In BARF, offal is a basic food for dogs and cats. Since the entire prey animal is hunted in biologically appropriate raw feeding, offal plays an important role for dogs and cats. After all, this is where numerous nutrients and vitamins are collected, which are processed for the body of the prey animal and are just as valuable for dogs and cats. That is why around 15 percent of BARF meals consist of offal - with tripe and omasum added separately, as you can see in our BARF calculator .
Instead of tripe and omasum, organs such as lungs, kidneys, spleen and liver are considered offal in BARF. Theoretically, you can take these from different animals and mix them in the food bowl. However, especially at the beginning, it makes sense to take muscle meat and offal from the same animal in order to better identify possible food intolerances. Once you have ruled out the risk of intolerances, you can feed the offal to your dogs and cats according to their taste.
If your dog initially resists BARFing with offal, you can mince the ingredients, chop them up or even fry them lightly and mix them with the rest of the food. This will remove some of the potentially unpleasant smell from the offal and make it easier for your pet to eat the small amounts. You can find out in detail how to BARF offal properly in our BARF guide .
