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Topic: The BARF diet
Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:22 PM
Anyone have a cat they have on a BARF diet? Have you noticed any improvements since placing them on the BARF diet? Is it worth it? I've been reading about it. I've seen some pre-made frozen BARF meals for cats. They are kind of pricey, but I was wondering if it would be worth buying.

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Sat 12/12/09 11:25 PM
is this a joke?

jadday Joined Wed 08/19/09 Posts: 4894	Sat 12/12/09 11:26 PM
Okay......I had to google this. I have two cats and I have never heard of this BARF diet. I would be interested in hearing from others on this as well.

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sat 12/12/09 11:26 PM
I had never heard of this before. It is an actual diet for animals http://www.barfworld.com/

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:28 PM
is this a joke? Bones and Raw food or Biological Appropriate Raw Food

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Sat 12/12/09 11:31 PM
is this a joke? Bones and Raw food or Biological Appropriate Raw Food cats by nature are hunters and scavengers. Why would we put them on a special diet?

CatsLoveMe Joined Wed 09/16/09 Posts: 4522	Sat 12/12/09 11:32 PM
Not sure what you mean but over the years, I have had 4 cats, or was that 5? Anyhow, sometimes cats can't always hold their food, and they leave that mess on the floor for you to clean up. Not nice at all when you are stumbling around the house in the dark at night and your bare foot finds that cold or warm cat-rejection. Anyhow, cats sometimes get hairballs, or they get sick like us humans do, or it may be the type of catfood. If this is the case, I change it up, and give them only dry, or only wet, or change the brand, or get hairball formula catfood. Just change it up a little and it usually goes away for a while.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:33 PM
It appears to be more popular with dog breeders. I'm getting links for BARF for dogs, but I can't seem to find much for cats.

Down2earthdebbie Joined Tue 12/05/06 Posts: 6097	Sat 12/12/09 11:34 PM
I think i'm gonna PUKE!

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sat 12/12/09 11:35 PM
It appears to be more popular with dog breeders. I'm getting links for BARF for dogs, but I can't seem to find much for cats. I think the link I posted was for both

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:37 PM
Not sure what you mean but over the years, I have had 4 cats, or was that 5? Anyhow, sometimes cats can't always hold their food, and they leave that mess on the floor for you to clean up. Not nice at all when you are stumbling around the house in the dark at night and your bare foot finds that cold or warm cat-rejection. Anyhow, cats sometimes get hairballs, or they get sick like us humans do, or it may be the type of catfood. If this is the case, I change it up, and give them only dry, or only wet, or change the brand, or get hairball formula catfood. Just change it up a little and it usually goes away for a while. My cat has digestive problems. He often throws up food/harballs, and wahtever. It doesn't matter what brand or type of cat food he eats. I was thinking of adding BARF as a supplement with his dry food. Maybe just giving him raw meat and bones with his dry food?

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:40 PM
It appears to be more popular with dog breeders. I'm getting links for BARF for dogs, but I can't seem to find much for cats. I think the link I posted was for both I checked that site out. Their layout is way too "busy" I can't handle sites like that. I couldn't find the links for cats. I'll check again though.

Jill298 Joined Fri 11/09/07 Posts: 16316	Sat 12/12/09 11:40 PM
Not sure what you mean but over the years, I have had 4 cats, or was that 5? Anyhow, sometimes cats can't always hold their food, and they leave that mess on the floor for you to clean up. Not nice at all when you are stumbling around the house in the dark at night and your bare foot finds that cold or warm cat-rejection. Anyhow, cats sometimes get hairballs, or they get sick like us humans do, or it may be the type of catfood. If this is the case, I change it up, and give them only dry, or only wet, or change the brand, or get hairball formula catfood. Just change it up a little and it usually goes away for a while. My cat has digestive problems. He often throws up food/harballs, and wahtever. It doesn't matter what brand or type of cat food he eats. I was thinking of adding BARF as a supplement with his dry food. Maybe just giving him raw meat and bones with his dry food? I really don't see how eating bones will help with digestive problems?? It seems to me like it could cause even more damage than good.

Shasta1 Joined Wed 09/09/09 Posts: 3308	Sat 12/12/09 11:40 PM
I don't know about the Barf diet, but do know that a little mayonaise is excellent for hairballs and digestion.

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sat 12/12/09 11:43 PM
this might answer some cat questions http://cats.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/rawfooddiet_2.htm

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:43 PM
I don't know about the Barf diet, but do know that a little mayonaise is excellent for hairballs and digestion. Really? I'll have to try that one.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 12/12/09 11:48 PM
this might answer some cat questions http://cats.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/rawfooddiet_2.htm Thanks! I love About.com.

yellowrose10 Joined Tue 12/11/07 Posts: 52804	Sat 12/12/09 11:55 PM
hope it helps

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sun 12/13/09 12:22 AM
I found something I'm going to try. Nature's Variety Instinct Canned Cat Food http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Natures-Variety-Instinct-Canned-Cat-Food/131250.aspx

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Sun 12/13/09 06:28 AM
Try live mice from the pet store, or squirrels, small birds, even a small snake. That's what I'll seen cats eat when they do the cooking. "Feeder Fish" are quite cheap too at the pet store.