thank you.

[@PawsofPrey]

Yes it is!

[@deedaw9246]

This is what discourages and worries people

[@siennateel2381]

Are there any regular dry kibble brands you'd recommend? I live in an apartment and dont have much freezer space. Or should i do something else?

[@Notlutherr]

I’m not sure what they’d recommend but I have seen pre prepared raw foods at my local pet shop maybe something like that?

[@T0mtoma]

I recommend feeding kibble and some raw to enhance the kibble.

[@renataguimaraes1410]

Is that the same for cats?

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

3% seems like a whole lot

[@FullThrottleTrackClub]

we have a English Bulldog he’s 2 years old but idk his weight but I know he’s definitely over 40 pounds I want to convert him to a raw diet cause I know bulldogs can have Heath issues but idk how to determine how much I should feed him based on his weight like if I should feed him twice a day or just a big meal at once which do you think is best? This is all new to me and I want to do the best for him while he’s still young

[@PawsofPrey]

As far as how many times a day you feed, thats up to you! You would either feed the whole meal once or split the meal into 2 feedings. You do need to get your dog's weight though to determine how much to actually give him. Any vet hospital can quickly weight your dog for free.

[@FullThrottleTrackClub]

@@PawsofPrey okay thank you so much 🙌🏿and also I have 3 more small questions so I seen your video on healthy dog treats and wanted to know 1 what fruits are safe for dogs to eat? 2 can I mix fruit together when I make the treats? And 3 can I add the treats to the meals if so how many is a good amount or should I feed the treats separately?

[@PawsofPrey]

@@FullThrottleTrackClub berries are the best to feed (blueberries, cranberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries)! But other fruits like banana, apple (no core), and kiwi are still fine to feed. Citrus fruit and cherries aren't usually suggested to feed. You can mix then all up if you'd like, and yes you can add to their food as well! Just not a huge amount, because they do have sugar!

[@FullThrottleTrackClub]

@@PawsofPrey okay thank you so much once and and I just thought of another question since I’m new to this raw diet thing so my dog eats kibble since he was a puppy and 2 days ago I feed him some chicken breast and ground turkey I think that’s what it was called I cut them up and gave him a few pieces and he absolutely went crazy over it so last night when I got off work he didn’t eat his food and I was curious kinda why he didn’t really eat so I went in my kitchen and saw that we had sum frozen broccoli 🥦 sum shredded carrots 🥕 and sum eggs 🥚 I warmed the veggies up for like 3 minutes let them cool then put the eggs in with it and since it was my first time giving him any kind of veggie or eggs I blended them in a ninga blender and poured it over his food and he literally ate the whole thing licked the bowl clean and all and I wanted to ask do you think that was a good thing to blending them up like that and pouring it over his food? And can you blend veggies and frozen treats as well? If so what do I mix them with

[@PawsofPrey]

@@FullThrottleTrackClub sure that's fine to do! Veggies should either be blended, steamed, or fermented when fed, so that's great! Egg can be fed any way, just don't only feed eggwhites.

[@thelouiebrand]

Dang that’s about 12 pounds a day for my dogs. I can’t afford that. 😞

[@TheQueenOfGore]

How on earth do you make this on a normal calculator? Help 🥺 can't find the ^ or figure out how to use it. 😭

[@PawsofPrey]

You can do it on your phones calculator or on Google lol, just type it in that way

[@TheQueenOfGore]

@@PawsofPrey but how do you type it? 🥺

[@user-mc5it9hp6g]

i hate math but love my dog

[@caroh1314]

Hi! I have 2 mons old Staffy and I will try her a BARF diet, is the 8-10% current body weight is per meal or per day?

[@emilymartinez1492]

Wait so can I feed my 80lb dog a whole chicken like from Walmart?

[@alk555]

"By seventy"?? Your formulas are a bit confusing. I think you really mean: ((Dog's mass in Kg)^.75)*70=(RER in Kcal)

[@juliehanguyen5662]

im so slow i dont do well with numbers 🧍🏻‍♀️

[@ghggbg8278]

me a complete dumbass in math but trying to give my dogge the best life 😭😭😭

[@nogames8982]

So definitely don't worry about the calories then. You will drive yourself insane. Just go by the percentage of the dogs body weight, if they get too heavy cut it back if they get too thin increase it. It's not rocket science.

[@Doe3Love8]

Wait I'm lost, why did she raise it by the power of 0.75? @/ 4:05

[@chugar3311]

mafs - google RER for dogs

[@parker2969]

You're going way way too far into this to the point it's absolutely insane. animals live off of eating a lot then having almost nothing to eat all the time and it's actually beneficial for them just as for humans it is beneficial. It is okay to overfeed and underfeed It's called the balance of life. And sometimes it's good when the liver of any animal has to go through its glycogen storage in the liver and around the organs etc...