Is feeding my 9-month-old puppy chicken and rice every day healthy?

You should feed her twice a day, pork/chicken and rice only could cause some vitamins and mineral deficiencies, if you choose to feed her that only then i would recommend giving her a vitamin supplement on top of that.

You could add some meat or chicken to your puppies dog food but your puppy needs to have some dog food because it is nutritionally balanced for a puppy. Feeding just meat/ chicken and rice is not recommended because your puppy would not be getting the proper nutrition. If you want to use a home made recipe than you should use the website called balance it to make the diet nutritionally balanced for a growing puppy. https://secure.balanceit.com/

Yes, it is bad for his health because boiled chicken and rice is not a nutritionally complete food for dogs. He has decided what his diet will be, but that is not his job . . . it's yours. Stop feeding him the chicken and rice. Put regular dog food in a bowl on the floor without fuss and leave it for 15 minutes. After that time, pick it up whether he has eaten or not. Do not give him anything--no treats, snacks or human food--until his next scheduled mealtime. Then repeat the process. It may take several times for him to realize that there will be no more chicken and rice, and that he must eat his food. Remember that you are not starving him–he is choosing not to eat. When he is hungry enough, he will. Do not give in or "feel sorry" for him. It will only make it harder to correct. He must have a nutritionally complete diet, and chicken and rice is not sufficient.

Unfortunately, it's not likely to be a nutritionally balanced diet for Pocholo, and as a growing puppy, he needs higher amounts of protein, calcium, and calories to support his growth. He really should be eating a puppy formulated food, and you may have to get tough with him to eat it. You can try mixing together pureed chicken with with puppy food so he can't just pick out the chicken, and over the course of two weeks, increase the amount of puppy food and decrease the amount of chicken puree until he is eating the puppy food only. Being tough on him would mean putting his food down for 15-20 minutes in the morning, and then taking away after that time even if he hasn't eaten. He then gets NO other food until his next meal time, no treats or human food at all. This is very important. Then at dinner time, put his food down again for 15-20 minutes and take it away after this time even if he hasn't eaten. No food again until breakfast the next morning. He needs to learn that he n

Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Yes, white rice is typically well-tolerated. You can always check the caloric content on the rice you are feeding him in combination with the caloric content of his diet to make sure that he does not get over fed and gains weight as a result. Good luck!

As you probably realize this is not a balanced diet for a growing puppy. If you haven't already I would recommend trying various canned puppy foods with a little chicken and rice mixed in. If he absolutely won't eat you can talk to your veterinarian about whether or not it is safe for you to leave food out and wait for him to eat when he's hungry - this could take a day or even longer. If you don't mind cooking for him you could also ask your veterinarian for a referral to a nutritionist to help create a recipe for a balanced home cooked diet.

No, this is not a complete and balanced diet for long-term feeding. It's fine to use for a few days here and there, especially if your dog has an upset stomach and needs something bland and tasty, but you should feed a commercial dog food or work with a veterinary nutritionist to put together a balanced home-cooked diet for the long term, if you prefer.

Unfortunately, chicken and rice is not a balanced diet for the rest of his life! There is something you can do about him being a picky eater, and it does involve tough love. As you say, he won't eat his soft dog food unless he's really hungry. If that's the only food he is offered, then he will start eating it consistently. Put down his food for 15-20 minutes, and once that time is up, pick it up and put it away even if he didn't eat it. Offer him no other food (human food, treats) for the day. At his next mealtime, put his food down for 15-20 minutes, and take it away after that time period. Again, give him no other food between meals. If you keep doing that, he will learn to eat his food at mealtime and he will start eating consistently. It's extremely important for this to work that you give him no other food other than his soft dog food at mealtimes. I hope this helps :-)

Your vet is correct that this is not a balanced diet for Chachi. Chicken and rice is fine as a short term diet when dogs have GI upset, but should not be given it as a daily diet. Your vet is also correct that you may have to starve her in order to get her to eat her dog food. I recommend offering her only a dog food. Put the food down in the morning and leave it from 15-20 minutes. It should be dog food only. Then after the 15-20 minutes, take the food away, and she gets no other food until dinner that night. This is extremely important! She needs to learn to eat what is offered to her, and giving her additional food during this time ruins that lesson. At dinner time, again put down dog food for 15-20 minutes, taking it away after that time even if she hasn't eaten it. Again, no food until breakfast the next morning. You have to be strict on this, and not give in. No more chicken and rice, dog food only. She will learn that the only food she gets is the dog food, and she

Chicken and rice isn't a balanced diet for Dahlia, and you can't have her on it long term. Keep adding more dog food back in, and as the amount of chicken and rice decreases, she will get hungry enough to eat her dog food again. Best of luck.