The raw food feeding calculator and guidelines are designed to help you estimate how much raw food to feed your dog or cat each day. The recommendation depends on your pet’s age, weight, activity level, body condition and life stage.

Overweight, sterilised or couch-loafing pets usually need to be fed a little less each day, while working, very active, underweight, growing, pregnant or lactating pets may need more. Older pets may also have different needs, depending on their condition and activity level.

Only you know your pet, so use the calculator as a starting guideline and then adjust gradually where needed. Raw food is nutrient-dense “Super” Food, so the bowl may sometimes look smaller than expected, especially if you are used to feeding dry food or larger processed meals. Rather start with the recommended guideline, monitor your pet’s body condition, and adjust slowly if they need to gain or lose weight.

For pets that need to lose or gain weight, the feeding amount is usually best calculated from their ideal target weight rather than their current weight. For puppies, kittens, pregnant females and lactating females, use their current body weight.

Cats may prefer smaller, more frequent meals than dogs. Cats eating raw food may also drink less water than before, but fresh drinking water should always be available.