Chapter 5: Home-cooked rice and protein done right

Rice with chicken or fish is a meal many Malaysian families happily share with their dogs, and it can work when it is balanced. Plain white rice gives easy energy during recovery or after a long hot day, while boiled chicken or deboned fish supplies protein. Leave out bones that splinter, onion, garlic, and rich curry or sambu sauces.

Serve the food fresh and finish it within a few hours, since cooked meat spoils quickly in our humidity. If home cooking becomes the everyday routine, ask your vet for a supplement mix so calcium, vitamins and minerals are not quietly missing.