Making sure that your pooch has a balanced and healthy diet is one of the most important parts of caring for it. However, it can be a little tricky to know exactly what and how much to feed your furry friend throughout the different stages of their life.
In this guide, we’ve taken a close look at the dietary requirements of the Siberian Husky to get you up to speed.
Siberian Husky puppies will need quite a lot of food whilst growing but as your puppy will have a developing digestive system its food will need to be split into three meals during the day.
By the time your puppy is 7 months old, its eating habits will change and you’ll need to alter its feeding schedule to two meals a day. This should consist of around 450 g of age-appropriate food each day. This will keep your young puppy healthy and should keep your puppy’s weight within the healthy range.
Adult Huskies need around 1,100 calories a day so you should be feeding them 2 cups of good-quality food split into two meals.
Although you should mainly be feeding kibble to them you could also include wet dog food as part of their meals, as giving them both meat and kibble will ensure they have a balanced diet and ensure their protein intake is at the right level.
As Siberian Huskies age, they will usually become less active and require less food. They also tend to have more sensitive stomachs than younger Huskies so you should alter your older dog’s diet to three meals a day.
The amounts will vary for each individual Husky but it should be slightly less than you would feed to a younger, adult dog.
A pregnant Husky will need as much dry food and wet food as a normal adult for the first four weeks of pregnancy but then this should increase by up to 40% after this point. You’ll need to be careful to ensure that your dog’s food contains lots of protein and vitamins to maintain your dog’s health during pregnancy.
Huskies can certainly eat raw food and many owners swear by a raw diet. However, it’s still recommended that you feed them a mixture of wet and dry commercial dog food with healthy treats like raw bones also being included.
You can give your Husky treats but these should be limited to avoid weight gain and you should also try and make sure that they’re healthy treats like vegetables.
The main foods that are toxic for Huskies are avocado, chocolate, grapes, sugar, onions, garlic, and excessive amounts of dairy.
Siberian Huskies tend to eat anything you put in front of them so it’s important to consult a Siberian Husky feeding chart to make sure that you’re not overfeeding them.
As with all other dog breeds, Huskies need to have constant access to clean and fresh drinking water throughout the day, especially during warm weather.
Once you know all of the relevant information, feeding your Siberian Husky should be fairly straightforward. As long as you properly monitor its diet and make sure it gets the right amount of nutrition you should have one happy and healthy pooch.
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