Daily Calorie Requirement Calculator
Calculate your dog’s calorie needs, combine multiple food types, customize portions and plan ahead: all customized to your dog’s unique requirements. Scroll down for detailed instructions.
This nutrition tool takes the guesswork out of mealtime by estimating your furry companion’s daily calorie needs to ensure optimal nutrition. Simply enter your dog’s details into the calculator to receive a tailored caloric recommendation that supports their optimal health and energy needs.
To determine your dog’s daily food portion, simply look up the calorie content of your dog’s food on the packaging or manufacturer’s website and enter it into the calculator (in kcal/100g, kcal/kg, kcal/cup, or kcal/can). The calculator will then provide feeding recommendations in cups, ounces, grams, or kilograms, making it easy to measure your dog’s food whether you’re using imperial or metric units.
Please note that the recommended daily calorie requirement results represent approximations to use as a starting point. Every dog is unique, so you may need to increase or decrease portions based on your individual dog’s response to the recommended feeding amount.
New Features!
🍽️ Mix Up to 5 Different Foods
Our newly upgraded calculator now allows you to enter up to 5 different foods, perfect for calculating mixed meals or factoring in treats as part of your dog’s daily caloric intake. Simply add each food item separately with its calorie content to see how much of each to feed. You can also label each food directly in the provided text box (like “Grain-free Salmon,” “Wet Food,” or “Training Treats”) for easier tracking. Use the convenient proportion slider to easily adjust what percentage of the total meal each food should represent, giving you complete control over your dog’s diet composition.
Pro Tip: 🔒 Need to maintain a specific amount of a particular food? Use our new “lock” feature to fix the proportion of any food item while adjusting the others.
📆 Multi-Day Planning Tool
Planning ahead? Use our multi-day planning feature to calculate the total amount of each food needed for extended periods. Whether you’re preparing for a multi-day trip or just want to plan your shopping more efficiently, enter the number of days and the calculator will determine the exact quantities required.
Check out our blog post to learn about the story behind the calculator and to see a real-world example of how it helped me as a pet parent to optimize my own dog’s nutrition!