your pet’s weight and why it matters!

February 13, 2022

Most of us are clueless on what our pet’s healthy weight should be. Like most Indian parents, we tend to show our love for our floofs through food. Which is the reason why 70% of Indian pets suffer from being overweight.

here is a list of the ideal weight for most common breeds:

BREED	IDEAL ADULT WEIGHT MALE(kgs)	IDEAL ADULT WEIGHT FEMALE(kgs)
beagle	10- 11	9-10
bichon frise	6-7	4-5
boxer	30 to 36	21 to 25
bull mastiff	50-59	45-54
chihuahua	2.8 - 3.7	2.3 - 3.3
cocker spaniel	12.5-15.5	12-14.5
dachshund	9-12	7-9
dobermann	40-45	32-35
english retriever	27 - 36	25 to 32
french bulldog	9-13	8-12
german shepherd	36 – 40	29 – 31
golden retriever	27 - 36	25 - 32
great dane	63.5 - 79.3	49.8 - 63.5
husky	19-26	15-22
indie	20 – 25	17-22
irish setter	29 - 34	25 - 29
jack russell terrier	6-8	5-7
labrador	22.4 - 34.8	28.7 - 38.
lhasa apso	6-8	5–7
maltese	3–4	3–4
mastiff	70-100	54- 77
neapolitan mastiff	60–70	50–60
pitbull	19-27	16-23
pomeranian	1.8–3	1- 3
poodle	27-36	18-22
pug	6.35 - 8.16	6.35 - 8.16
rottweiler	49-60	36-45
saint bernard	63 - 81	54 - 63
shih tzu	5.2 - 8	5.4 - 8
siberian husky	20.4 - 27.2	15.8 - 22.6
spitz	5–7	4-6

Now that you know what the ideal weight of your full grown furbaby should be, ensure you do regular weight checks to make sure they are healthy. Keeping your pet at a healthy weight lowers the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, respiratory disease and more. In fact, excess weight can reduce your pet's life expectancy by more than two years.

With Pawfectly Made, you don’t have to worry about how much to feed your pets, since we customise meals according to every pet’s unique needs, whether they are overweight and need to lose weight or underweight and need to put some on. 2-3 months of our diet plan is all it takes to get your fur baby healthy. Our meals are farm fresh, healthy and handmade with human-grade ingredients which provide the right amount of nutrition your floofers need. Go ahead, give us a try.

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