My has eaten field mice, roaches, and small snakes. I was pretty impressed with how well he was able to catch them considering he has never been outside and he has been declawed. That was years ago though. I'm ot sure he could do that again. He's gotten kinda slow over the years. He's still very playful, just not as quick and agile.

I have three Giant Danios, but the stand is too tall for him to reach, so he just paws at the bottom f the tank every once in a while and the fish just sit there, like "WTF?"

My cats diet is just fine and if he does barf, I make my boys clean it up so I don't barf....

I thought it was pretty normal for cats to "barf" every now and then. I've never had a cat that didn't and I've had ALOT of cats over the course of my life outside cats, inside, different foods, you name it. I just always thought it was normal for them as long as it's not excessive and their keeping their weight just fine.

also I would be concerned feeding my pets raw foods... just because of food poisoning chances.
It's one thing for humans to be on a raw diet of all fresh fruits and veggies and nothing cooked. I've heard people really love the "raw diets" but raw meat and bones really concern me.
Good luck tho, let us know how it works out for you. I'd be intersted to see how well it works.
It did kind of bother me tho when I looked up some of the websites and it made it sounds like you only really love your pet if you put them on the barf diet

I've had all my animals on the BARF for 2 years now... I was also a lil worried about cross contamination from the raw meats. I prefer the smaller nuggets VS the bigger patties because you need to manage the thaw process. It also helps with the accuracy of portions given.

I would suggest daily brushing of your animal, The BARF will help with shedding but it sounds like the cat can no longer tolerate hair
not so sure how BARF will help with that?

In the end... It's expensive, More work(mainly cleaning) and well worth it IMO No more abscesses, More energy, they crap less and less shedding.

Cheers

PS the bones are ground to dust (no danger there)

OK, I have heard of this before, but by a different name. I no longer have pets, but when I did I was too busy cleaning up hairballs and many many piles of dog and cat do-do to try to prepare raw food for them. But I suppose that for some people, it would be worth it. Believe it or not, the least any food is processed, the better it is for any living being.

According to the BARF website 'offal' is included in the diet!

1. the parts of a butchered animal that are considered inedible by human beings; carrion.
2. the parts of a butchered animal removed in dressing; viscera.
3. refuse; rubbish; garbage.


High priced garbage for your cat?????

I' don't think so.

I know for a fact one of the cheapest brands out there is 'Alley Cat' none of my cats would touch it, neither would the dog. So maybe try
" Nurto" brand, thats what we started feeding the cats. They seem to be doing OK, and the dog too. Less poop thats for sure.