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[SeaMaiden]

@ItsME   I would be concerned about your dogs ingesting arsenic from this rice dish. Have you read up on arsenic in rice?  Actually, dogs do not need much rice/ carbs as they really need more meat.  I think your home made  dog food contains too much rice.

 May I suggest rotation say with oats ...millet ....Quinoa rather than rice?  

And go higher on the meat..in proportion  to the carbohydrates in your home made dishes.

[ItsME]

@SeaMaiden  Thank you.  I got the recipe from Dr. Fox.  I have oats in there, as well as rice, and will rotate the carbs I use.  But, I've been adding rice to my boy's diet for a while now.... it's the only thing that has kept the bellies working properly., so I'll keep it as part of their diet.  I actually made the first batch with half the rice, because my dogs are smaller.  But one of them needed more, so I added it in when I fed them, and added more in the next batch.

[SeaMaiden]

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@ItsME wrote:

@SeaMaiden  Thank you.  I got the recipe from Dr. Fox.  I have oats in there, as well as rice, and will rotate the carbs I use.  But, I've been adding rice to my boy's diet for a while now.... it's the only thing that has kept the bellies working properly., so I'll keep it as part of their diet.  I actually made the first batch with half the rice, because my dogs are smaller.  But one of them needed more, so I added it in when I fed them, and added more in the next batch.

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@ItsME  You know your babies best!  I just think information can be golden... and a person always has the choice to look into the info given or not.  Sounds like you are doing what you know works as a good Momma does

[ItsME]

@SeaMaiden..... Thanks.  I love to get as much information as possible, and then make a decision.  Your post, and the information in it, are very much appreciated!  And I will be changing up the mix of grains!  

[CrazyDaisy]

Have made no changes, continue to feed grain free food.

[SeaMaiden]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

Have made no changes, continue to feed grain free food.

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@CrazyDaisy  I know....it is all so mind boggling to get this complete upside down new info from what we thought we were doing right.  I am only switching to a grain based, no pea no lentil formula as I had a conversation with my dog's cardiologist and he recommended that I do.