How Much Raw Pet Food to Feed

Typical Raw Diet

A raw dog food diet typically consists of:

• Muscle meat, often still on the bone
• Bones, either whole or ground
• Organ meats such as livers and kidneys
• Raw eggs
• Vegetables like broccoli, spinach, and celery
• Apples or other fruit
• Some dairy, such as yogurt

Raw Diet Key Points

Balance over time – one meal could have more bone content, another more meat or organ. The approximate ratio to aim for overall is:

• 80% meat, sinew, ligaments, fat
• 10% edible bone
• 5% liver
• 5% other organ meat

Meats are high in phosphorus, bones are high in calcium. When meat is fed with 10% bone you have the exact ratios of calcium to phosphorus required by a dog. Whole prey, fish, eggs and tripe have a balanced ratio.

Organ meat should not exceed 10% of the diet overall and 5% of that should be liver (beef liver has the highest nutrient levels). Feed liver once a week (or several small servings per week) and try to find an organic, free range source if possible because the liver is responsible for filtering toxins out of the body.

If feeding pork or salmon, be certain to freeze the meat for two weeks before feeding to reduce the small risk of parasites.

Raw Diet Feeding Guidelines:

A general guideline for feeding amounts:

• A 2-4 month old puppy consumes 8-10% of their current body weight in food daily; feed three to four meals per day
• A 4-6 months old puppy consumes 6-8% of their current body weight in food daily; feed three meals daily
• A 6-8 month old puppy consumes 4-6% of their current body weight in food daily; feed two meals daily.
• An 8-12 month old puppy consumes 3-4% of their current body weight in food daily
• 12 month + dog should consume 2-3% of their ideal body weight daily.

BODY CONDITION should be considered when feeding the above amounts as they are GUIDELINES only! Some pups will need more, some pups will need less.

For Example: Most adult dogs eat around two to three percent of their ideal adult weight per day.

Canine Adult Weight		Recommended Daily Feed (lbs)
(lbs)	(kg)	Min	Max
2.5	1.2	0.05	0.08
5.0	2.3	0.10	0.15
10.0	4.6	0.20	0.30
20.0	9.1	0.40	0.60
40.0	18.2	0.80	1.20
60.0	27.3	1.20	1.80
80.0	36.4	1.60	2.40
100.0	45.4	2.00	3.00
120.0	54.5	2.40	3.60