BARF recipes for dogs without bones

BARF for dogs the easy way - here you will find delicious recipes with and without dairy products consisting of meat, innards, vegetables and fruit, oils and our Vitamin Optimix Barf Plus Calcium.

Feeding recommendation including dairy products and treats (for adult dogs, daily amount in gram):

body weight (kg)	meat/fish (gross weight)	dairy products	vegetables/fruit	oils	Vitamin Optimix Barf plus Calcium*	treats
2.5	50 - 60	15 - 25	25 - 45	1 - 1.5	1.5	5 - 6
5	85 - 100	30 - 50	50 - 75	2 - 3	2.5	8 - 10
10	140 - 170	60 - 80	95 - 120	4.5 - 5.5	4	11 - 14
20	240 - 285	110 - 130	170 - 210	9 - 11	7	16 - 19
30	325 - 375	150 - 175	235 - 280	13 - 17	9.5	19 - 21
40	410 - 465	185 - 225	300 - 340	18 - 21	11.5	20 - 22
50	490 - 550	220 - 280	350 - 400	22 - 27	13.5	22 - 25
60	560 - 625	260 - 310	400 - 450	27 - 32	15.5	23 - 26
70	630 - 700	300 - 340	450 - 500	32 - 37	17.5	25 - 27

*one measuring spoon (leveled) corresponds to approx 3.5 g

Feeding recommendation excluding dairy products and treats (for adult dogs, daily amount in gram):

body weight (kg)	meat/fish (gross weight)	vegetables/fruit	oils	Vitamin Optimix Barf plus Calcium*
2.5	80 - 100	25 - 30	2.5 - 3	1.5
5	135 - 170	40 - 50	4 - 6	2.5
10	230 - 280	70 - 90	8 - 10	4.5
20	385 - 470	120 - 150	13 - 16	8
30	520 - 640	160 - 200	18 - 22	10.5
40	650 - 790	200 - 250	22 - 27	13
50	760 - 930	240 - 300	26 - 32	15
60	875 - 1100	270 - 340	30 - 37	18
70	980 - 1200	310 - 375	33 - 40	20

*one measuring spoon (leveled) corresponds to approx 3.5 g

further information:

meat/fish:

You may generally alternate between different types of meat every day. Meat varieties differ in energy content due to their protein and fat amounts, e.g. turkey is leaner than fatty duck. Pork should always be cooked.

You may feed raw fish once per week. If you want to feed fish more than once per week, you should cook it to prevent a Vitamin B1 deficiency.

innards:

Acceptable innards are rumen, leaf tripe, spleen, heart, udder, lung and kidney. They do not necessarily have to be included in the ration. Innards have a higher connective tissue content compared to muscle meat. This can cause a change in feces consistency when given in large amounts.

Liver has a high content of Vitamin A. The portion of fresh liver therefore should not exceed 0.5g per kg of body weight per day (e.g. a 10kg dog: 5g of liver per day or 35g a week).

Maw meat may have remains of thyroid which, when feeding large amounts regularly, may have effects on the hormone balance.

bones:

Feeding bones is not necessary. Our meal plan supplies the sufficient amount of calcium and phosphorus with mineral powder. If bone feeding is still desired you can replace up to a maximum of 5 % of the meat ration with meaty bones such as chicken, turkey or duck necks, fleshy oxtail or lamb ribs.

dairy products:

Suitable dairy products such as cottage cheese, cream cheese, curd, yoghurt, lean curd and buttermilk are highly digestible proteins that partially contain lactic acid for the intestinal function. Please consider that higher amounts of lactose can lead to changes in faeces consistency. Therefore, it should always be individually tested which and how much of a dairy product can be tolerated.

vegetables/fruit:

With a few exceptions, all types of vegetables and fruit can be given. They are a source of fiber and folic acid. It is essential to exclude the following varieties: onions, garlic, leeks, avocados, grapes and raisins. Instead of fresh vegetables or fruit you can also give flakes or canned vegetables. In case your dog refuses vegetables, the feeding of cellulose fibers may be useful to balance intestinal activity.

supplements:

oils: To cover the essential fatty acids we recommend safflower oil, hemp oil or sunflower oil and salmon oil. The daily amount should consist of ¾ of one of the vegetable oils and ¼ of salmon oil. Instead of salmon oil from the bottle you can use salmon oil capsules.

Vitamin Optimix Barf plus Calcium supplies all necessary trace and volume elements as well as vitamins.

We hope this makes feeding your dog a lot more fun! If you have any questions or would like a customized recipe, we are here to help! Please note that questions by phone and email will be charged after consultation.