Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Medium/Large

Whimzees Rice Bone Dental Dog Chew – Medium/Large

A bone is the shape dogs already understand, which is the practical argument for the Ricebone over the more inventive Whimzees forms. Where an owner has failed to get a dog interested in an alligator or a hedgehog, a bone usually gets picked up without a discussion.

This listing covers Whimzees' Medium and Large, so dogs of roughly 11–27kg. Whimzees' own guidance for the Ricebone is dogs of 25–60lb, which maps onto the same band. Note that rice heads the ingredient list, so this is not a grain-free chew.

Performance & Benefits

• Familiar bone silhouette that most dogs accept immediately.
• Grooved sides work the chew into the spaces between teeth.
• Crude protein 4.0% and crude fibre 3.1% — the rice recipe, not the standard one.
• No meat in the ingredient list.
• Whimzees' published guidance puts this shape with dogs of 25–60lb.
• Covers the 11–27kg range in one listing rather than two.

Suitable For

• Dogs of 11–27kg — Whimzees' Medium and Large bands.
• Dogs that have refused the more sculptural Whimzees shapes.
• Dogs avoiding meat protein.
• Not for a dog kept off grain — rice is the first ingredient. The Whimzees Alligator Medium is the grain-free alternative at this size.
• Dogs over 27kg should have the Whimzees Rice Bone Large/XL.

Feeding

• One correctly sized chew per day.
• Whimzees publish 189 kcal for the Large Ricebone and no figure for the Medium.
• Whimzees size their chews by bodyweight: XS 2–7kg, S 7–11kg, M 11–18kg, L 18–27kg, XL over 27kg.
• Feed on the floor, where the dog can hold one end down.

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 is first, which is why the protein and fibre figures differ from the rest of the range.
• Whimzees except the Ricebone by name from their grain-free claim.

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.