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Ragnar Gunvald posted:How do I know exactly how much food she should have? I don't have any advice, but commiseration because knowing how much is hard. We're also struggling with that question. It's very frustrating navigating the landscape created by dog food companies and pet marketing etc. Our English Setter has the opposite problem maybe, in that he tends to be underweight. We feed him well over what the package says, but he's still very skinny. We've shelled out for pathogen and metabolism panels, but everything is coming back normal. Maybe really nothing is wrong, but it seems wild that he can eat 6 cups of food a day and still barely be above low 40 lbs. He's probably running 10 miles a day, so he's active, but still. He also poops so dang much. Dog food is expensive and picking up 10 poops a day is a drag. We're thinking of trying to cook for him, but would like to figure out a strategy (calories per day, carbs/protein/fat ratio). Meeting with the vet again this week, but would welcome any internet thoughts. 
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The vet was frustrating, they kinda just shrugged. I know a vet isn't a nutritionist, but I thought they'd at least have a direction to check. I talked to some mushers. They gave some recommendations for dense kibbles. One also said "meat is the best, and will give them smaller shits" but of course we're not just gonna feed the dog steaks. Ah well, at least feeling a bit more knowledgeable
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