Solutions for Weight Management
Help your dog lose weight with Big Dog Pet Foods’ natural, raw meals that taste so good they won’t know they’re on a diet.
Big Dog raw food for weight loss
Raw food is a great option for managing your dog’s weight. More and more Aussie pet parents are turning to raw feeding as a natural and nutritious alternative to processed pet foods, for safe weight loss and maintenance. Many processed pet foods are high in carbohydrates, which contributes to many weight and health issues in Aussie pets. By feeding a diet closest to their natural, wild diet, you’re satisfying their biological needs so they can reach and maintain a healthy weight.
Ingredients that may support your dog's weight management and metabolism
Big Dog recipes are made with high-quality, Aussie produce sourced from the human-supply chain to provide pets with fresh, raw meals that replicate their natural diet.
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Our team, along with trusted veterinarians and canine nutritionists, has created a wealth of educational resources to help pet parents make informed choices about their pet’s diet and overall care.
Quickly check your pet's weight
Use the chart that veterinarians use to determine your pet’s body condition, and for fluffy dogs we have ‘the knuckle test’ method to findout if your pet is a healthy weight.
Guide to weight management for pets
Dr Nicole Rous sees the impacts of unhealthy weight in her clinic. Weight can cause many serious health issues for our pets and Dr Nicole supports pet parents with her guide to weight management for pets.
A vet's weight loss advice for your pet
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Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you’re just starting your raw feeding journey or looking to make the switch to a more natural diet, we’ve got all your questions covered.
My dog needs to lose weight, what's the best food for them?
We have two options for dogs requiring a low-fat diet to assist with weight loss. They are our Kangaroo recipe which sits at 5% fat and Wellbeing recipe which contains 7.5% fat. These two diets are our lowest-fat options and provide everything your dog needs, nutritionally, without the extra calories. To get the best results it’s important to also consider your dog’s daily physical exercise and treats in their diet.
Make sure you start by feeding them at their target weight. If that is a drastic goal, then slowly reduce their food intake over time to meet that goal.
What makes up a Big Dog diet?
Big Dog healthy raw food diets are based on evolutionary dietary principles of cats and dogs (also referred to as BARF – Bones and Raw Food or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food).
Our raw food diets for dogs consist of approximately:
70% muscle meat
10% offal
10% crushed real bone
10% fresh vegetables, fruit and other healthy ingredients (eg, eggs, herbs goats whey etc).
Our raw food diets for cats consist of approximately:
A minimum of 70% muscle meat
15% offal
5% raw bone powder and other calcium sources
4% fresh vegetables
<4% healthy ingredients (eg, eggs, goats whey, nutritional yeast etc)
Is your food suitable/beneficial for pets with pancreatitis?
Veterinarians and Canine Nutritionists recommend high quality, low fat diets for pets with pancreatitis.
The low fat recipes in the Big Dog range include our our Wellbeing diet at 7.5% fat and our Kangaroo Single Protein diet at 5% fat.
We also have Optimal Support in our Nourish Nutrition range which contains ingredients that allows the body to detoxify, such as chlorella, dandelion, milk thistle, cordyceps, reishi which aids in the support of the pancreas. It also contains probiotics that contain digestive enzymes amylase, protease and lipase that will assist the pancreas when the pancreatic secretions are deficient. The fat content of Optimal Support is 10%.
It is important to work with your Vet or Canine Nutritional Professional for the management of conditions such as pancreatitis.