VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

Feeding schedule - home made food

FEEDING SCHEDULE WITH HOME MADE FOOD

Months	No. of times
1 ‑ 2	6 times
2 ‑ 3	5 times
3 ‑ 4	4 times
4 ‑ 5	3 times
5 ‑ 7	2 times

•  Rusk, fresh bread, good quality dog biscuits, eggs, soup, porridge (Wheat flour, oats, ragi, or soybeans cook it in milk) may be fed in early puppyhood.
• Gradually, change over to the dietary articles which you can afford daily, by the third month.
• Start feeding beef without much fat by the second month on wards.
• Avoid feeding the so called "Dog Meat" available from the market or Slaughter house as far as possible or at least up to six months of age.
• Feeding rice in early puppyhood gives it a pot‑bellied appearance and hence it is advisable to commence feeding rice after three months of age.
• An adult animal requires one square meal a day but many owners prefer to give some scraps or a cup of milk or tea or an egg in the morning.
• It will be preferable to give the main meal sometimes in the afternoon rather than during the night, since the dogs have a tendency to sleep after a heavy meal.
• Cooking or warming the food after chopping it into smaller bits makes it more palatable and digestible.
• The feed shall contain 30% meat and the rest cereals, vegetables, milk, egg, bread etc. Vegetables like carrot, beetroot, etc. may be added in the dog's diet.
• Chicken and fish may be fed but the bones should be removed.
• For rearing a dog as a vegetarian vegetable soup, soybean meal, chappathi, idli etc. would be ideal choice.