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Is it safe to feed my young puppy homemade food instead of kibble?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Female | spayed

My dog is Labrador retriever... It is 50 days old we are giving royal canine ...so can we replace it with home food like curd rice or anything

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Answered By Ana M, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 25th, 2019

Thank you for submitting your question regarding Dolly. I do not recommend home cooking unless you have the diet formulated by a veterinary nutritionist. I recommend www.balanceit.com if you are interested. Otherwise, I would continue with Royal Canin as it is a high quality and well balanced puppy food. Puppies grow at a rapid rate. Nutritional deficiencies can be very problematic at this age. I hope this information helps!

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