1. What is BARF or ACBA?
BARF stands for Bones and Raw English Food (Bones and Raw Food) or Biologically Appropriate Raw Food (Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods = ACBA). This diet is raw food to mimic the canines in the wild, totally excluding the feed.
2. What are the benefits of BARF?
People naturally feed usually observed the following changes:
More hair brightness
Fresh Breath
Increased activity, better mood
animals do not smell like "dog"
clean teeth without calculus
more compact and less stool fragrant drink less water
Further development of the muscles and decreased
fat in animals with joint problems it is found very significant relief.
3. Why are not healthy kibble?
Firstly because they are natural and contain no preservatives and antioxidants unhealthy for dogs.
In some brands, there have been traces of pesticides and barbiturates.
The croquettes are processed by heat, which destroys many irreplaceable nutrition, such as enzymes.
The dog's diet should be composed of a high percentage of meat. However, the pellets are made of 80% cereals, very low in protein and rich in carbohydrates, which can lead to numerous problems such as calculus, diabetes, obesity ... etc
4. I would like a natural diet for my dog \u200b\u200bBARF
is a type of food, not a diet. This is not a diet for each dog but follow some basis on which everyone can make changes as appropriate. Approximately 65-75% of the total daily amount is made up of raw meaty bones (chicken carcasses, necks and chicken wings, quail, turkey necks ...). The rest should be made, as the days, for a variety of nutrients: meat, fish, eggs, organ meats, nuts, yogurt, supplements, etc .... Vegetables and / or fruits should be given daily at 10% of the total daily.
One day a week should be fast if the dog has more than 10 months, leaving available water and fruit juice or broth made from bones and vegetables.
5. Raw meat, bacteria and parasites
Many people think that by giving raw foods, they can bring parasites and cysts. We can not compare the raw food in people and dogs. A person who ate raw meat for salmonella sicken and probably die within days. But a healthy dog \u200b\u200bhas no problems. The canine immune system is perfectly suited to handle bacteria. It has been demonstrated that dogs fed raw food, because that is what stimulated their immune systems have a lower risk of contracting external parasites (ticks, fleas, etc) and internal (worms, tapeworms ...).
In any case, if appropriate, you can take some precautions as
not provide meat that has not been inspected by veterinarians and is fit for human consumption. Blanch
meat slightly out pouring boiling water over it, without actually cook or cooking.
can also freeze the meat for at least 20 days at a temperature below -15 ยบ C
In any case, it is advisable to make a dog's stool examination every 6 months at the vet.
Some are natural antibacterial: Yogurt
organic or non-dairy probiotic containing acidophilus / bifidus. Non-dairy probiotics are effective in combating E. 97% coli.
Alfalfa is effective against Gram-negative bacteria such as Salmonella.
The citrus seed extract diluted in water, is an excellent natural antibacterial which You can dip the food we worry.
Garlic is effective against parasites such as roundworms and tapeworms, among others.
organic apple cider vinegar, raw and unfiltered kills some bacteria, and contain 19 of the 22 minerals beneficial to the body.
Pumpkin seeds are an effective treatment against flat worms
The wheat germ oil and plant enzymes such as pineapple or papaya destroy the outer shell of intestinal parasites.
Other antibacterials are: chamomile, kelp, ginger and parsley.
6. "I can mix food and kibble?
not in the same food as they are digested differently. Take croquettes about 12 hours to digest the food takes only 3 to 4 hours. When mixed, the food has to wait in the digestive tract until the cakes have been processed. This can result from toxins harmful to the dog, to a gastric torsion. If no other remedy can be given at separate meals ... although knowing the raw diet and having proven its benefits, there seems little point in mixing the idea of \u200b\u200bwalking.
7. Does it take much time to prepare BARF?
Not much more to give pellets, against all odds. Especially when you already have some practice. Think that does not cook anything! It is best to take a moment each week to prepare portions. Of This way you only have to remove them from the freezer and serve thawed.
