The Barf diet killed my dog so why do people still feed like this ?

Because they believe, rightly or wrongly that raw/barf type feeding is better for the dogs, in some rare cases like your this is not always the case, very sorry for you loss.

For those who don't now about it

http://www.ukbarfclub.co.uk/about-barf-feeding/wha...

By posting the link above I am not supporting BARF just help for peeps who don't know, I have done my research and will never feed BARF

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I'm a cat owner and feed my cat raw and cooked meats and bones. Specifically the meaty bones are raw chicken wings and necks. She's so used to eating this that if she catches mice or birds she eats it, the whole bird is eaten except for a few feathers. I wonder if you problem was cooked bones or bones other than wing and neck? Cooked bones will splinter. I've also heard that animals who are not fed a predominantly meat diet don't have a sufficiently acid system to digest the bones, so if you were mixed feeding (commercial and meaty bone) this might be a problem?

But I'd think if a small cat can digest bone a dog can too. Commercial foods have not been around for long and in the wild cats and dogs both eat the whole prey animal.

I have to admit I got a bit lost with all the back and forth conversation. What I did want to say is I chose a raw diet that fits my needs. I feed chicken leg quarters for dinner and natures variety or some other pre mix that is ground already. I needed something more simple for my husband and anyone who keeps the dogs. Also with the young one I make her work for her breakfast for training and the patties can be broken. We had to put our older one to sleep last weekend but the diet prolonged his life as far as we can tell he had dm and it seemed to slow the progression.

Anyway my stance it that raw is best but like bindie said not for everyone. What I really wanted to say is I read quite a few books and many websites and articles most of them did warn of the dangers, not with a bright neon sign but they did say they could not guarantee that no problems would occur what they did say is that the rates were not any higher than the dogs that choked on Commercial dog food. I have been very aware of the potential of choking of puncturing since I started and I felt the benefits out weighed the risks.

I did also want to agree with you that some raw feeders are over the top so I see where you get the cult reference from. I nearly got my head taken off when I said I used some premixed stuff for convience in one group. You really have to find the right people, for example if you still believe that a dog would do best on raw diets you can always go with pre-mixes with ground bone or grind them yourself. It is not about doing it one way there are many acceptaple ways to do the raw diet you just have to research and ask tons of questions at least that is what i did until I found some not so finatical people who thought I was going to kill my dog if I gave it some ground buffalo with no bone until I could get to the store

Barf Diet

There is one good thing about the sudden popularity of the BARF diet.

It is bringing attention to the serious lack of quality dog foods on the market.

Many dogs are slowly being killed by cheap, inappropriate dog foods filled with chemicals, useless fillers, and animal byproducts that should be thrown in the trash. Do you know what your dog’s food label means when it says chicken byproduct? You may think it means your dog is getting chicken meat from the food, but the label is actually referring to the parts of the chicken no one else wants, such as the head, legs, beak, etc.

Don’t go to the extremes of the BARF diet, but don’t fall for the misleading marketing of commercial dog foods. Just because a company says their dog food is healthy, doesn’t mean it is.

There are some products that doesn't include any BARFs. Of course, such foods are fully safe to your dogs, too >>>http://www.agritura.com/index.php/cat/c380_Dog-Foo...

Maybe because 99% of people who feed BARF do so successfully. There are risks in everything we feed. Salmonella has been found in kibble and there have been recalls.

I too have lost a dog to a blockage, he ate wheat from the field.

I ve fed BARF for 5 years with no problems.mi also run a raw feeding group on Facebook.

A dog needs to build up its stomach acids to digest whole bones. If you don t want to feed whole bones, you just feed mince with ground bone.

The majority of vets are not aware of the benefits of raw feeding, as they have not researched it.

If you want to eat truly healthy, lose body fat consistently, normalize your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, prevent cancer, and even boost your brain health and energy levels, you may have heard all over the news that the Paleo Diet has been found to be one of the best methods of achieving all of these benefits compared to any other popular "fad" diets out there. Go here https://tinyurl.im/aHM7t

The truth is that the Paleo Diet will never be considered a fad because it's just simply the way that humans evolved to eat over approximately 2 million years. And eating in a similar fashion to our ancestors has been proven time and time again to offer amazing health benefits, including prevention of most diseases of civilization such as cancer, heart disease, alzheimers, and other chronic conditions that are mostly caused by poor diet and lifestyle. One of the biggest misunderstandings about the Paleo Diet is that it's a meat-eating diet, or a super low-carb diet. This is not true

Believe in your vet and expect your dog to die of heart disease, cancer and or discrepancy. Same with following the advice of a medical doctor for yourself.

Go Ketogenic Paleo for yourself and your pet and see the end of expensive vet and medical costs.

Education is a must. Chicken feet and necks, fish bones provide safe bones for your pet. Organ meat (don’t overload), meat and especially fat from bovine and pink salmon should be human grade and clean. Some virgin coconut oil is good and pork fat is well taken. Freeze and store and take out small quantities for a few days feeing. Do as much raw as possible. If your dog gets the runs from raw heart, liver or other organs, lightly steam before feeding.

The number of dogs dying from processed kibble is vast; the number from properly fed BARF, minuscule, but that is where the ‘news’ (falsified) is made. Remember, your doctor and vet do not get trips to Florida from healthy patients. They make their money from keeping people coming and that is the system we have. Step away from that door.

How much bone were you feeding? With a raw diet, the usual recommendation is 80% meat, 10% bone, and 10% organ.

I do feed my dog raw, but I do not bash others that don't. If they have their minds made up on raw, I try to point them in the right direction to find a high quality dry food.

I am so sorry for your loss.