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**PearlsPaws** · 03-25-2009, 02:33 PM

Toby is almost 7 months old and is currently being fed 3 times a day. I've heard that after 6 months you should change to 2 times a day. Is there any other criteria for determining how often I should feed Toby?

He's currently on Fromms at 1/2 cup a day.

ilovemymaltese · 03-25-2009, 02:40 PM

Not that I know of.

Gigi is free fed dry food throughout the day, but if she didn't eat well that day, then we soften up her food with some water in the late afternoon and than she will eat it all. On Saturdays, she gets a special meal of chicken and vegetables in place of wetting down her food.

We have been doing this since we got her at 5.5 months and she is now almost 10 months old.

drclee · 03-25-2009, 02:52 PM

Jack & Jill are 1 year, 2 months and I feed them twice a day.

**sassy's mommy** · 03-25-2009, 03:00 PM

For yrs. I free fed and Sassy had food down 24/7. For the past 8 months or so I feed Sassy twice a day, 1/4c at lunch and 1/4c at dinner.

Bonnie's Mommie · 03-25-2009, 04:09 PM

I feed Bonnie twice a day.

PuttiePie · 03-25-2009, 04:13 PM

Three times a day for both, Puttie is going to be 3 years old in May and Baby will be 2 in April. They eat one coffee scoop of NB Venison and Sweet Potato 3 times a day...Baby doesn't usually eat all her food in one day though...( she weighs 3.6 pounds)...Puttie sure does!!

**LJSquishy** · 03-25-2009, 05:42 PM

I free feed London. I fed her 2x per day (1/4 cup each meal) for a few months, and she just kept wanting more and more and ended up overeating. Now that she is free fed, she just eats when she's actually hungry, and ends up eating less to maintain a healthy weight.

I found nemo · 03-25-2009, 06:36 PM

I feed at 6am and 6pm

so thats 2x a day :P

**angelsugar** · 03-25-2009, 06:50 PM

While they were puppies, free reign over food and water, of course.

Now, at 3 years old....twice a day. El is a piglet.

jmm · 03-25-2009, 07:25 PM

Mine eat twice a day once they're 6 months old.

03-25-2009, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
PearlsPaws Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London Posts: 45	Toby is almost 7 months old and is currently being fed 3 times a day. I've heard that after 6 months you should change to 2 times a day. Is there any other criteria for determining how often I should feed Toby? He's currently on Fromms at 1/2 cup a day. __________________ "I don't say we all ought to misbehave...but we ought to look as if we could." -Orson Welles

03-25-2009, 02:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
ilovemymaltese Maltese Guru Name: Briana, Gigi's personal assistant Dog's Name: Darla Giselle(aka Gigi) and the beloved Imani in heaven. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3,790	Not that I know of. Gigi is free fed dry food throughout the day, but if she didn't eat well that day, then we soften up her food with some water in the late afternoon and than she will eat it all. On Saturdays, she gets a special meal of chicken and vegetables in place of wetting down her food. We have been doing this since we got her at 5.5 months and she is now almost 10 months old. __________________ Rest in Peace Kitty- 1992-Sept. 2009 <a href="http://www.TickerFactory.com/" target="_blank"> </a>

03-25-2009, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
drclee Maltese Guru Name: Claudia Dog's Name: Jack & Jill Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,083	Jack & Jill are 1 year, 2 months and I feed them twice a day. __________________

03-25-2009, 03:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
sassy's mommy Maltese Guru Name: Pat Dog's Name: Sassy Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 14,796	For yrs. I free fed and Sassy had food down 24/7. For the past 8 months or so I feed Sassy twice a day, 1/4c at lunch and 1/4c at dinner. __________________ Pat & Sassy

03-25-2009, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bonnie's Mommie Maltese Guru Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 14,508	I feed Bonnie twice a day. __________________

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03-25-2009, 04:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
PuttiePie Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,590	Three times a day for both, Puttie is going to be 3 years old in May and Baby will be 2 in April. They eat one coffee scoop of NB Venison and Sweet Potato 3 times a day...Baby doesn't usually eat all her food in one day though...( she weighs 3.6 pounds)...Puttie sure does!!

03-25-2009, 05:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
LJSquishy Maltese Guru Name: Lisa Dog's Name: London (12/20/07) & Preston (03/25/09) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 3,193	I free feed London. I fed her 2x per day (1/4 cup each meal) for a few months, and she just kept wanting more and more and ended up overeating. Now that she is free fed, she just eats when she's actually hungry, and ends up eating less to maintain a healthy weight. __________________

03-25-2009, 06:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
I found nemo Maltese Guru Dog's Name: NEMO* Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Posts: 9,841	I feed at 6am and 6pm so thats 2x a day :P __________________ HOW PEOPLE TREAT YOU IS THEIR KARMA, HOW YOU REACT IS YOURS!

03-25-2009, 06:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
angelsugar Maltese Guru Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 734	While they were puppies, free reign over food and water, of course. Now, at 3 years old....twice a day. El is a piglet.

03-25-2009, 07:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,605	Mine eat twice a day once they're 6 months old. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese