Silkstocking - Is it Lisa?
I hope I am not prying, but did I read somewhere that you are pregnant? -hope that is not being cheeky! Are there any special precautions you need to take feeding Barf while pregnant? or with young children?
I do not feed raw and do not see myself ever doing it, but am genuinely interested in the debate. I know we clashed in a previous thread, but I was very uptight then about Honey's behaviour - I am sorry about that. I am much morereassured now and things have settled a lot. I too hope to learn from this debate and would like it to be as friendly as possible. I hope I have not opened a can of worms!
I am pregnant yes
but no I dont take any special precautions to feed BARF now that I'm pregnant! Apart from my OH is feeding the dogs a bit more but thats more becuse I am knackered!!!!!!
My dogs eat their raw bones in the kitchen or the garden, I clean the kitchen floor every day anyway so that clears up any raw food matter!!!! And the mince and stuff is so easy the dogs wolf it down and I clear the bowls.
I learnt about BARF from my dogs breeders, who I trust implicitly about all things doggie!! I have to say the vet talked me in to trying Milo on some dried food because my boy doesnt keep much weight on, and I honestly noticed a huge difference in his coat, a lot less shine and in the stinks coming from his bottom!!!
Nor did he put any weight on so I went back o BARF and Milo is much happier that way he didnt get the dry thing at al he didnt like eating dry foodl!! But it is something he has never had, for my two it would have meant a big change in diet for me to have fed them anything different as they were weaned on BARF.
When I first joined COL I started a BARF thread and I cringed badly that I had! I hadnt realised it was such an immotive debate!! Thats why I mentioned keeping the thread friendly! No other reason
I'd forgotten all about the Honey thread
but I'm pleased things have settled for you
There is huge debate amongst people with regard to BARF, all I can say again is, it works for us, we don't find it hard work or that it takes extra time. I have friends who have swapped to BARF because they have felt after seeing the way my two are fed that they would like to try it and their dogs have thrived on it.