But even if there are parts, not take so long to chop a few vegetables and mix with meat, or shake down some chicken carcasses, for example.
not have to buy the ingredients at any particular site, but we can get them at our local supermarket, while we do our monthly shopping.
8. What amount of food I give up?
is easier than with pellets, because it is a fixed rule:
puppies 2-3 months:
Calculate 10% of body weight of the dog.
That is, a puppy from 2 to 3 months and 10 kilos should eat 1 kilo of food daily, divided into 4 doses. For older pups, the percentage must be reduced progressively and see if they are hungry or too full. ADULT
Calculate 2% or 3% of body weight of the dog. A dog that weighs 25 kilos should eat 500 grams to 750 grams a day, preferably divided in 2 doses. Observe that, with these percentages, a dog eats about the same amount when puppy as an adult.
9. The dilemma of calcium
Many people are not safe to be giving enough calcium from a natural diet. How much calcium is enough? How much and how much is enough?? Dogs need plenty of calcium for your body. Therefore, to mimic the diet of wild canids, the BARF diet is based on providing a 70% raw meaty bones, which contain lots of calcium to ensure a necessary input for the dog. We must supplement 1.8 grams of calcium per 500 grams of muscle meat without bone or boneless fish we take the dog. This is enough to ensure a perfect supply of calcium. This puppies grow strong bones and smooth deficiencies.
What if the dog does not eat bones?
If a dog does not eat bones, either very small or because the owner prefers not to give them, should supplement the meat as I cited earlier:
1.8 grams of calcium per 500 grams of boneless meat or fish without bones.
The best is that calcium comes from bone meal fit for human consumption. Failing that, use any other calcium supplement for human consumption (if possible, that only took calcium)
We can prepare an inexpensive "Home calcium" from egg shells that we use at home.
By using an egg, dip the peels in water with a splash of vinegar. Keep them there for a few seconds. Remove them and let them dry. when fully dry, mash in a coffee grinder.
1 teaspoon of this powder equivalent to 1.8 grams of calcium. 1 teaspoon eggshell powder x 500 grams meat or fish.
Other bones that are appropriate to give recreational bones. They are called long bones or very hard, kind of cow femur, knee or cane that dogs spend hours and hours trying to nibble and gnaw. They are not a food itself, but if they provide calcium and help clean teeth and strengthen jaw naturally.
10. Does it require much knowledge of nutrition?
Many people are reluctant to start a natural food because they believe they are needed extensive knowledge of canine or feline nutrition ... This is not entirely true .... BARF is to feed the dogs and cats as they themselves would in the wild. There are some very simple basis on which to be guided, but they can make multiple changes.
FOOD BASES ARE BARF:
, 60 - 70% of the total daily shall constitute raw meaty bones. Must provide a meal for themselves. Not be mixed with other foods.
, 40 - 30% daily rest shall consist of:
vegetables and / or fruit: daily (total will account for 10% daily)
meat (any kind): 2-4 times a week
fish (of any type): 1-2 times a week
viscera: 1 time a week (do not mix with eggs)
eggs: 3-5 units a week
Other: yogurt (honey optional), cheese, nuts, seeds, pig ears ... etc. .. can be mixed with other foods or constitute a meal in itself.
1 day a week: Fasting-based soup made from bones and vegetables and natural fruit juice (only for dogs over 10-12 months).
With these bases can make changes, for example:
some weeks to more fish than meat or mix the egg with the meat, or make a "tea" made with pureed fruit, yogurt and honey, or " dinner with cheese, honey and nuts or prepare a meal with eggs, nuts and vegetables ... The key is to vary the percentages of each, and ensure variety.
11. Is it more expensive to feed BARF?
No! The cost of BARF is less than the feed-based pellets, especially when they want knowledge about where to get food at a cheaper price.
12. Are not bones dangerous?
raw bones to splinter no problems. Never give your dog cooked bones, as these other splinter and can cause serious digestive disorders.
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