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Bailey

Proudly- defending the- homefront		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 9:58am PST 
Mihkoa, you're doing the math right, but you're misunderstanding the results. The calculator is giving it to you in scientific notation because the number is so small. Here's a scientific calculator that will give you the number without the scientific notation: http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/scientific.htm

If Dogster puts spaces in it, just take them out. smile

For instance -

Bailey weighs 58lbs and eats Taste of the Wild Wetlands

(58/2.2) x 30 70 = 860 calories per day

Taste of the Wild Wetlands is 3750 cal/kg = 1704 cal/lb
15 lbs x 1704 cal/lb = 25 560 cal

$27.99/25 560 = $0.001095 per cal

$0.001095 x 860 = $0.94/day = $28.20/month smile

Edited by author Tue May 13, '08 10:15am PST

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Belle

Short legs, long- body, huge- heart.		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 10:55am PST 
Belle weighs about 5.5 lbs and eats Taste of the Wild Wetlands

(5.5/2.2) x 30+70 = 145 calories per day

Taste of the Wild Wetlands is 3750 cal/kg = 1704 cal/lb
5 lbs x 1704 cal/lb = 8520 cal

$9.99/8520= $0.00117 per cal

$0.00117 x 145 = $0.17/day = $5.10/month

I used the price I pay for the size I buy. Wow, for only .17 cents a day you can feed this cute little, thinks she's starving, pooch.
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Bailey

Proudly- defending the- homefront		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 11:04am PST 
Here's another method -

Taste of the Wild Wetlands: 3750 cal/kg

Combined, my two girls require 1475 cal/day. A bag of Taste of the Wild Wetlands is 6.8 kg x 3750 cal/kg = 25 500 cal/bag.

25 500 cal/bag / 1475 cal/day = 17.28 days/bag

$27.99 bag / 17.28 days = $1.62 per day


Orijen Adult: 4200 cal/kg

7kg x 4200 cal/kg = 29 400 cal/bag

29 400 cal/bag / 1475 cal/day = 19.93 days/bag

$33.99 bag / 19.93 days = $1.70 per day
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Winslow

Black Pearl Dog		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 11:23am PST 
$70 for Orijen fish?!?!?! We pay $40 ($2 less than Science Diet in the same size bag), that's insane.
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Sedona

The Wise Cracker		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 11:35am PST 
Orijen is made right outside of Edmonton isn't it? I guess the further you are from where it's made the more expensive it is.
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♥Bind- i♥

Finally I have a- Forever Home!
 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 12:00pm PST 
lucky you Winslow!!wink
I wish I only paid that much....confused
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Sadie

I'm not going- to...and you- cant make me!		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 12:17pm PST 
Wow $40 for Orijin, thats ausome! Okay pups pack your bags were moving three provinces to the left. Bollaugh out loud
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Sedona

The Wise Cracker		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 12:38pm PST 
Mihkoa using Rudy's formula, I've got you figured at needing 452 calories per day.

Pro Plan costs you $0.000344672 per calorie, $0.16 per day, $1.12 per week, and $58.24 per year to feed Mihkoa.

I just noticed that Dogster took out my plus signs on the first post. Gah!
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Sedona

The Wise Cracker		 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 6:08pm PST 
I'm still waiting on e-mails back from Alpo, Bil-Jac, Dog Chow, Purina One, Pedigree, The Good Life, Eukanuba, Halo, and Nutro.

Thanks to Gunner again for opening that stupid file and with the help of everyone's favorite little man, Kuma, here's what I have so far. Oh, the ? means I don't know and the -- means that I've contacted them. So yeah:

This is a list of calories per pound in dog foods. Some are not exact because the manufactures would only provide the caloric information per cup and did not include the weight. Therefore I picked the weight of the cup to figure a rough estimate of calories per pound. All estimates (shown as “Brand” (estimated)) are based on 1 cup = 115 grams. All other numbers are according to the manufacture except where noted.

