How much do you feed your adult English Mastiff?

[voidecho]

I wanted to start a thread to get a feeling for how much people feed their adult English Mastiffs. Lincoln's probably not quite done growing as he's not two years yet, but he's getting close to being an adult and I'm not sure what his daily feeding amount will be to just maintain, rather than to grow.

He's about 150-155lbs.
He gets six cups of Acana or Orijen kibble a day.
He typically gets one beef rib a week.
He gets a hand full of treats a few times a week.

So, how much is everyone else feeding their adult EM's? How many cups per day? What kind of food? How many other treats per week? Etc.

ONE RULE: If someone posts an amount that's you think is way too low or way too high, please do not jump on them, bash them, question them or judge them in this thread. If you absolutely feel you must say something, send them a PM so it's private.

I'm not starting this thread to cause arguments. I just want to get an idea if, in general I'm feeding my guy more or less than the average.

 

[musicdeb]

ONE RULE: If someone posts an amount that's you think is way too low or way too high, please do not jump on them, bash them, question them or judge them in this thread. If you absolutely feel you must say something, send them a PM so it's private.

I'm not starting this thread to cause arguments. I just want to get an idea if, in general I'm feeding my guy more or less than the average.

No input but wanted to thank you for posting the above.

 

[jsarra]

I feed Hank 6-7 Cups of Acana Pacifica a day. He also gets treats. He is 15months and about 160 lbs.

 

[voidecho]

Very comparable to my guy!

 

[DennasMom]

Not sure if you're interested in non-kibble-feeders... but...

Denna's 21 months old, 143lbs and raw fed... she gets 3lbs/day (currently venison, chicken, liver, kidney and green tripe) plus a hand full of treats more or less each day.

 

[voidecho]

Do you know approximately how many calories that is per day? We could use that to compare.

 

[dheepakh]

Can anyone help me telling how many grams in one cup?

 

[voidecho]

It depends on the food, because a cup is volume and grams is weight. A cup of one food can weigh more than another due to density and if the kibble is small there'll be less wasted space between each piece of food in the cup.

1 cup of Orijen Six Fish is about 120 grams.
1 cup of Earthborn Coastal Catch is around 139 grams.

 

[Smokeycat]

Kryten gets 7c of Acana a day. A couple of bison ribs a week and plenty of treats. Last weigh in he was 175lbs at 22 months.

 

[Saunders]

Roman is 3 years, about 175 lbs, and he also gets 7 cups split between two feedings a day of Acana. I switch between Pacifica and Ranchlands. I have beef in the freezer and he gets a raw surprise periodically.

I am glad for this thread since I was considering upping his food intake. He is a thin dog and sometimes his waist seems more sharply cut than other times. Vet said he was good six months ago at last checkup. Perhaps his chest is filling out and his body is just changing...or my eyes and brain are wacky and it's not the dog at all.

 

[raji]

Indy is 14 months old and around 175 lbs. I feed him Blue Buffalo Wilderness Salmon dry and he eats 6-8 cups a day(sometimes, he just seems a little too busy to eat!) And he also gets a can of the same brand and flavor a day. Frankly, we are bad about giving him some of whatever we are eating or leftovers. I wasn't going to do that with this puppy and that lasted all of about two weeks! He still looks pretty thin but more that young, lanky look.
I like this thread, because I still second guess myself-so, thanks!
P.S. good luck on the puppy hunt!

 

[Rugers-Kris]

Ruger eats about 6 1/2 - 7cups of TOTW, Sierra mountain a day but he gets people food with every meal...Probably a cup or so of whatever I am giving him (Usually meat, somtimes scrambled eggs or cottage cheese).

 

[Rugers-Kris]

Oopss...I forgot to add that Ruger is 23 months, 220 pounds, 34 inches at the withers and still trim but incredibly muscular.

 

[ozman]

Hoss gets 8 cups a day, Natural Balance lamb & rice, never gets people food other than the occasional beef shank and or fruit snacks ie, bananas, apples, peaches! 2 years old 193 lbs.

 

[Cyndnelson]

We are switching from Kirkland Salmon & Sweet Potato to Orijen Red. He is a really small guy - 2 years old and only 132 lbs!! He was one of the biggest in his litter, but for some reason he's really tiny now (we got him fixed at 8 mo). He's proportioned properly - I don't mean skinny, just overall small for a male mastiff. He has been getting 6 cups of Kirkland, but Orijen says to only feed his weight 4... We are starting the new diet next week, so we'll see if 4 cups is enough.

 

[Dakota Kid]

Fatty pants is 2.5 years old, 137 lbs and gets 3 cups of TOTW per day. She has gained 7 lbs (yikes!) in the past two weeks due to surgery, inactivity and a peanut butter pill sandwich 3 times a day. I am going to cut out the sandwich and start increasing activity to help her drop weight. She should be around 120, right on the edge of normal/underweight due to ortho issues.
Note: I do have my vets approval on amount I am feeding.

 

[chappy270]

Before the ACL tear in both legs...our 2 1/2 EM was getting approx 6-8 cups of Blue Buffalo (large breed formula) daily. She was between 126-130lbs. She also has baby carrots or treats 1-2xs per day.

 

[Robtouw]

Cruiser is eating 7 cups of Earthborne daily along with 2tbs yogurt ea feeding, a cup full of meat @ dinner, veggies and fruits as snacks, dehydrated sweet potato snacks, blue dog barkery cookies, and one quarter of a pb&j sandwich at lunch. He also gets a pancake or waffle at breakfast. He if finally back under 200. It is much easier to put weight on then off. We are trying to scale him back to about 190, due to the plate/pins in his left rear leg, I think he would top out around the 230 range if we weren't so careful. He also is fond of stealing Nickermakers out of the barn, one or two a day
!

 

[pfeliciano]

"At maturity, bitches may eat approximately 6 to 8 cups per day, and mature males approximately 7 to 10cups per day. Older dogs may drop to about 5 to 6 cups per day. " quote from http://www.marcymtnmastiffs.com/images/Mastiff%20Care%20Guidelines.pdf

Hope that helps
Brandy(11) eats about 6cups, Sampson(8mths) eats about 8-10

 

[Sadies Mom]

Sadie eats (per feeding) 2 cups of TOTW High Prairie Puppy, mixed with one lb of cooked ground turkey and 1/2 can of pumpkin, and it needs to be served warm, or she will not eat She is 2 years old, 142lb. Still trying to figure out what she can eat and what she can't. So far this mix has kept her diarrhea in check.