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Old 09-22-2009, 09:10 AM
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4 meals a day till what age?

Hi

Cassie is 15 weeks and in the last 2-3 weeks grown double her size almost! She weighs 21 pounds and im feeding her about 50 grams of arden grange puppy kibble 4 times a day.
At what age can she be fed 3 times a day even if it calculates to the same amount per day?

We went through a couple of weeks of her eaten some meals and not others but generally now she clears her bowl most of the time.
Also i have been advised that at 6 months old to change to adult food to compensate for the growth spurt so that her bones dont over develop and hence develops hip problems. Is this somethin u would agree with?

Any help would be great thank u
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Old 09-22-2009, 09:16 AM
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We got Dakota at 10 weeks old and we fed him 3 times a day until he was 6-7 months at which point slowly cut it back to 2 feedings per day (breakfast and dinner).
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Old 09-22-2009, 09:58 AM
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I got my boy at 7 1/2 weeks. I fed him 4 meals a day from 8 weeks until 12 weeks, then cut to 3 meals a day from 12 weeks to 6 months and then cut to 2 meals a day at 6 months and he's been at 2 meals a day ever since and he's now a little over 2 years.

I'd say at 15 weeks you're just fine to cut to 3 meals a day for 3 months or so.

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Old 09-23-2009, 07:57 AM
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Brilliant thank u, we have cut to 3 meals a day from today and she has eaten them fine!