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My miniature dachshund weighs 15 pounds and needs to lose weight. How much should she be eating?

Submitted: 32 days and 4 hours ago.
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Posted by Candy 32 days and 3 hours ago.

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Hello and thank you for contacting us.

 

Can you tell me what food you are feeding now?

 

How much in cups is she getting now?

32 days and 3 hours ago.

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Right now, she's eating Beneful. It's hard to say how much she's been eating, we've been putting food in her dish without measuring.

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Ok, Thank you for the information.

You want to be sure and measure the amount she is being fed. A fur baby her size should get 1to 1 1/4 cups daily, you can divide in two feeding.

Cut back the food slowly so you do not stress her system

 

You also want to make sure she gets plenty of exercise. 30 minutes to 1 hour walks twice daily. If cutting the food back does not seem to work you may want to change to a weight management diet with less carbs then the beneful.

The feeding guidelines on pet food are usually pretty accurate what you want to do is feed the amount recommended for the weight she should be not the weight she is.

 

Good luck and please let me know how she is progressing. Candy

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