How much wet food should my 9 week old English Mastiff eat.

[GLH03]

Hello All,

Hi, i prefer for my boy to eat wet food over dry. How much wet food should he be eating and how many times per day?

I'm thinking a tin and a half a day of some good stuff, half a tin 3 times a day. He seems to go through it pretty fast and goes back to his bowel for more, thats after he has eaten half a tin.

He is a big chap, nearly 10 weeks old, 33lbs.

Thank you

Regards

George.

 

[Mongo]

What are the reasons you prefer wet over dry?

Besides the fact that wet dog food can wreck havoc to a dogs teeth... it is also usually high in protein which isnt good for giant breeds. I would recommend dry dog food... plus... its cheaper

 

[GLH03]

Hello,

Thanks for the response.

Well, i just bought a huge bag of good quality dry food and he doesn't even go near it, i gave him a tin of Wellness for Puppy and he loved it. The teeth thing I'm not concerned about as ive had a dog before for 13 years all he ate was wet food, no problems at all. Wet food i just feel its a more natural option and cost I'm not too worried about, just want him to be healthy, perhaps i will take another look at some dry food.

Thank you.

 

[moose]

What about feeding raw?

 

[GLH03]

I'm definitely not opposed to that also. can you give an example please?

 

[moose]

I do not feed raw currently, I really want to and will in the future but here is some information

http://www.eastwooddanes.com/SampleMenu.html
I got that from this thread
http://www.mastiff-forum.com/showth...-you-the-best-results/page2?highlight=feeding