Alpo:?--

Artemis:
Fresh Mix – 1634
Maximal Dog – 1818
Weight Management - 1497
Small Breed Puppy – 1690
Small Breed Adult – 1674
Small Breed Senior - 1561
Med/Lg Puppy – 1679
Med/Lg Senior - 1546

Avoderm:
Chicken and Brown Rice – 1568
Lamb and Brown Rice - 1706

Beneful:
Original -1674
Healthy Radiance – 1726
Healthy Harvest – 1646

Bil-Jac: ?--

Blue Buffalo:
Chicken and Brown Rice – 1673
Lamb and Brown Rice – 1544
Fish and Sweet Potato – 1620
Wilderness - 1702

By Nature:
Puppy – 1860
Adult – 1642
Active – 1760
Pork Sweet Potato – 1665
Salmon and Yogurt – 1600
Duck Sweet Pea – 1600
BrightLife – 1648 (estimated weight 4oz per cup)
Organic Chicken – 1600

California Natural:
Lamb and Rice – 1814
Chicken and Rice – 1860
Low Fat Lamb – 1586
Low Fat Chicken - 1555
Herring and Sweet Potato – 1579
Lamb Puppy – 1930
Chicken Puppy – 1722


Canidae:
All Life Stages – 1875
Chicken and Rice – 1899
Lamb and Rice – 1828
Platinum – 1600

Chicken Soup:
Puppy – 1690
Adult – 1633
Adult Light – 1404
Senior – 1529
LB Puppy – 1639
LB Adult – 1621

Diamond:
Hi-Energy – 1736
Original – 1540
Maintenance – 1604
Performance - 1779
Premium – 1766
Naturals Lamb – 1636
Naturals Extreme – 2141
Naturals Chicken – 1685
Naturals Beef - 1643

Eagle Pack:
Natural Formula – 371/3.7
Sm and Med Breed Pup – 439/4
Lg and Giant Pup – 377/3.75
Power Formula – 449/4
Original Adult – 420/4
Lg and Giant Adult – 392/3.75
Maturity – 367/3.9
Reduced Fat – 352/3.7
HS Chicken and Rice – 386/3.7
HS Duck and Oatmeal – 363/3.5
HS Lamb and Rice – 403/3.9
HS Anchovy – 354/3.4
HS Lg and Giant Pup – 375/3.75
HS Lg and Giant Adult – 392/3.75
HS Senior – 368/3.6
HS Small and Mini Pup – 446/3.9
HS Small and Mini Adult – 424/3.6

Eukanuba: ? Doesn’t work

Evo:
Regular (large and small bites) – 1929
Red Meat (large and small bites) – 1834
Reduced Fat - 1643

Fromm:
Surf and Turf – 2000
Duck and Sweet Potato – 1800
Chicken A’ La Veg – 1800
Whitefish and Potato – 1675
Salmon A’ La Veg – 1850

Good Life Recipe: ?--

Halo: ?—

Healthwise:
Chicken and Oatmeal – 1705
Lamb and Oatmeal – 1668
Weight Control – 1545
Chicken Puppy - 1809

Horizon Legacy:
Adult - 1723
Puppy - 1791

Iams:
Puppy - 1947
Large Breed Puppy - 1844
Adult Chunks (and Mini) - 1845
Large Breed Adult - 1831
Weight Control - 1751
Active Maturity - 1768

Innova:
Adult - 1895
Large Breed Senior - 1586
Puppy - 1818

Kibbles N’ Bits (estimated):
Mini Bits – 1415
Original – 1296
Beefy Bits – 1292
Homestyle Chicken – 1292
Homestyle Beef – 1296
Wholesome Medley – 1178
Balanced Bites – 1285
Brushing Bites – 1427
Golden Years – 1439

Merrick:
Cowboy Cookout – 1633
Grammy’s Pot Pie – 1707
Turkducken – 1660
Wilderness Blend – 1660
Campfire Trout Feast – 1679
Senior Medley – 1531
Puppy Plate - 1579
Before Grain Buffalo – 1625
Before Grain Chicken – 1633
Before Grain Salmon – 1625
Before Grain Tuna – 1706

