Pet Feeding Guide

Determining how much food you should feed your pet is easier than you might think, although it does depend on what you're feeding your pet and how active they are. We've broken it down based on what type of diet you currently feed your pet - one dry or wet food, a mixture of dry or wet foods, or some home cooked or meat ingredients.

If you feed one sole dry or wet food

This one is easy! If you're currently feeding one dry food OR one wet food as your pet's sole diet, simply stick to the feeding guidelines included on the packaging. Every manufacturer will print feeding guideline tables on the packet, but if you aren't sure, you can also consult their website. Please note that feeding guidelines are guides only and should be adjusted depending on your pet's body condition score.The daily feeding amount specified for your pet can be split into portions depending on how many times per day you feed your pet. If you choose to give your pet a few treats, it's important to take this into consideration with regards to their daily calorie intake. For example, one Greenies Regular dog treat contains 91 calories, so every time you feed a Greenies dog treat you'll need to reduce their daily meal by the equivalent calorie load.

If you combine different dry foods and/or wet foods

Feeding a mixture of dry and wet food has many benefits - not only does it allow your pet some variety, but it helps them reap the benefits of both. If you're feeding a mixture of two or more types of food, it's best to take the recommended daily feeding amount for each (as stipulated on the packaging) and divide them accordingly. Remember that the daily amount provided on the packaging is given under the assumption that the food is fed as the sole diet - so when combining two diets, divide this suggested amount. A good ratio to work off is to give a majority of dry food - for instance, feed 2/3rds of the recommended daily dry food amount and 1/3rd of the recommended wet food amount.

If you feed home cooked food or extra meat

Many pet parents choose to incorporate home cooked food and extra meat into their pet's diet. Obviously meat and other wholefood ingredients don't come with a daily feeding guideline, so in order to figure out how much you should feed, you'll have to do the maths yourself.

How much meat should you feed your dog or cat? Rest assured that if you choose a premium, balanced diet, there's no need to supplement your pet's diet with extra meat or vegetables. Premium diets contain everything your pet needs. But if you'd like to provide some extra ingredients, we recommend keeping a balanced pet food as at least 80% of the daily calories and including no more than 20% of the daily calories as extra meat. For puppies, we recommend even less - no more than 10% of the total daily calories.