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13-12-2004, 05:40 PM

BARF/Burns/Nature's Choice/Home Cooked

I'm in a quandry about the merits of these four diets and wonder if any of you have any comments. I am currently feeding commercial kibble + a home cooked meal of protein, veg, brown rice and fruit. All the above diets claim similar benefits to the dog but BARF is so different to the others.

I want a diet that has less residue and I want it to be as natural as possible. I'm really worried about bone splinters on BARF and there are so many for and against arguments on the web I am totally confused.

Do you have any comments/experience of these?
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13-12-2004, 05:57 PM
I feed BARF and have done for about 6 months.Wouldn't go back now..the boys look GREEAT and enjoy their food do much more than before.Waste production is minimal,solid ansd less smelly.
I find it cheaper and as long as bones are not cooked they won't splinter
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13-12-2004, 06:29 PM
I've now been feeding BARF for about 4 weeks.
Both dogs LOVE it! I've had no problem with any sort of splinters - as the bones are raw, therefore softer than cooked bones.
They also both hardly poo as much, and when they do, it's always solid.
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13-12-2004, 06:33 PM
Im seriously thinking about feeding my next pup BARF! need to do some reading up, sounds complicated!
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13-12-2004, 06:34 PM
I feed my dog Burns and he's looking fantastic on it. He doesn't poo as much as he used to and they are a lot harder so easier to clean
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13-12-2004, 06:35 PM
I thought it was complicated Gems, but now i've got into the routine, it's really easy!
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13-12-2004, 06:35 PM
I must admit I am getting pretty tempted.
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13-12-2004, 06:41 PM
I found a supplier online, they deliver fornightly.
I seperate the chicken wings into bags, weighing 2-4lbs, so all I have to do every day, is grab a bag and let it de-frost!

Kingsley still enjoys a bit of kibble (Gusto), but I won't let Teagan have any kibble at all.
I try to give her something slightly different every day (veggies, yoghurt, eggs etc).
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13-12-2004, 06:42 PM
With the chicken wings?
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13-12-2004, 06:45 PM
Yep, with the chicken wings.
But i'm going to slightly change it, as people say you shouldnt feed veggies with meat.
So i'm going to give her the non-meat products for her breakfast, and the wings and mince for her dinner.
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