What should you know about the BARF diet for dogs before you begin using it?
I’ve been thinking about switching Judge to the BARF diet after he’s through with his bag of dog food. Is it cheaper than buying Innova? How much time does it take to make raw food? How do you switch a dog off dry food and into raw? Any other info is helpful. Thanks a lot!
As far as cost, I don’t know how much it is from-scratch. When I feed raw, I use Nature’s Variety raw medallions, which cost about $15 for 3 pounds. – http://www.naturesvariety.com/content.lasso?page=1483
It takes some reserach to feed the correct ratio of meat/organs/bones and to feed the correct amount of food per your dog’s body weight. Here are some helpful links for researching raw & BARF:
BARF: http://www.barfworld.com
Prey-model raw:
http://www.dogster.com/forums/Raw_Food_Diet/thread/431875
I feed my dog partial raw and partial kibble (in separate meals, as I’ve heard they digest at different rates and the raw bacteria feeds on grain in kibbles and can cause problems).
I started off feeding 1/4 of the recommending feeding for raw medallions for her first meal, than 3/4 of the recommending feeding in her second meal. Then went to half and half after about a week or so. But some people do it cold-turkey (be prepared for runny stools for a few days though if you do the cold-turkey switch).
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