Obesity and Over Feeding
Did you know that obesity is the number one problem that we see in cats and dogs? Often times this is simply due to overfeeding. The average cat only needs to eat 180 kcal per day. A 35 lb. Dog should only eat 550 kcal per day.
Measuring out your pet's food volume with a measuring cup everyday will help. As a starting point, look on the bag of food and see what the bag recommends four your pet's ideal weight, not its current weight. Also, limit the number of high calorie treats you offer during the day.
Sometimes simple things like splitting a milk bone in half instead of feeding while ones, or switching to a light treat is all you need to do to help shed those extra pounds. Reference the treat guide below to see if you are offering too many calories from treats.
Alpo Biscuit 110 Alpo Chew-eez 60 Alpo Healthy snap 12 Alpo Prime treat 13 Apple (medium) 80 Banana 101 Beggin Strips 39 Beef, lean 1oz 64 Bonz brand large 89 Bonze brand med 70 Bonz brand small 43 Bread, Natural Oven 70 Broccoli ½ cup 23 Carrots 1 medium 21 Cauliflower ¼ cup 6 Chicken, lean 1 oz 52 Charlee Bear 3 Chew-rific snack 31 Cottage Cheese 1 oz 30 Cucumber ¼ cup 5 Dentabone small 105 Dentabone medium 188 Dentabone large 300 Egg 81 Green beans ¼ cup 9 Green pepper 1 med 14 Greenies petite 59 Greenies regular 96 Greenies large 175 Greenies jumbo 350 Hotdog and bun 300 Livasnaps 8 Melon ¼ cup 12 Milk Bone small 20 Milk Bone Original 10 Nestle Beef Rawhide 60 Nestle Chicken Rawhide 211 Pizza 200-700 Popcorn Lite ½ cup 22 Pumpkin ¼ cup 20 Proplan dog snack 35 Purina biscuit large 139 Purina biscuit med 41 Purina One Jerky 12 Rice ½ cup 83 Rice cake plain 40 Snausage 33 Tuna canned 1 oz 36 Turkey Breast 1 oz 50 Vitamins 10 Zuccini ¼ cup 5
| FOOD ITEM | KCAL/ITEM | ||
| Alpo Biscuit | 110 | ||
| Alpo Chew-eez | 60 | ||
| Alpo Healthy snap | 12 | ||
| Alpo Prime treat | 13 | ||
| Apple (medium) | 80 | ||
| Banana | 101 | ||
| Beggin Strips | 39 | ||
| Beef, lean 1oz | 64 | ||
| Bonz brand large | 89 | ||
| Bonze brand med | 70 | ||
| Bonz brand small | 43 | ||
| Bread, Natural Oven | 70 | ||
| Broccoli ½ cup | 23 | ||
| Carrots 1 medium | 21 | ||
| Cauliflower ¼ cup | 6 | ||
| Chicken, lean 1 oz | 52 | ||
| Charlee Bear | 3 | ||
| Chew-rific snack | 31 | ||
| Cottage Cheese 1 oz | 30 | ||
| Cucumber ¼ cup | 5 | ||
| Dentabone small | 105 | ||
| Dentabone medium | 188 | ||
| Dentabone large | 300 | ||
| Egg | 81 | ||
| Green beans ¼ cup | 9 | ||
| Green pepper 1 med | 14 | ||
| Greenies petite | 59 | ||
| Greenies regular | 96 | ||
| Greenies large | 175 | ||
| Greenies jumbo | 350 | ||
| Hotdog and bun | 300 | ||
| Livasnaps | 8 | ||
| Melon 1/4 cup | 12 | ||
| Milk Bone small | 20 | ||
| Milk Bone Original | 10 | ||
| Nestle Beef Rawhide | 60 | ||
| Nestle Chicken Rawhide | 211 | ||
| Pizza slice | 200-700 | ||
| Popcorn Lite ½ cup | 22 | ||
| Pumpkin ¼ cup | 20 | ||
| Proplan dog snack | 35 | ||
| Purina biscuit large | 139 | ||
| Purina biscuit med | 41 | ||
| Purina One Jerky | 12 | ||
| Rice ½ cup | 83 | ||
| Rice cake plain | 40 | ||
| Snausage | 33 | ||
| Tuna canned 1 oz | 36 | ||
| Turkey Breast 1 oz | 50 | ||
| Vitamins | 10 | ||
| Zuccini ¼ cup | 5 |
