I don't remember if Olive is a toy or mini. How tall is she at the shoulder?
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How to tell if your poodle is underweight, copied from another thread:
Here's an easy way to use your own hands to give you a feel for whether your poodle is over or under weight.
"Did you know that over half the pets in the United States are overweight? What’s even more concerning is that overweight pets are at higher risk for medical problems like arthritis and don’t live as long as their trim counterparts? How can you tell if your dog or cat is a perfect weight? Follow along with these steps and with this helpful video to find out. You might be surprised!
Step 1: Do the Feel Test
- You should always be able to easily feel your pet’s ribs by gently running the flat of your palms across the sides of the chest.
Step 2: Look for the Tuck
- For short-haired animals, you should be able to see an ‘abdominal tuck,’ where there is no belly hanging down beyond your pet’s rib cage when viewed from the side. They also have a “waist” behind their ribs when you look at them from above. This may be harder in long-haired animals, but it’s easier to note when the coat is clipped or wet.
Also, the World Small Animal Veterinary Association has charts that can help
determine body condition here.
Another Trick: Compare to Your Hand
- If you’re still not sure, put your hand out with your palm down and fingers straight. Gently run your other hand over your knuckles – this is exactly how padded your pet’s ribcage should feel! Now, turn your hand over so your palm is up (with fingers still straight). Run your other hand over your knuckles through your palm. If your pet’s ribs feel more like this, he or she is overweight!"
Check out these tips and video to find out if your pet is in ideal body condition!
vetnutrition.tufts.edu
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Toy and Miniature Poodle Growth Charts, from Arpeggio Poodles:
Remember though, there are NO weight restrictions on poodles only height so really weight doesnt have a lot to do with the poodle.Toys are 10 inches in height and under.Miniatures are over 10 inches to 15 inches.Standards are over 15 inches. This by the breed standards for both AKC and UKC. NOTE: A poodles height is measured from the ground up to the top of the withers (shoulder blades).
HEIGHT CHART FOR TOY POODLES
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AGE IN WEEKS | HEIGHT IN INCHES | 5 WEEKS | 5 INCHES |
8 WEEKS |
6 INCHES | 12 WEEKS |
7 INCHES | 16 WEEKS |
8 INCHES |
20 WEEKS |
9 INCHES |
24 WEEKS |
10 INCHES |
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Toy poodles are usually finished growing in height at 6-7 months although it may take them a bit longer to fill out.
Here is another height chart for toy poodles.
AGE IN WEEKS | HEIGHT IN INCHES | 8 WEEKS | 5 3/4 INCHES | 12 WEEKS | 6 3/4 INCHES | 6 MONTHS | 9 3/4 INCHES |
HEIGHT CHART FOR MINIATURE POODLES
AGE IN MONTHS | HEIGHT IN INCHES | 8 WEEKS | 8 - 8.5 INCHES | 3 MONTHS | 10 - 10.5 INCHES | 4 MONTHS | 11 - 11.5 INCHES | 6 MONTHS | 13.5 - 14 INCHES |
Some miniature poodles will take up to 12 months to finish growing. Some will finish growing in height around 6-7 months but may take a bit longer to fill out. |
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At 6 months old, you can switch to 2 meals a day, if you care to, but keep feeding puppy food til about a year old.
This is what I feed my two mini boys, one who's very picky, one who is a food vacuum. The only thing that has changed since the switch to two daily meals when they turned 6 months old is the switch to adult food.
copied from another thread:
"I'll use Remo, my currently 12.5 lb'er as the example.
I'm feeding Purina Pro Plan Small Breed Shredded Savor kibble (chicken is the protein).
1 cup is 393 kcal and at his current weight, the recommended serving size is 1 cup.
The range is 3lbs-12lbs, 1/2 to 1 cup.
He gets 1/4 cup twice a day always as a base food. So, half the amount recommended on the bag.
That leaves nearly 200 kcals each day for bonus items.
1st bonus item is pan cooked, no seasoning, no oil, just dry pan cooked chicken (most days it's chicken).
I take a medium human bite size portion and shred it over his kibble as a topper for breakfast.
I also add about a teaspoon of minimally seasoned jasmine rice (leftover from one of our meals).
(Neo also gets the Instinct toppers, 5-6 on his brekkie, fyi. Remo says no thanks to them.)
I add just enough warm liquid (usually water) to slosh up a bit of au jus.
Dinner is the same except the bonus bite size protein topper is whatever we had for dinner, all minimally seasoned), and a bite size portion of whatever veggies we had, and no Instinct toppers for Neo.
Treats are minimal thru the day, except another larger bite size portion of protein, pulled off into tiny bits, as rewards for doing their tricks after breakfast."