Getting the calorie counts for dry cat food isn t always as simple as turning the package around and looking at the label.
Dry cat food calorie calculator.
Use the merrick dog and cat food calculator to determine the optimal amount of dog or cat food for your pet perfect for their age and lifestyle.
Adult cat 0 8 rer mer for bcs 4 5 intact cat 1 2 rer neutered cat 1 0 rer rer resting energy requirement 70 body weight or ideal body weight in kg 0 75.
Popular cat food calorie content dry food calories per cup advanced pet diets select choice chicken salmon meal original kitten adult 421 chicken salmon meal lite 331 alpo gourmet dinner 379 seafood flavor 378 authority kitten chicken meal rice 420 chicken meal rice 404 lamb meal rice 376 whitefish meal rice 410.
Calories per ounce of food.
Some brands of pet food have lower feeding amounts due to the formulation of their diets and different levels of digestibility.
For example if your cat needs 400 calories per day and you are feeding your cat a dry food that contains 200 calories per cup 0 2 liters then you would need to feed your cat two cups 0 5 liters of food per day.
The formulas and values that we ve used in this calculator are shown below.
Rer weight management energy recommendation.
Dry matter carbohydrates are a more accurate measure of the carbs that your cat consumes and are also important for comparing wet food to dry so i ve added them to the calculations.
Dry matter carbohydrates note about carbohydrates.
Carbohydrate calorie calculator.
Easily determine the carbohydrates and calories for a particular cat food.
Calorie counts for wet cat food are usually between 120 and 190 kilocalories for 5 5 ounce cans.
For the most accurate results use the as fed values as opposed to the guaranteed analysis values minimums and maximums from the label.