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Confused about Stella & Chewy puppy patties: How much & is it good?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 29 days old | 2 lbs

Sorry for my many questions about m puppy. I have been feeding my almost 3lb shih tzu Stella Chewy freeze dried puppy recipe patties. The 1 patty is 32 calories. The food company recommended 4 to 6. When I gave him 4 he seemed hungry. I gave him 6 patties per day. When I asked again today to see if I can increase it , i was advised to feed 3- 4 patties per day. The bag says only 2 patties. I am confused. I called his vet but no answer yet. How many patties should I give per day, is it good food

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on January 30th, 2020

If you ask 10 vets you will probably get 10 answers. You will have make a plan to feed him a specific amount and then monitor him. If he is looking too thin then give more food, if he is too fat then you need to cut back. That is the best I can tell you. It depends on too many factors like his metabolism for one. So the guidelines on the food bag are just that, guidelines. According to my calculations, a 3# small breed dog need about 40 calories per pound of body weight per day so that makes 120 calories. At 32 calories per patty, that would make 3-3/4 patties per day. Six is WAY too much! The Stella & Chewy's food is fine to feed.

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    Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

    Veterinarian

    Published on January 16th, 2020

    For puppies it can be difficult to make a blanket recommendation about how much food to feed or how many calories are recommended per day since each puppy is different. I typically recommend feeding as much as a puppy wants in about 15 minutes three times daily and watching body condition closely (the link below is a chart about body condition). Start with what the bag recommends as a general guideline but adjust as needed if Milo seems too fat or too thin. I recommend a gradual transition to a new food over 5 days: start by mixing 25% of the new food in with the old and slowly increase each day.

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