8 8 questions answered
Food and nutrition: questions Indian pet owners ask
Updated By Petym
Indian foods, home-cooked and vegetarian diets, what is toxic and how much to feed.
Each answer starts with the short version, then explains it with the sources behind every fact and the date they were checked. Where a guide or tool goes deeper, the answer links to it.
8 questions answered
- Can cats be vegetarian? Why a cat cannot live on roti, dal and curd, and what the research on vegan cat food really shows.
- Can cats drink milk? Why a saucer of doodh often ends in diarrhoea, what kittens need instead, and what cats should drink.
- Can dogs be vegetarian? Possible, but hard to get right: a complete food or a vet nutritionist's recipe, never family dal and roti.
- Does my puppy need calcium supplements? Not on a complete puppy food. Extra calcium can harm large-breed puppies' bones; ask your vet first.
- Is home-cooked food good for dogs in India? It can be, if a vet nutritionist balances it. Why roti, rice and curd alone fall short, and what to do.
- Is dry food or home food better for my dog? Neither wins by default. What matters is a complete and balanced diet, and how each option gets there.
- What should a puppy diet chart look like in India? Meals a day by age, puppy food until adulthood, and why large breed puppies must grow slowly.
- What should I feed a dog with loose motion? Small, frequent bland meals of plain rice and boiled chicken, plenty of water, and a vet if it lasts.
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