APBT owners: Does this sound right to you?

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My dog is 13 months.  she is 44lbs.  actually she was 47 lbs a few weeks ago but now she is at 44lbs.  she hardly eats.  she is a good weight the vet said, not under or over weight.  I guess I am curious. I read a question about food and how much dogs eat.  How come mine dont eat that much?  She gets breakfast, soon to change to dinner because of a change in work schedual for me.  she gets half a can of wet mixed with 1/3 cup of kibble.  Wellness Super5mix.  Then she is allowed to have up to 3 more cups a day, which i leave out for her all day.  she never eats when i am not home( i guess because she knows she cant go outside)  She will eat like another 1/2 cup at night when i get home.  and thats it.  The vet said she should eat like 4 cups a day.  I dont get it.  She is lucky if she eats more than a cup.  With her old food, the GoodLife recipie(i know its crap thats why we changed) she used to eat like 5 cups a day.  I know with a better food, they eat less, but that much less?  I didnt worry about it too much because she is a healthy weight, but what do you think?  HOw much do your APBT's eat?

GOODD · Accepted Answer

High quality food you feed less. My Amstaff is 10 months and eats 1.5 cups of wellness core per day. That's it. He's 45 pounds.

Most vets recommend crappy food filled with grains that you DO need to feed four cups per day and aren't familiar with the higher quality brands.

Don't worry, if she's at a good weight keep her where she is.

tifftiff005 · Answer

mine is 9 months and 37 pounds and she eats about 4 cups a day. she also eats what my 2 yr old drops on the floor for her lol as long as shes a healthy weight i wouldnt worry too much but i feel that she should be eating a lil more. give her a little bit of time to get used to the new food, she may not like it and thats why shes not eating alot.

CC (Endurance of a RR) · Answer

I go with the measurements on the bag, but even with that i have noticed that my dog does not eat that much. She will eat here and there. I was worried about her not eating, but the vet said she was at a healthy weight.

 She will just eat when I am around, lately it has been very hot and she will just eat at night. I keep checking her weight to make sure she is fine, and she is.

manaka · Answer

my boy eats both in the Morning & evening..  just found out he has hypertension... go to the vet.. so many different reason they dont eat..  sometime my boy wont eat unless i sit there with him.. have you tried that.. good luck

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