What is Fix-BARF?
Fix-BARF® – the perfect method to BARF cats and dogs
Fix-BARF® is an innovative concept for uncomplicated and nutrient-complete raw feeding for cats and dogs. With this unique feeding method, you can feed your pet 100% species-appropriate and healthy food. With Fix-BARF® complete menus, your pet not only receives plenty of fresh raw meat but also all the necessary supplements. This means that vitamins, minerals, and trace elements not present in the meat or not in sufficient quantities are added to meet their needs. Fix-BARF® provides the perfect combination of meat, vegetables, and supplements to optimally care for your cat or dog.
Advantages of Raw Feeding in General:
- natural diet
- awareness of every meal’s ingredients
- healthy stomach and intestinal environment
- strong immune system
- optimal supply of nutrients
- healthy metabolism
- less overweight
- healthier skin & coat
- prevention of allergies and chronic diseases
- healthy digestion and less strain on metabolism
- natural defense against parasites
- adequate water supply
- prevention of kidney and bladder stones
- healthy teeth
Easy BARF with Fix-BARF® Complete Menus
Our Fix-BARF® complete menus are true to their name: they are perfect for easy BARFing! The various recipes were developed with animal nutrition expert and animal naturopath Petra von Quillfeldt. Fix-BARF® is a healthy, complete food that contains all the supplements your pet needs for a balanced, species-appropriate diet, such as:
- Blood for iron supply
- Liver for vitamin A supply
- Eggshell for calcium supply
- Seaweed meal to cover iodine needs
Fix-BARF® for Cats
As a true carnivore, the cat relies on a protein-rich diet. Therefore, carbohydrates like grains, potatoes, and rice are not present in our Fix-BARF® complete menus for cats. Sugar, flavor enhancers, colorants, and other chemical additives also have no place in our food. Carefully made from the best raw ingredients according to individually calculated special recipes, all Fix-BARF® complete menus are suitable as a complete food and can therefore be fed continuously.
Fix-BARF® for Dogs
Our Fix-BARF® complete menus for dogs taste homemade and are made only from high-quality ingredients sourced in Germany. They contain not only ground organ meats, fruits, and vegetables but also chunky muscle meat and coarsely ground bones. This way, the complete menus are pleasantly chunky, which also supports the dog’s dental hygiene. Naturally, all our Fix-BARF® complete menus for dogs are complete foods designed to provide your dog with all the essential vitamins, minerals, and trace elements.
Valuable Supplements in Our Fix-BARF®
Each Fix-BARF® recipe is individually compiled and calculated. Each complete menu has its own nutrient mixture, making needs-based feeding possible and preventing both deficiency and oversupply.
Since there are various opinions in the BARF community about which supplements are best, we’ve taken different approaches in designing the Fix-BARF® complete menus: there are recipes supplemented solely with natural supplements, some with a blend of synthetic and natural additives, and others supplemented purely synthetically, ideal for allergy sufferers.
Open Declaration – Yes or No?
We believe that good food should always have transparent labeling, so the amounts of meat, organs, bones, vegetables, and fruits in all our Fix-BARF® complete menus are open and clear. For supplements, however, things look a bit different. By law, anything less than 3% of the total amount does not have to be declared in exact quantity.
We understand if you still want to know how much of each supplement is in each recipe. However, this is not always straightforward. Here are some considerations:
- The amount of a supplement doesn’t indicate how much of a nutrient (like iodine) is present in the entire recipe.
- Even with a precise supplement or nutrient amount, it’s unclear which need table was used for calculations.
- And importantly: Fix-BARF® is a protected brand. Many imitators exist, and an exact recipe would open all doors for them. Fix-BARF® is unique – and it should stay that way!
Scientific Nutrient Requirements as a Basis for Calculation
The values of various databases were used as a basis for the nutrient calculation of our Fix-BARF® complete menus. For example, the German Nutrient Database and the large work by Souci / Fachmann / Kraut, "The Composition of Foods, Nutrient Tables." Additional data from studies and publications, such as nutrient content of aquaculture fish and taurine content in feed meat.
We calculate the nutritional needs of dogs and cats based on data from the National Research Council (NRC), which serves as the basis for the FEDIAF, from which legal standards for the nutrient content of complete foods are derived. Additionally, our Fix-BARF® complete menus undergo regular analyses to ensure a balanced nutrient supply according to legal standards.
Ultimately, we should recognize that each calculation is only an approximation, as each animal has a different nutrient spectrum. Values can vary widely in the Souci / Fachmann / Kraut nutrient table. Therefore, we use averages for calculations without knowing if they’re exact. A precise answer would require expensive analysis of each animal fed.
The nutrient values depend on the tables used for calculations, and the results vary depending on the need model chosen and the nutrient values from each source. You can safely offer your cat or dog treats or an extra piece of meat or fish without disrupting the feeding plan. After all, we don’t live our lives strictly by nutrient tables.
Start Clever BARFing with Our Unique Fix-BARF!