Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Large/XL

Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Large/XL

The Ricebone is the odd one out in the Whimzees range, and worth understanding before you buy it. Rice is the first ingredient, which means this is the one shape Whimzees explicitly except from their grain-free claim — their own footnote reads "grain-free, except for the ricebone".

That rice also changes the numbers: crude protein 4.0% against 1.1% elsewhere, and crude fibre 3.1% against 7.2%. Whimzees publish 189 kcal for the Large. This listing covers their Large and XL, so dogs from 18kg upwards.

Performance & Benefits

• Classic bone silhouette with grooved sides that reach between the teeth.
• The only Whimzees shape built on rice, giving crude protein of 4.0%.
• 189 kcal for the Large — the figure Whimzees publish for this shape.
• A shape most dogs recognise and take to without persuasion.
• Still meat-free, like the rest of the range.
• Whimzees describe the Ricebone as suitable for large dogs.

Suitable For

• Dogs of 18kg upwards — Whimzees' Large and XL bands.
• Dogs that ignore novelty shapes but will take a bone.
• Dogs avoiding animal protein.
• Not suitable for a dog on a grain-free diet — rice is the first ingredient. Choose the Whimzees Toothbrush Large or Hedgehog Large instead.
• Dogs of 11–18kg should take the Whimzees Rice Bone Medium/Large.

Feeding

• One correctly sized chew per day.
• 189 kcal for the Large. Whimzees publish no separate calorie figure for the XL.
• Whimzees size their chews by bodyweight: XS 2–7kg, S 7–11kg, M 11–18kg, L 18–27kg, XL over 27kg.
• Whimzees' own guidance for the Ricebone Large is dogs of 25–60lb, which is 11–27kg — a wider band than their general size chart gives for L.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: rice, potato starch, glycerin, powdered cellulose, lecithin, dried yeast, malt extract, sweet lupine meal.
• Typical analysis: crude protein 4.0%, fat content 2.0%, crude fibre 3.1%, crude ash 2.4%, moisture 12%.
• Eight ingredients, led by rice. This is not the same recipe as the Alligator, Hedgehog or Stix.
• Whimzees' grain-free claim carries a footnote excluding the Ricebone. Listings that call this chew grain-free are wrong.

Care & Caution

• Whimzees state these are not suitable for dogs under nine months old, or for any dog under 2.3kg.
• Whimzees warn that swallowing any item without thoroughly chewing it may be harmful or even fatal — stay in the room and take the last short piece away.
• Feed one correctly sized chew a day only, and always leave fresh water down.