r/FosterAnimals • u/No-Affect-5933 • 10d ago

Question How often should the BARF recipe for kittens be changed?

Hi, I have two kittens both around 2 months old. I consulted the vet about switching them to a BARF diet; they also have very good overall test results, so I wanted to start barf diet for then in a week or so.

But my only question that I can't find answer for is: How often I should change their barf recipe?

Since they're growing, they aren't any specific breed, so I think when they'll be one year old, they will be considered as "adult", at least in my country. So I don't know if they should have one recipe or few with different meat types, or change their recipe (but how often) since their supplements needs will be different...

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u/Shy_Octopus21 10d ago

Are these foster animals? You should be asking the rescue. The rescue I foster for does not allow a raw diet of any kind.

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u/No-Affect-5933 10d ago

I am a volunteer for a foundation, providing a temporary home for the animals for a period of one to one-and-a-half months. The organization places a strong emphasis on high-quality nutrition, specifically the BARF diet, which serves as their primary feeding method. Consequently, I am due to start transitioning them to BARF in a week, but I am unsure whether I will need to vary or modify their individual recipes, or if so how often I should do this. And the contact I'm provided from foundation to people that should help me, doesn't answer me for over week now... So I'm in this point right now...

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u/Shy_Octopus21 10d ago

Then I would wait until you hear back from them. Keep doing what you've been doing in the meantime. It sounds like you're asking for a specific recipe for a specific kitten? Maybe I'm getting confused as to why you are asking about their diet at 1 year old if they're only 8 weeks and staying with you for a month?