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What's the best food for my 4-month chihuahua mix? Is grain-free okay?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 3 months and 29 days old

I have a 4 month old chihuahua mixed with a terrier, what food should we be giving him? we bought WholeHearted Grain Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Puppy Food but a friend told me that grain free food is bad for dogs. Is there a specific one that we should be doing and how much of it?

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Dr. Elizabeth

Answered By Dr. Elizabeth

Veterinarian

Published on September 25th, 2019

In general, grain free food is not recommended due to a potential link with heart disease. I recommend to feed a brand like Royal Canin Chihuahua Puppy (it's ok that he is a mixed breed) or their regular small breed puppy formula. Purina ProPlan also carries small breed puppy diets. The amount to feed is on the back of the package. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.
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