My dog won't eat dog food. Can I feed her rice and milk daily?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed | 1 year and 3 months old
Hi my Lab is 14 months old is it OK to feed her rice with milk on daily basis as she wont eat pedigree
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Published on May 13th, 2017
Rice and milk is not nutritionally balanced for a dog, they require a varied meat based diet. I would recommend trying alternative commercial food which have been fully balanced and slowly mix this with the food she currently likes at about 10% extra per week until at least 80-90% of her diet is dog food
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Published on July 15th, 2018
Rice and eggs (eggs must be cooked) is OK for now but as soon as you can please get him on some dog food even if it isn't the best quality. At least it will be balanced nutritionally for dogs. Otherwise, over time, he will develop a nutritional deficiency. I suggest you contact this resource I found in your area for help: ( http://www.phoenixpetfoodpantry.org/ ) Hope this helps. Best wishes!
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Published on February 2nd, 2018
This is perfectly fine to do. I would slowly add more and more kibble crushed up and slowly add more non crushed pieces. When you do this slowly take some chicken and rice out. If you do it gradually you may have more luck with Jessi eating it. You can also get wet food and see if she would rather that. Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach.
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