Does anyone feed a BARF diet to their Cats?

Donna · 26-06-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fran

I don't feed rabbits to my girls as I keep two pet bunnies at home and haven't got the heart to feed rabbit to them. I have feed whole duck and pheasant to them though. We did de-feather them first ( is the term dress them?) but I know people who feed whole rabbits complete with fur to their dogs

Poor bunnies. I have a pet bunny so understand where you are coming from.

Mags · 26-06-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Donna

Do you just literally put the bunny in their bowl????

....Sorry Donna but I couldn't help laughing at that!!

Donna · 26-06-2006, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mags

....Sorry Donna but I couldn't help laughing at that!!

Glad to have amused you Mags!!

borderdawn · 26-06-2006, 10:02 PM

Mine get the fur too. Its amazing how dogs know the difference, apart from Breeze who had not known pet Rabbits before, the boys are fine with "Radish" and the smell of a wild Rabbit is very different, it stinks! My Ferrets would relish a wild Rabbit, but when I had to get a commercially bred one because of myxi, the Ferrets wouldnt touch it!

Mine have had Pheasants too, they were skinned, far quicker than plucking, they also get eggs complete with shell.
Dawn.

Fran · 26-06-2006, 10:13 PM

I feed raw egg, both duck and hen complete with shells to my girls

borderdawn · 26-06-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fran

I feed raw egg, both duck and hen complete with shells to my girls

Good girl!

Dawn.

Elaine · 27-06-2006, 08:06 AM

Thanx for an interesting thread and lots of info. I would really like to try this Barf Diet on my cats and hopefull the transition wont be too unpleasant for them and me

dinahsmum · 27-06-2006, 09:05 AM

Dawn/Fran - is the rabbit paunched before you feed it? Or the pheasant drawn? Imagine it must be. So puss is still missing out on the glories of the prey creature's digestive organs & contents? Think that is what all the supplements replace?

Fran · 27-06-2006, 09:30 AM

I can't speak for the rabbit DM as I don't feed it but regarding pheasant / duck we have fed both prepared and unprepared as it were (sorry I don't know the correct terminology

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borderdawn · 27-06-2006, 09:50 AM

Yes DM, I always gut the Rabbit first and the Pheasant.
Dawn.

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