“MY DOG IS ALWAYS HUNGRY- WHAT DO I DO?”
By Chelsea Kent
While the stomach capacity of a 42lb child (average 5.5-year-old child) is 11oz. This is equivalent to 5 slices of Pizza Hut Thin & Crispy Pepperoni Pizza. The stomach capacity of a 42lb dog is 64oz. This is equivalent to 29 slices of Pizza Hut Thin & Crispy Pepperoni Pizza at a time.
Below is a summary of how much you would have to feed your dog per day to make him feel full:
| Ounces/Cup | Calories per Cup | Calories per 64 oz fed 2x/day | How much is that? | Calories in excess of necessity | Cost to feed per month | Cost to feed correctly | |
| Pizza Hut Thin & Crispy Pepperoni Pizza | 2.2oz/ Slice |
200kcals/ Slice |
11,636kcals | 58 Slices | 14.5 x more |
$2,178/mo | $149.80/mo |
| Carna4Duck | 3.3oz | 525kcals | 20,364kcals | 39 cups/day | 25.5x more | $1,430/mo | $56.78/mo |
| Hills W/D | 2.9oz | 255kcals | 11,256kcals | 44 cups/day | 14.1x more | $739/mo | $52.65/mo |
| Solutions Pork | 8oz | 560kcals | 8,960kcals | 8 tubes/day | 10.7x more | $TBDmo | $TBD/mo |
| OC Raw Rabbit | 8oz | 298kcals | 2,384kcals | 16 patties/day |
6x more | $2,404/mo | $406.19/mo |
| Broccoli | 3.2oz | 31kcals | 1,240kcals | 40 cups/day | 1.6x more | $636/mo | $263.87/mo |
As you can see, if you feed your dog to capacity (enough that you no longer have to complain that he “acts hungry all the time”) you will:
● Cause metabolic disease by overfeeding. If you fed only broccoli you would only exceed your dogs daily caloric intake needs by 35.5% but you would cause severe nutritional deficiencies. If you fed only OC Raw Rabbit (which is low calorie and high volume) you would still exceed your dogs daily caloric intake needs by nearly 3 times what is necessary. Metabolic diseases such as Cancer, Diabetes and Obesity occur when you overfeed.
● Cause severe diarrhea or bloat. By allowing your dog to eat until they’re full you increase the risk of severe diarrhea or bloat. Bloat is when the stomach flips over, resulting in either death or a need for surgery. (Also, your dog would likely get bad gas).
● Spend massively more than you need to. On the low end you’d spend $372 more than necessary per month. On the high end (of this chart) you’d spend $6,209.43/mo more than necessary.