Pet Nutrition by the Numbers: Energy Needs, Portions, Treat Budgets & Weight Plans
Work out how much to feed a pet per day from fictional food labels, split wet and dry food, budget treats, follow a vet's weight plan, switch foods gradually and compare feeding costs, with every cell checked as you go.
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About this course
This beginner course turns pet feeding into spreadsheet arithmetic you can check cell by cell. With fictional pets and fictional food labels you estimate the resting energy need from body weight with POWER, look up illustrative life-stage factors with XLOOKUP and turn calories into grams, cups and rounded meal portions. You split a cat's day between wet pouches and dry food, set a treat budget and reduce the main meal, project a vet's weight plan week by week with a chart, schedule a gradual food switch and compare three foods by cost per 1,000 kcal, per day and per year.
Lessons
- Resting Energy Need: From Body Weight to Calories with POWER Pro
- Daily Energy Need: Life-Stage and Activity Factors with XLOOKUP Pro
- From Calories to Portions: Grams and Cups from a Food Label Pro
- Mixed Feeding: Splitting Calories Between Wet and Dry Food Pro
- Treat Budgets: A Share of the Day's Calories and Treats per Day Pro
- A Weight Plan from the Vet: Weekly Change, Weeks to Target & a Chart Pro
- Switching Food Gradually: A 7-Day Transition Schedule Pro
- Capstone: Feeding Cost per Day and Year and the Cheapest per 1,000 kcal Pro