The acronym “BARF” was first used by Debbie Tripp to distinguish those people who fed their dogs with fresh and raw meat and to distinguish between eating itself.
Literally “BARF” means: o Bones And Raw Foods.
The BARF diet consists of raw foods of animal origin, including bones and offal. For this we can also call it Raw Diet.
Making BARF however does not mean giving our cat raw meat to satiety or throwing leftovers from the table, but rather balancing a series of ingredients in order to try to simulate what it would eat in nature, in order to give our friend a complete and safe diet, but also satisfying and really beneficial for his health. "
I invite anyone reading this page to read and inquire elsewhere, possibly by contacting a veterinarian with experience in natural nutrition who will help you start in a balanced way.
I also invite you to read also articles regarding the doubts raised by vets opposed to barf, the possible dangers inherent in this type of diet, despite making a diet barf is absolutely possible and desirable, avoid 'do-it-yourself' as much as possible because damage in the long run can be serious and sometimes irreversible-_cc781905-5cde-3194_ bb3bbad-136 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_BARF or natural food, does not mean giving table scraps, nor random raw meat!
The acronym “BARF” was first used by Debbie Tripp to distinguish those people who fed their dogs with fresh and raw meat and to distinguish between eating itself.
Literally “BARF” means: o Bones And Raw Foods.
The BARF diet consists of raw foods of animal origin, including bones and offal. For this we can also call it Raw Diet.
Making BARF, however, does not mean giving our cat raw meat to satiety or throwing leftovers from the table, but rather balancing a series of ingredients in order to try to simulate what it would eat in nature, in order to give our friend a complete and safe diet, but also satisfying and really beneficial for his health. "
I invite anyone reading this page to read and inquire elsewhere, possibly by contacting a veterinarian with experience in natural nutrition who will help you start in a balanced way.
I also invite you to read also articles regarding the doubts raised by vets opposed to barf, the possible dangers inherent in this type of diet, despite making a diet barf is absolutely possible and desirable, avoid 'do-it-yourself' as much as possible because damage in the long run can be severe and sometimes irreversible-_cc781905-5cde-3194_bb3bbad-136 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_BARF or natural food, does not mean giving table scraps, nor random raw meat!
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As can be seen in the table below most animal foods do not contain an optimal calcium / phosphorus ratio - Our attention should be directed to correcting a potential imbalance.
Remember: you cannot correct a calcium deficiency with any source of bone meal, you must use a source that has little or no percentage of phosphorus, such as cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ calcium carbonate, calcium lactate, gluconate of football.
There are many different opinions on what the ideal Ca: P ratio should be, but I think it is reasonable to recommend a ratio between 1.0 and 1.3 parts of calcium to 1 part of phosphorus. Unfortunately, it may be very difficult to manage this relationship with the BARF or Whole prey, as the report _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b_bad5cf5c5-3194-bb3b-136bcc7-136bcc7 which might 136bad5cf58d_be adequate for younger cats, may not be adequate for older cats ....
If necessary, it is easier to calculate the Ca: P ratio more precisely in diets without bone supply.
To achieve the above recommended ratio, you need to add 1000 mg of calcium (approximately 3 grams of eggshell powder) to 1 kg of raw boneless meat ._cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_
SOURCE: https://feline-nutrition.org/nutrition/the-importance-of-calcium-supplements-in-homemade-cat-food
Calcium Supplements
by Ch. M. Ruessheim
updated: July 2, 2002
Calcium supplements come in several forms (calcium salts), but only part of the calcium salt is elemental calcium. It is important to know how much elemental calcium a supplement provides because all the dietary recommendations refer to elemental calcium. To calculate how much elemental calcium is in a supplement, multiply the total milligrams (mg) by the fraction of elemental calcium to get total mg of elemental calcium. See examples below:
Calcium carbonate: = 40% elemental calcium
Example: 500 mg calcium carbonate x 0.40 = 200 mg elemental calcium
Calcium citrate: = 21% elemental calcium
Example: 500 mg calcium citrate x 0.21 = 105 mg elemental calcium
Calcium lactate: = 13% elemental calcium
Example: 500 mg of calcium lactate x 0.13 = 65 mg elemental calcium
Calcium gluconate: = 9% elemental calcium
Example: 500 mg of calcium gluconate x 0.09 = 45 mg elemental calcium
Dicalcium phosphate: = 23% elemental calcium + 19% phosphorus *
Example: 500 mg of dicalcium phosphate x 0.23 = 115 mg calcium + 95 mg phosphorus
* Helmut Meyer / Jürgen Zentek give different values: 21/16
Egg shells: = 36-37% elemental calcium + traces of phosphorus and trace elements
Example: 500 mg of dried powdered eggshell = ca. 180 mg elemental calcium
Bone meal: _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d _ = _ cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ 30% elemental calcium + 17% phosphorus
Example: 500 mg of bone meal x 0.30 = 150 mg elemental calcium + 85 mg phosphorus
Important: Different products have different calcium / phosphorus contents! Check the label!
Notes: The use of bone meal as a calcium supplement for raw meat diet may not be
warranted for animals with diminished kidney function due to additional phosphorus content.
Some other measures:
1 teaspoon of bone meal = 4 g
1 teaspoon of calcium lactate = 3.5 g
1 teaspoon of calcium carbonate = 2.0 g
1 teaspoon of eggshell = 5 g
1 teaspoon of Kitty Bloom Kalac M34 (38-39%) = 5g
1 teaspoon of Animal Essentials Calcium Supplemen t (34%) = 3g
100g chicken neck = approx. 800 mg calcium, 500 mg phosphorus, 100 mg sodium
100g chicken feet = approx. 2130 mg calcium, 770 mg phosphorus, 125 mg sodium
1 large eggshell = approx. 6 g = approx. 2200 mg calcium
Calcium / Phosphor Calculator in english
Calcium / Phosphor Calculator in deutsch
Very useful tool as you can vary meat type, Ca: P ratio as well as calcium / phosphor content of supplement used.
The Nutritional Aspects of Bone Composition
Mineral Content in Bones of Ostrich (Struthio camelus var. Domesticus)
41.2% Calcium (36.3-45.7%)
16.8% Phosphorus (15.2-18.4%)
Ca: P ratio: 2.45: 1
0.49% Magnesium (0.35 - = .64%)
167 mg Zink (93-287 mg)
94 mg Iron (42-195 mg)
8.5 mg Copper (3.3-14.9 mg)
8.3 mg Manganese (4.6-13.0 mg)
10.0 mg Lead (0.9-56.8 mg)
453 mg Fluoride (290-640 mg)
11.2 mg Aluminum (1.6-20.8 mg)
Mg values are per kg bone ash.
Reference: Bissinger Klaus, Dissertation, University of Giessen, 2000 "Quantitativer Nachweis wichtiger Mengen- und Spurenelemente in Serum, Leber, Knochen und Vollblut sowie einige andere Gewebeparameter und Daten von gesunden, südafrikanischen domestic Farmstraussen (Struthio varachtus).
Mineral Content of Chicken Feet
Composition of egg shells with adherence of albumen
adapted from Animal By-Product Processing & Utilization H.W. Ockerman, CL Hansen Values on DMB (except water & protein)
