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Vitamins and minerals at
optimum levels promote growth, health, stamina,
reproductive ability, disease resistance,
detoxification and longevity. Given the absolute
importance to health of adequate vitamins and
minerals in the diet, the question is, do dogs and
cats eating BARF require extra supplementation? A
properly formulated BARF diet will contain an
abundance of vitamins and minerals, which will be
delivered in a biologically appropriate form and
should therefore not need to be supplemented.
However,
food grown on poor quality soils, harvested before
ripe and transported long distances, may have lower
levels of vitamins and minerals than expected. In
addition, some animals with specific needs, in
particular life stages, or suffering particular
health problems, may need supplementation of
vitamins or possibly minerals, over and above the
basic BARF diet.
Fatty acid
supplements for dogs may contain
either active or inactive EFAs
Active
EFAs can go straight to work in
your dogs body, whereas inactive
EFAs are unable to carry out
their vital roles without first
being converted by your dog to
the active form. This conversion
can only be carried out by
enzymes, which your dog may or
may not produce. If your dog
does not produce those enzymes
for any reason, those inactive
essential fatty acids are not
able to carry out many of their
vital functions. This will lead
to ill health.
Supplements which contain the
activated omega 6 EFAs for dogs
include Evening Primrose oil,
Borage oil and Black Currant
oil. Supplements which contain
inactive omega 6 EFAs include
vegetable oils such as safflower
oil, sunflower oil and corn oil.
Supplements which contain the
activated omega 3 EFAs include
Cod Liver oil and Fish body oils
such as Salmon oil. Supplements
which contain the inactive omega
3 EFAs include flaxseed oil and
hemp seed oil.
Why would
these critical activating
enzymes be missing?
Your cat
can only use activated essential
fatty acids!
BARFPlus
is as close to fresh as you can
get while still being a dry
ingredient. Notice the rich
green color of our product
compared to some other products
on the market today which look
brown and dried out.
BARFPlus
is yeast-free and dairy-free,
and contains no added corn,
fillers, fructose, starch,
irradiated products, colorings,
alcohol, flavorings or
preservatives. Organically grown
and non-genetically modified
foods are used wherever
possible.
BARFPlus
contains a mixture of the finest
ingredients, including
pesticide-free grain grasses,
natural vegetables, freeze-dried
probiotics, and full spectrum
enzymes. Every ingredient must
meet rigid standards for purity.
Ingredients are processed at
temperatures low enough to
ensure that all enzymes are
active.
Use
BARFPlus
Supplement, in addition to a
healthy diet and regular
exercise, to help your dog reach
its true health potential. The
nutriments used in BARFPlus help
maintain the healthy functioning
of your dog’s system, and in the
release of nutrients from
properly digested food.
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