When I first brought home the very first pack on Friday night, Tabs ate a meal of BARF but after that, she didn’t want it anymore. Coco & Joe already told me that this happens often – the cat would appear to like it a lot, then goes off it for a few days. It’s quite normal, they said.
Indy appears to be uninterested in BARF since yesterday though he still eats it. Bunny still loves it, but he vomits if he is given too much. Bunny has this vomiting problem whenever he eats too much of anything, really. But I think Bunny can only be given very small amounts of BARF for now.
Cleo, of course, is a total convert – she has no problems eating the BARF. In fact, she loves it so much, she wants to take the others’ BARF too and for the first time in her life, Cleo stays back to lick the bowls of BARF after the rest are done.
Normally, Cleo would just nibble at her canned food, forgoes the kibble and goes off to scratch at the post. That’s her normal routine. She isn’t particularly interested in food.
Now, she devours the BARF…carnivorously!
Pole is willing to eat wee bit of it, if mixed with her canned food. Cow and Tiger are still on the no-go mode.
I’m surprised that Tabs was willing to eat a whole meal of BARF this evening.
Bunny loves it, but he vomits after that. I’ll just have to give him in very small amounts.
Licking her lips and feeling very happy!
For those who don’t eat, I still put a small amount in their bowl beside whatever they are eating. The literature says having been so used to the smell of canned food and kibble, it takes time for the cat to “learn” that raw food is also food that can be eaten. By putting a small amount beside their regular food, in time, they will “learn” that this too is food and hopefully, give it a try.
I’m letting Cow sniff at the tray.
I learnt from a friend that another way to assist in a slow switch is to put some yoghurt in their diet. This is to introduce probiotics into their digestive system.
Cleo licks up every little bit of BARF.
I only bought these two flavours. The fish in the Chicken and Fish variety is lightly steamed and not raw. It is highly inadvisable for cats to eat raw fish because of the reason below:
There is thiaminase in raw fish that could break down an essential B vitamin called thiamine in cats. Thiamine deficiency can cause neurological problems — and even lead to convulsions.
Chicken
Chicken & Fish
I asked Coco & Joe what they do to address the possibility of bacteria contamination, particularly salmonella and e-coli. They explained that fresh slaughter is used (same day) and the prepared food is immediately froze. I know, “fresh slaughter” sounds cruel, but cats are obligate carnivores and they need to eat meat. Even canned food and kibble contains meat and meat is from slaughter.
Meanwhile, if I succeed in transitioning all the cats to BARF, that would be a miracle. But I’m well aware that raw food may not be for every cat or dog. Some do better with cooked food. If one day, all the cats are willing to eat BARF, I’d still be giving them a variety of wet canned food, BARF as well as kibble, separately as meals. It’s for the convenience of feeding because I might not be able to feed them for every single meal. Right now, their supper is just kibble.
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