Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Large, Box of 23

Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Large, Box of 23

Twenty-three Large Ricebones is a little over three weeks at one a day. It is the smallest of the bulk boxes we list, which makes it a reasonable way to test whether a bigger dog will take to the bone shape before committing to a larger count.

Read the ingredient list before you order: rice comes first, and Whimzees except the Ricebone by name from the grain-free claim they make for the rest of the range. Crude protein is 4.0% and crude fibre 3.1%, both different from every other shape.

Performance & Benefits

• 23 Large chews, roughly three weeks of daily dental care.
• 189 kcal per chew — about 4,350 kcal across the box.
• Grooved bone shape that works into the gaps between teeth.
• Rice-based, so crude protein sits at 4.0% rather than the 1.1% of the other shapes.
• Meat-free, like the rest of the Whimzees range.
• A smaller bulk box than the 30s and 50s, so less of a commitment.

Suitable For

• Large dogs of 18–27kg fed one chew a day.
• Owners trialling bulk buying without a month-plus commitment.
• Dogs that prefer a familiar bone shape.
• Not for a dog on a grain-free diet — the Whimzees Toothbrush Large, Box of 30 is the grain-free equivalent.
• Dogs of 11–18kg want the Whimzees Rice Bone Medium/Large, Box of 50.

Feeding

• One chew per dog per day.
• 189 kcal per chew, 23 chews per box.
• Whimzees size their chews by bodyweight: XS 2–7kg, S 7–11kg, M 11–18kg, L 18–27kg, XL over 27kg.
• Whimzees publish bag and box counts for some markets but no pack count for this box on their own site, so the count here is the pack as supplied.

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, rice first. The analysis differs from the other Whimzees shapes on both protein and fibre.
• Whimzees' grain-free claim specifically excludes the Ricebone.

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.