Natural Balance:
Ultra Premium – 1632
Ultra Premium Small Bites - 1660
Reduced Calorie – 1440
Potato and Duck - 1492
Potato & Duck Small Bites - 1610
Sweet Potato and Fish – 1484
Sweet Potato and Venison – 1548
Vegetarian – 1502
Organic - 1577

Nature’s Best:
Chicken and Brown Rice (reg and small) – 1674
Lamb and Brown Rice (reg and small) - 1692

Nature’s Logic (estimated):
Chicken – 2178
Lamb – 2178
Venison – 2178
Duck and Salmon – 2178

Nature’s Recipe (estimated):
Toy Breed – 1332
Terrier Breed – 1423
Large Breed Puppy – 1383
Large Breed Adult – 1312
Venison and Rice – 1186
Vegetarian – 1194
Chicken Rice Barley – 1233
Lamb Rice Barley – 1206
Fish and Potato – 1225
Puppy Lamb – 1312
Adult Lamb – 1253
Senior Lamb – 1206
Turkey Fruit/Veg – 1356

Nature’s Variety:
Chicken Instinct – 2576
Rabbit Instinct – 2376
Duck Instinct – 2289
Chicken Prairie – 1880
Beef Prairie – 1880
Lamb Prairie – 1967
Salmon Prairie – 2011
Venison Prairie – 2087

Nutro: ?--

Orijen:
Adult – 1909
6 Fish – 1909
Puppy – 2045
Large Breed Puppy – 1909
Senior – 1636

Pedigree: ?—

Pet Promise:
Daily Health – 886
Healthy Growth – 894
Healthy Weight – 790
**These seem extremely low, but this is the information provided to me by the company**

Pinnacle:
Chicken and Oats – 1656
Trout and Sweet Potato – 1553
Duck and Potato – 1532
Peak Protein – 1864

Purina Dog Chow: ?--

Purina One: ?--

Purina Pro Plan:
Beef and Rice – 1887
Chicken and Rice – 1987
Lamb and Rice - 1828
Selects Large Breed Lamb – 1916
Selects Chicken – 1872
Selects Lamb – 2088
Selects Salmon - 1834
Selects Turkey - 1890

Royal Canin:
Mini Adult 27 - 1803
Medium Adult 25 - 1766
Maxi Large Breed - 1801

Science Diet:
Adult Original (reg and small) – 1684
Lamb and Rice (reg and small) – 1680
Light Adult (reg and small) – 1362
Light Large Breed – 1376
Adult Large Breed – 1683
Oral Care – 1475
Active Adult – 2099
High Energy - 2099

Soild Gold:
Hund-n-Flocken – 1782
Wolfking - 1525
Mmillennia - 1873
Wee Bit - 1670
Barking at the Moon - 1940
Holistique Blendz - 1635
Hundchen Flocken Puppy - 1578
Wolfcub Puppy - 1601


Taste of the Wild:
High Prairie – 1691
Pacific Stream – 1636
Wetlands - 1705

Timberwolf:
Wild and Natural – 1809
Ocean Blue – 1670
Lamb, Barely, Apple – 1781
Dakota Bison – 1673
Wilderness Elk – 1673
Southwest Chicken – 1790
Black Forest – 1605

Wellness:
Chicken Formula – 1623
Lamb Formula – 1591
Whitefish Formula – 1595
Healthy Weight – 1445
Just for Puppy – 1727
Just for Seniors – 1464
Core – 1636
Core Ocean – 1636
Core Reduced Fat – 1636

Edited by author Tue May 13, '08 6:10pm PST

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Madison- Marjorie

Serenity Now
 
 
Barked: Tue May 13, '08 6:24pm PST 
Thank you Gunner, Sedona, and everyone else who helped.applausehail
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