Friday, August 28, 2009
Chicken Broth for sick dogsBrownie's not feeling too good today - I came home from dropping Yanxian off at the airport to find that he had puked. And shortly after I cleaned up, he puked again. Now usually when he goes off food or when he pukes too much I'll make a special broth to entice him to at least stay hydrated, so here it is! (Actually, I'm doubting whether he's that ill. He's prancing around still - they're like kids, it's bad news when they are lethargic.)
1. Making the soup base by adding a pinch each of basil, terragon and sage - they're quite good for bad tummies. I added a small pinch of salt to make it more palatable, but do keep in mind that I'm trying to hydrate him, not do the opposite. Also, the broth will reduce later which will make it quite salty.
2. Chop up a portion of chicken breast into bite-sized chunks, and leave the skin intact - that's where all the good stuff is!! If you're wondering why the breast meat in the pic is whitish in places, ask Panasonic - their microwave oven was supposed to defrost the breast, not cook it.
3. Add the chicken breast meat into the soup, and let it cook for 15 minutes on a simmer.
4. Use a wooden spoon or something to break the meat chunks up to release more goodness into the broth. At this stage you can add something yummy (their favourite meat etc) - for Brownie he got a couple small pieces of pork lard thrown in. He likes egg white in his broth too, but I ran out. =(
5. Sieve the meat out, and reserve it in the refrigerator to let him have it when he's starting to eat again. Now you have the broth! I can assure you that even ill dogs will go for this, and keep themselves hydrated. They will lick some of it then look at you dolefully - you just need to encourage them and the whole lot will be slurped down.
6. Since he's actually still prancing around and working up quite an appetite, I gave him both the meat and the broth anyway. This is very odd indeed. How can he puke so much and still be so active?
7. And I finished up the remaining broth ... muahahaha. Honestly, this is a great broth for humans even. It works when you're down with stomach flu or just feeling down and grey and rainy (ever wondered why "Chicken soup for the soul" ?) Simple, but honestly one of the best things on earth.
OK, he just ate it up with great gusto, broth and all, and is snoring away in the room. Come think of it, I actually wouldn't put it past him to puke on purpose so that he can get broth.
Wenky
11:01 PM
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