# Bland diet chicken and rice for dog (need answer fast) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544 "2015-12-05T20:36:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/1 "2015-12-05T20:36:58Z")
Poor Valor is feeling under the weather this weekend (diarrhea) . It is too late to take him to the vet before Monday, but we were able to speak to the doctors office and get advice on how to care for him until then. The advice was to give him a bland diet of boiled chicken and rice. When preparing to start cooking right now. How much seasoning should I be willing to put into this for a dog with tummy troubles? Just salt and pepper, or can I also add a can of chicken broth? TIA. P.S. Black Lab, about 80 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/2 "2015-12-05T20:48:31Z")
Add nothing. I put Blackjack’s bland food recipe on here somewhere, I’ll look for it. The chicken broth may be full of fat and salt, both of which may not be good for Valor. Boiled ground meat, rice, and vegetables for fiber are all he should have. [Recipe here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17919198&postcount=6). But there’s no need to go all out just for the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![pidgeon92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@pidgeon92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pidgeon92)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/3 "2015-12-05T21:08:49Z")
No salt or pepper. You can add some parsley for flavor. A couple of tablespoons of canned pumpkin might help the diarrhea. . ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/4 "2015-12-05T22:09:34Z")
No seasoning! That’s the point of a bland diet. My Bichon occasionally gets the runs. We give him plain boneless skinless chicken breast, boiled in plain water, and then cooled and shredded. Plus some plain white rice. This is what the vet ordered. It usually fixes him up within a couple days. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/5 "2015-12-05T23:25:54Z")
Don’t add anything, no salt or pepper. I’ve given my dog a similar diet, rice and ground beef. The beef is cooked first, and fat is rinsed. The meat is mixed with an equal weight of rice. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/6 "2015-12-06T01:27:44Z")
exactly as stated above. No seasoning, I wouldn’t use broth either for at least the first day. Plain boiled chicken, plain rice. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/7 "2015-12-06T01:39:29Z")
What they said above. No seasoning. White rice and plain boiled chicken. Same as my horrible cats get if they get the runs (I don’t have dogs now, but my family has owned them before). The point of the rice is to “bind” them up, and the chicken makes it palatable. It’s also pretty unlikely to cause an allergic reaction (chicken is also on human food intolerance test diets). Hope the doctor can find a cure or cause and that this is a self-limiting problem, and that Valor is back to normal quickly! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/8 "2015-12-06T02:02:42Z")
One thing I’ll add, skip a meal before you start feeding him. Just like with people who have stomach upset, sometimes the best thing to do is let his stomach settle. Plenty of access to water, just skip dinner. Try him on bland chicken and plain rice tomorrow. I have also used scrambled eggs. IANAV, I’ve just had a lot of dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/9 "2015-12-06T05:59:12Z")
We use rice and cottage cheese, no chicken. And certainly no seasonings. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bland-diet-chicken-and-rice-for-dog-need-answer-fast/739544/10 "2015-12-07T12:11:59Z")
When our vets prescribed bland chicken and rice diets, several times, it didn’t really work for our dogs. We had more success with cooked sweet potatoes. Pumpkin can also help.