Pet Feeding Sheet
Stick it near the food bin. Consistent portions are what make any change your vet suggests measurable.
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The plan
- Pet's name
- Weight and date weighed
- Food product
- Daily amount from the guide
- Meals per day
- Treat share
- FOOD PER MEAL
- Scoop weight (weighed)
- SCOOPS PER MEAL
- Bag size
- DAYS PER BAG
- Reorder on
The arithmetic
- Food per day
- guide amount − treat share
- Food per meal
- food per day ÷ meals
- Scoops per meal
- food per meal ÷ scoop weight
- Days per bag
- bag grams ÷ food per day
- Reorder
- days per bag − 7
- ⚠ Treats
- come OUT of the total, not on top
- ⚠ The daily amount
- from YOUR bag and your vet
Weight log - the thing actually worth tracking
| Date | Weight | Body condition | Portion | Change made |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Getting it consistent
- Daily amount read off THIS food's guide, not the last one's
- One level scoop weighed on a kitchen scale
- Scoop re-weighed after any change of food
- Treats subtracted from the meals, not added on top
- Everyone in the house feeding the same amount
- Meals actually measured rather than estimated
- Weight and body condition checked over weeks, not days
- Any change to the amount agreed with the vet
- Next bag ordered a week before this one runs out
Treats are food
Chews, training treats, dental sticks and the cheese around a tablet all carry calories. If the meals stay the same size and treats go on top, the animal is eating more than the guide intended - and it is invisible precisely because the meals are being measured so carefully. Take the treats out of the total instead.
A scoop is a volume, not a weight
Feeding guides are in grams. How much a scoop holds depends on the kibble's size and density, so the same scoop of a new food can be a different portion entirely. Weigh one level scoop of what you actually feed, and weigh it again whenever you change product.