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Mog · 03-20-2013, 07:56 PM

Hi,

I just noticed I had my RAW amounts worked out entirely wrong...

This is what I had orginally planned and posted and every said it seemed okay... but it seemed like quite a bit for an 8 week old pup.

RMB – 12.6 oz
MM – 14 oz
OM – 1.4 oz

Going by Lauri's formula, let's say an active pup (7-8 on her scale) that weighs 20lbs would get 3.00% of the pups body weight, which in this case would only be .6 lbs... Originally, I was looking at 1.8 lbs... 3x the amount he needs.
I just need someone to clairify my numbers for me... I guess the first thing I need to know is how much a typical 8 week old male pup weights. I'm portioning and then freezing his OM tonight, so wanted to check my numbers and see I'm really off... or at least I think I am

Guessing an 8 week old pup would weight about 20lbs, that would change my numbers from those up above to:

RMB - .27lbs
MM - .3 lbs
OM - .03 lbs

Can someone help me here, because now I'm completely confused, when I thought I had it down pat as far as weighing out the portions and daily totals... grr....

03-20-2013, 07:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Apex, NC (outside of Raleigh) Posts: 355	How much does an 8 week old male pup typically weight? Help on portioning daily raw. Hi, I just noticed I had my RAW amounts worked out entirely wrong... This is what I had orginally planned and posted and every said it seemed okay... but it seemed like quite a bit for an 8 week old pup. RMB – 12.6 oz MM – 14 oz OM – 1.4 oz Going by Lauri's formula, let's say an active pup (7-8 on her scale) that weighs 20lbs would get 3.00% of the pups body weight, which in this case would only be .6 lbs... Originally, I was looking at 1.8 lbs... 3x the amount he needs. I just need someone to clairify my numbers for me... I guess the first thing I need to know is how much a typical 8 week old male pup weights. I'm portioning and then freezing his OM tonight, so wanted to check my numbers and see I'm really off... or at least I think I am Guessing an 8 week old pup would weight about 20lbs, that would change my numbers from those up above to: RMB - .27lbs MM - .3 lbs OM - .03 lbs Can someone help me here, because now I'm completely confused, when I thought I had it down pat as far as weighing out the portions and daily totals... grr.... __________________ Alex & Brianna (daughter) Maximus - Male Sable - Born 1/30/2013 Last edited by Mog; 03-20-2013 at 08:06 PM.