Boiled rice for dog food

Andso

I've a 1.5yr old springer spaniel who I've had a lot of trouble trying to find a food that suited him. Finally after a lot of trial and error we found a dry nut that suited him so stuck with for the last 6 months. Roll on December and he got an infection and had to go on antibiotics. Wouldn't touch his food so on vets advise I started giving him boiled rice and chicken. After bout 2 weeks once I knew he was back to himself I gave him nuts again and he wouldn't touch them. I have started adding small amount of the nuts to the rice which he'll eat but he still won't touch the bowl if it's only nuts. My question is, is it ok to continue giving him rice? I hate the thought of trying to find another food as he reacts with diarrhoea with ones that doesn't agree with him. Any help appreciated

razorblunt

We have a terrier that's prone to tummy issues, so we use boiled rice if she's showing any signs. She was initially resistant to all types of food that was good for her, but we found that taking her for a decent walk and then putting it down for her normally sees her ignore her taste preference and scoff it down.

We've actually moved onto some specialised easy digestion food now and we supplement it with some good quality dry food and she loves the stuff, if you need the name of it, let me know. I don't know it off the top of my head but I can check later on.

FWIW, out vet recommended scrambled egg and boiled rice too.

TopTec

I have 2 Shih Tzu's, who did have colitis off and on for a couple of years, and plus being naturally fussy eaters anyway, meant it was a bit of a nightmare feeding them.

I have found that a diet of boiled rice with fish or white meat, Barking Heads mixed with some Butchers wet and plus half a frozen raw chicken wing a day have solved all those problems. They have the rice twice a week or particularly when I see their stool start to get runny. No Colitis for 3 years now.

I wouldn't feed rice as their main diet though.

TT

aonb

I have always 'home cooked' my dogs food. A combination of boiled brown rice/chicken/veg/potato, to which I add various things (egg/oatmeal/salmon oil/coconut oil etc) I vary things with fish or beef, adding sweet potato, potato, peas, pumpkin, squash etc. I give a raw chicken wing, and a tin of sardines regularly.

I started home cooking because of a dog with allergies, and another dog couldnt tolerate wheat and some grains. They love the home cooked food (never a fussy eater in our house, even a foster lurcher who was skeletal turned into a happy diner) They're happy, Im happy because I know whats in their feed, its cheaper, smells nice.

Andso

Thank you for replies, I do add salmon or tuna once a week and sometimes an egg. He was underweight for so long but he is finally putting on weight and looks great. Hate the idea of going back to trying different foods.

cocker5

Andso wrote: »

Thank you for replies, I do add salmon or tuna once a week and sometimes an egg. He was underweight for so long but he is finally putting on weight and looks great. Hate the idea of going back to trying different foods.

Boiled rice is fine when extra is added for nutrition each day i.e. Chicken , boiled mince etc and veg etc I wouldn't feed him just boiled rice and once a week add fish or egg it's not enough nutrition for him etc. Sorry that's what I took from your post above.

I'm feeding my cocker RAW have you considered this as a possible feeding regime?

Best of luck

Andso

No its never boiled rice on its own,I mix in some of his nuts and boiled chicken most days but once a week I change to add the fish or egg.
I had a girl over when he was a puppy and she gave details about raw and to be honest I had a small baby at the time and I was afraid i wouldn't remember to defrost his meat. What do you feed your cocker?

Springwell

You can feed frozen meat without any issues!

cocker5

Andso wrote: »

No its never boiled rice on its own,I mix in some of his nuts and boiled chicken most days but once a week I change to add the fish or egg.
I had a girl over when he was a puppy and she gave details about raw and to be honest I had a small baby at the time and I was afraid i wouldn't remember to defrost his meat. What do you feed your cocker?

ahh ok im sure he is delighted boiled rice and chicken it is an all time favourite for dogs eggs and fish are a great mix too. try and add s small amount of carrots / veg too it helps bulk it up from just carbs and meat!

