Nutrition Adding Canned Food and Treats

Description

Calculations to determine a feeding plan that includes dry, canned and treats

Example 1

Lucky is a 6yo 6.5 kg MN dog with a BCS of 3/5. What is the RER and MER for Lucky in kCal/day? (Separate RER and MER by a space)

Solution

S6.5 kg^0.75 x 70 = [(6.5^0.75)*70] kCal/day RER


[(6.5^0.75)*70] x 1.6 = [((6.5^0.75)*70 * 1.6)] kCal/day MER

Example 2

Sky is a 9yo 44.7 kg MN dog with a BCS of 3/5. What is the RER and MER for Sky in kCal/day? (Separate RER and MER by a space)

Solution

44.7 kg^0.75 x 70 = [(44.7^0.75)*70] kCal/day RER

[(44.7^0.75)*70] x 1.6 = [((44.7^0.75)*70 * 1.6)] kCal/day MER