how many times a day should you feed a 5 month old puppy?
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Feed your puppy frequently in the beginning – at least 3 to 4 times per day − and more often if they're very young. At 5 to 6 months, you can slowly transition to 2 to 3 meals per day by gradually reducing the mid-day meal and slightly increasing breakfast and dinner.
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A puppy should be fed equal amounts 3 times a day, until the age of 6 or7 months of age, and then reduce the feedings to 2 times a day. Some feed 3/4 of a cup 3 times a day, and some will feed 1 cup of food twice a day.
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Puppy feeding schedule for months 4 to 6 Around 4 months, most puppies can go to a three times daily feeding schedule, and from there, most will work down quickly to twice-a-day feedings. What's most important during this period is monitoring your puppy's weight.
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Very young puppies should eat softened dry food two to three times daily. After a puppy is fully weaned, continue feeding two to three times per day, using a high-quality puppy food made for large breeds until the dog is about twelve months of age. Adult pit bulls can eat once or twice per day.
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You can feed your dog one or two times a day. It's best to do it twice daily at 8-12 hour intervals.
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When your puppy is about six months old, you should change scheduled feedings to twice a day until your puppy is mature: once in the morning and once in the evening. Feeding your puppy scheduled meals can help you monitor how much he's eating, which is an important way to help keep your puppy at an ideal weight.
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If you are wondering how often you should feed your dog, we recommend 2-4 times per day for puppies and 1-2 times per day for adult dogs. Again, this will depend on if your dog has any specific requirements set out by your vet.
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Once he reaches eight weeks, he should be fed no more than three times a day. Think of this as breakfast, lunch, and dinner. By the time your puppy is 12 months old, you can transition him to a high-quality adult dog food and feed him twice a day.
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According to the Fromm website, your 5 month old, 36 pound puppy, should be fed about 3 1/8 cups of puppy food per day. Assuming that the adult food has a comparable caloric content to the puppy food. I compared one of the adult foods to the puppy food and they were within about 6 calories per cup of each other.
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He should eat four times a day. The approximate amount he should eat is 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of puppy food, depending upon the quality of the food. High-quality dry foods and wet foods are nutrient-dense, so your little guy will not need as much of it as he would lower-quality foods.
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Puppies should be fed every three hours. In the first few days of the puppy's life, however, plan on a couple of feeding during the night. A newborn puppy should be fed 6-8 times every 24 hours. If the puppy seems to be thriving, you may be able to forego nighttime feedings (from 11 p.m. to 6 a. m.).
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Puppies 2-6 months are fed 4-5 times per day. From 6 months the puppy should be fed 3 times a day. After a year you feed the dog 2 times a day, morning and evening. When it's feeding time, put the food in a bowl and call Jack.
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Puppy should be eating 2 to 3 cups of food a day. 12 weeks to 6 months: Puppy needs to be eating puppy food 2 to 3 times a day, with meals divided into equal amounts. 6 to 15 months: Continue with puppy food, giving puppy 2 equal meals a day.
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As they nurse less, they will need more solid dog food. Puppies up to 12-weeks-old should eat four-to-six small meals a day. Each meal should be about a quarter-to-half cup of food. At six months, reduce their feeding frequency to three times a day.
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The puppy should be fed "wet food" at least once, or in the case of extremely small puppies, twice (2 times) each day up until the puppy is about four to six months (4-6) of age - again depending on the size and overall hardiness of the particular individual.
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Most pups should be fed at least three times a day until six months of age. Tiny puppies like Yorkies and Chihuahuas are prone to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) if they don't eat often enough, so four meals daily may work best.
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Feeding adult food will rob your puppy of important nutrients. Four feedings a day are usually adequate to meet nutritional demands. Large breeds should be fed unmoistened dry food by 9 or 10 weeks; small dogs by 12 or 13 weeks. 3–6 months: Sometime during this period, decrease feedings from four to three a day.