Food and feeding
Can he eat roti, curd or mango? How often and how much to feed, and feeding street dogs and cats.
- Can cats drink milk?Most cats can't digest cow's milk comfortably. Why a saucer of doodh upsets a cat's stomach, and what kittens need instead, from vet sources.
- Can dogs drink milk?A few spoons of plain milk are fine for most dogs, but many are lactose intolerant. Milk tea (chai) is never safe. The vet-sourced verdict for doodh.
- Can dogs eat chicken bones?Cooked chicken or mutton bones are never safe for a dog, any amount. Raw bones carry risk too. Why, and what to do if your dog ate one.
- Can dogs eat chocolate?No — chocolate is never safe for dogs, in any amount or form. Why it's dangerous, the signs to watch for, and what to do right now if your dog ate it.
- Can dogs eat curd (dahi)?Plain curd is safe for dogs in small amounts and is often easier to digest than milk. The vet-sourced verdict on dahi, curd rice, and feeding it daily.
- Can dogs eat mango (aam)?Can dogs eat mango (aam)? Ripe flesh in small amounts is fine; the skin and stone are not. What to watch for if your dog swallows the stone.
- Can dogs eat Parle-G and other biscuits?Parle-G and plain biscuits aren't toxic to dogs, but they're sugar and flour with no real nutrition. How much is fine, and what to avoid.
- Can dogs eat rice?Plain rice and dal are usually fine for dogs in small amounts, no onion or garlic. What's safe, what to watch, and when it's too much.
- Can dogs eat roti?Can dogs eat roti, with ghee, or every day? A small plain piece is fine; here's what to watch with fat, salt and raw dough, with sources.
- Can my dog eat this?Safe, small amounts, or never? A vet-sourced chart for roti, dal, curd, chocolate, onion and more Indian foods for dogs, with a free printable PDF.Free PDF
- How many times a day to feed a puppy or dog, by ageHow often to feed a puppy or dog, by age, from 4 meals a day as a young puppy down to 2 as an adult. Free printable chart for the fridge.Free PDF
- What to feed street dogs in India (and what not to)Plain food that's safe for a street dog, what to never feed, and the hygiene and feeding-spot rules under India's ABC Rules, 2023.Free PDF