Pet Nutrition Alliance Calorie Calculator

Use the ideal (target) weight when calculating for weight loss.
Use a factor your veterinarian gave you instead of the published range.
The kcal per cup / can / 100 g printed on the food label.
Daily (maintenance) energy requirement
630 kcal/day
Dog and Cat Calorie Calculator
Resting energy requirement
394 kcal/day
Daily energy, low end of the range
630 kcal/day
Daily energy, high end of the range
630 kcal/day
RER multiplier used
1.6 x RER (Neutered adult, dog)
Portion unit
Cups (kcal per cup)
Worked out from Pet Nutrition Alliance - Calculating Calories Based on Pet Needs (RER = 70 x BWkg^0.75; Table 1 MER factors) and 1 other source.
These factors are estimates: the Pet Nutrition Alliance notes individual animals can vary by as much as 50% from the predicted value, so adjust to maintain an ideal body condition score.
Educational estimate only. The published MER factors are starting points - individual animals vary by as much as 50% - and a veterinarian should set the feeding plan, especially for weight loss, growth, gestation or illness.

How this is worked out

4 steps
  1. Body weight = 10.000 kg
  2. RER = 70 x 10.000^0.75 = 70 x 5.623413 = 393.64 kcal/day
  3. MER = 1.6 x RER (Neutered adult, dog) = 629.82 kcal/day
  4. No food energy density supplied, so no portion was computed.

Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal, medical or engineering advice.