What is k-calorie on my dog's food bag? Is it a regular calorie?

I understand your math and logic for conversions but for some reason it is not needed with pet food! If it says 76 kcal, it is noted as 76 calories! Canned food is the best way to get them to lose weight

Hello, the calorie per cup measurement in any dog food means that if your dog needs to eat 500 calories per day then you'll be giving overall less amount of food to meet his caloric demand with the food that has more calories per cup. With either food, you will have to meet his daily caloric demand. What this means for you, is that you'll likely go through the dog food with less calories per-cup much quicker than the dog food that is more dense in calories per cup. Hope this helps and best of luck.

Food labels can be extremely confusing! The 1197 kcal/kg is a calculation of calories on a "dry matter" basis, which allows you to easily compare a compatible calorie count between different brands and types (wet or dry) of foods. Since canned foods have a very high water content, there is a much lower calorie count per can. To answer your question, yes, this means that there are 102 calories per can of food. Your vet will help you to determine Kitty's ideal body weight so that you can appropriately feed her for your weight loss goals. I hope this helps!

Counting calories is not the proper way to calculate the amount of food needed, there is a recommended guideline on each dog food bag that you need to follow, everything is written on the food bag label.

Yes, I would think this is a red flag. Any reputable company would provide that information. No, that's not accurate. It doesn't matter if the food is cooked or kibble, they should know the caloric distribution.

Hi and thanks for posting on Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Solita needs to consume around 350 calories per day in order to lose weight. Follow the calorie content per cup that is on the package labels of k/d and you can adjust her amount per day accordingly. I hope this helps and thanks for posting!

Hello. While Kal Kan certainly does not fit in with all the high priced "boutique" pet foods that are available now, it is a brand that has been around practically forever, meets the requirements for complete nutrition for dogs, & is very reasonably priced. It should be fine to feed to your pets. Take care.