Im a newish convert to the RAW diet, i did feed my cocker Burns for around 5 years (which i thought was a good quality until i did more research), then i moved to taste of the wild for around 7 years which he did quiet well on also. But i suppose i did a huge amount of research on RAW and after my dog groomer told me her experience i decided to move over.

To be honest I'm so glad i did. im not into mixing the RAW up etc and doing all the work (yes very lazy i know) so i buy it all pre mixed up, frozen in chubs all i have to do is defrost one for each day. He gets 250g twice per day, so works out one chub per day,. I usually defrost 3 chubs at one time, cut them in half and pop them in my fridge in old chinese containers - so little or no mess

My hubby was a little reluctant at first, it being raw and all plus the hassle but now he is delighted we moved over too. It would be less work than your currently doing!

here is where I buy my chubs - https://carnivorekellys.myshopify.com/collections/chubs-by-the-box

They do a sample box for €10 - i tried this first! he LOVES the RAW!

I also give him some uncooked veg to munch on plus salmon oil (a tiny amount in his food each day for joints / coat).

any photos of your guy??

Andso

Thanks for that . I'm gonna check it out as I thought it was more a case of going to butchers etc
I know I'm biased but I think hes gorgeous!!

Andso

@ springwell would he not find it difficult to eat ....and be too cold?

Springwell

Andso wrote: »

@ springwell would he not find it difficult to eat ....and be too cold?

Never had any issues - I've got 3 Springer Spaniels in currently and they all eat frozen duck necks, chickens wings etc no bother

borderlinemeath

You could feed a good quality wet food rather than dry. Vets are very fond of telling you that dry food is the best thing for dogs but there's nothing wrong with feeding good quality wet foods. If you have a look on Zooplus.ie. at the variety and the high meat levels in them, they would make a very tasty meal for a fussy dog. Obe of mine has gone extremely fussy since a jaw problem and now has a small.amount of nuts mixed into good wet food. Right now she's eating Rocco or Forthglade (she loves the duck flavour). I also got a couple of trays of nature diet when they had black Friday deals on last November, haven't tried them with her yet but she's had them before.

VonVix

borderlinemeath wrote: »

You could feed a good quality wet food rather than dry. Vets are very fond of telling you that dry food is the best thing for dogs but there's nothing wrong with feeding good quality wet foods. If you have a look on Zooplus.ie. at the variety and the high meat levels in them, they would make a very tasty meal for a fussy dog. Obe of mine has gone extremely fussy since a jaw problem and now has a small.amount of nuts mixed into good wet food. Right now she's eating Rocco or Forthglade (she loves the duck flavour). I also got a couple of trays of nature diet when they had black Friday deals on last November, haven't tried them with her yet but she's had them before.

I second this if the OP is willing. My Shelties eat Lukullus wet food, one of them would be prone to having a sensitive stomach, but has done extremely well on Lukullus pouches for the past 2+ years or so.

Also, they are nearly 5 and have never needed dental work done, they have teeth like a puppy ever since I switched them over to Lukullus.

cocker5

Andso wrote: »

Thanks for that . I'm gonna check it out as I thought it was more a case of going to butchers etc
I know I'm biased but I think hes gorgeous!!

Your right he is gorgeous!!!!

Delacent

We had similar concerns years ago til the vet simply said that dogs have been around for over 15,000 years and commercial dog food has been around for about 50 years.

Our bichon is 11 - diet has almost always consisted of rice / chicken / ham / beef / peas / egg and some dry nuts (usually basted in a little butter!!!).

Never have had any issues and always gets thumbs-up from vet.

dubjay

try pure pet food really good stuff its human grade also.

RedBullBabe

I feed my dog rice and tuna in sunflower oil if he has an upset tummy occasionally. Rice is a "filler" ingredient though. It's not a food that is good for dogs overall every day use.

My dog has Taste of the Wild dry complete food (along with fruit and vegetables as treats). It's natural and ingredients are all organic and free range. There are lots of flavour choices.

Origen is another great brand, along with some others I haven't tried, but Taste of the Wild is a lot cheaper. My cats love the feline version, and I had lots of problems finding a food to suit them.