Hi Can anyone recommend, some good books about BARF feeding, going to be a xmas pressie to myself! :)

You could choose from:
The Barf Diet, Give A dog A Bone and Grow You Pups With Bones....all by Ian Billingshurts. Great source of reference if you want to feed raw.

TTFN

Ruth

Thanks, I'll go hunting for them now :)

Richard Pitcairns, The complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats. Kymythy Schultze, Natural Nutrition for Dogs & Cats.
The Complete Herbal Book for the Dog By Juliette de Bairacli Levy.

Christine, Spain.

Thankyou:)

Hi,

Just to re-cap I still feed the Goldies JWB but have introduced chicken wings not at the same time and have reduced the amount of JWB,however when I prepare the family evening meal the vegtables I have left over can I give these to the dogs finely chopped in their raw form,such as caulifour,leek,carrot and sprouts and is there any vegatable I should avoid?

Thanks,

Briony:-)

I put mine in a blender and spoon over their other food - mostly use carrott, cauliflower, brocolli, cabbage etc - not aware of any in particular not to give :)

Daisy

Oh - I think that you mustn't give onion

Daisy

Vegetables really require pulping if you want the dog to obtain any nutritional benefit from them, they cannot break down the cell walls of veggies and fruit; I do mine in a magimix or you can juice and use both the pulp and juice or you can freeze veggies before chopping which has the same effect.

Don't feed to much or too many at one meal, a few tablespoons is sufficient.

Onions - never ever feed these either cooked or raw, they can trigger haemolytic anaemia in dogs.
spinach, chard, beetroot leaves - these are high in oxalic acid which can inhibit calcium absorption, ok fed in very small amounts.
tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and aubergines all belong to the nightshade family and you may want to keep away from them if your dogs (or you) have arthritis etc :D otherwise they are fine.
cabbage, sprouts, cauliflower, kale and broccoli - belong to the cruciferous veggie group, too many can inhibit thyroid function, again ok in small quantities.
Mushrooms - are a fungus or a form of yeast, therefore I would never feed these to a dog.

HTH

Hi,

Thanks for that,I think this maybe why there are part-time barfers out there:-D

I'm new to all this and love feeding JWB but have to admit curiosity got the better of me,after some of the posts of Snomaes and Christine but I could not feed it all the time.

Briony:-)

It IS a bit like a chemistry lab in the beginning :D until it becomes so automatic you don't have to think about it, like everything else!  I am just a sad person with no life :D