The Barf Diet: For Dogs and Cats: Using Evolutionary Principles

by Ian Billinghurst

Book Overview

This third book from Dr. Ian Billinghurst was written to help pet owners either understand or expand their knowledge of evolutionary diets for both dogs and cats. It contains important background... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0958592519
• ISBN13: 9780958592512
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Ian Billinghurst
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Must own bookk for pet lovers

This is the bible of raw dog feeding and most experts would say its a great 1st book for those interested in raw feeding. My dog has never been healthier since I switched him onto the diet plan shown in this book. Every dog is different but with a little tweaking this diet is alot easier than you would think and the money saved from Vet bills alone should help with the cost. My first recommendation for those doing this is to look for sales!! Look for sales on meat especially and buy big quantities when its on sale! A big food processor is also a help! Good luck!

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GREAT!!!

A MUST HAVE for all raw feeders or those thinking of switching from the poisoning kibble.. Everyone should read this and IF you care for your pets you will never feed kibble again.. Go Ian Billinghurst!!

best place to start

this is not the end all, be all of BARF books, but it's an essential addition to your library if you have any interest in dog/cat nutrition. We have been feeding our dogs and cat a raw diet for the last 4-5 months and I couldn't be happier. Recently we lost our oldest dog (11yo/90lbs), and I am convinced this diet gave her 4 more months of happy, comfortable life. In march she began having issues with her kidneys. the vet's were at a loss, and we tried several different varietes of commercial food trying to control it. nothing worked...except BARF. Within a month of being on it everything went back to normal. My vet is not a fan of this diet (many aren't), but when he saw the lab results he couldn't agrue it wasn't working. Really up until the day she passed she was a happy, active dog, and I am so thankful we had the extra time with her. I'm not going to lie though; this diet is not cheap unless you have very good sources of "raw meaty bones". when we first started we were totally dependent on our grocery store for them, and it was costing us at least $12-15 a week, but now that we have found a BARF co-op in our area we save a lot of money (we spend about $30 a month), so it's just as cost effective as feeding Canidae or Innova (what we were feeding before the switch).

Dog owners must!

I adopted my dog after she had major hip surgery removing 2 inches of her leg bone. I wanted to put her on the healthiest diet possible and was turned on to the BARF diet. It works!!! Some vets are very shy about this diet but this is a dog's natural diet - how can it be wrong! (Except possible for tiny over-bred dogs). My dogs leg healed in no time at all, her muscle tone is great and you would never know she had 2 inches of her leg missing. Her coat is silky soft and she has had no health issues. I am tired of my dogs dying from cancer, or suffering hip dysplasia and arthristis. I've turned my whole block onto this diet and my butcher has a whole new group of customers.