Is rice and chicken enough for my 6-week-old puppy's diet?

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/

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.

Hello, and thanks for your question. All of these ingredients are safe for your dogs, but they are likely not "completely and balanced" and may not meet all of the nutritional needs of your dogs, especially the growing pups. I recommend feeding a high quality dog food, such as Purina, Science Diet, Hills, or Royal Canin. If these foods aren't available in your area and you need to provide homemade food, here's a helpful website to make sure their needs are met: https://www.balanceit.com Hope this helps!

It is important for puppies to have puppy food or a food labeled for all life stages so they can grow appropriately, so I would recommend exchanging the food. A 6 week old puppy should have all of his baby teeth coming in and should be able to eat kibble, although he may still prefer canned food.

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.

No, this is not a proper food at all for a puppy. Puppies require higher amounts of protein, calcium, and calories than adult dogs, and curd and rice will not provide his nutritional requirements at all. He needs to be on a dry puppy food. I recommend feeding him Royal Canin large breed puppy food.

Hi there and thank you for using PetCoach to address your concern. I would recommend keeping Rocky on a balanced puppy food such as Royal Canin or Science Diet. If you want to cook a home diet, I recommend using ( www.balanceit.com ). Please let me know if you have any further questions and I would be more than happy to help you further.