Taurine is an important component of food for dogs and cats. While the dog's body is able to produce taurine itself using the amino acids methionine and cysteine, cats depend on a corresponding diet. But dogs can also suffer from taurine-related deficiencies, which is why it is important to keep an eye on taurine for dogs as well as taurine for cats.
If there is too little taurine in the food for cats and dogs, this can affect their eyesight, growth, reproduction and the heart. For this reason, there are numerous mineral mixtures that you can mix into the BARF diet. The advantage of taurine is that it occurs naturally. You can find taurine for dogs and cats in, for example, eggshell powder or algae lime, which is completely harmless for your four-legged friends. Taurine is also found in meat and poultry, as well as seafood and shellfish. For example, you can often find taurine for cats and dogs in the BARF shop directly in the BARF meat . You can get further support in putting together the food from our BARF calculator . This will help you find an appropriate mixture of meat, fruit and vegetables , oil and calcium. This way you get the necessary taurine for dogs and cats.
