FEEDING SCRAPS?
I’ll start off by saying that it is generally not a good idea to feed the scraps of the human meal to animals. Remember that the turkey meat we love is not appropriately balanced for dogs and cats and in addition, animals tend to have sensitive stomachs that are easily disturbed when eating so-called ‘human food’. This isn’t to say that the higher quality food that humans sometimes eat is bad for pets; I prefer natural diets for animals, which includes raw or slightly cooked human-grade whole ingredients, such as free-range meats and organic vegetables (although let’s face it, most people have trouble providing this for themselves). Animals however may not respond well to new foods/meats that are heavily cooked, spiced, or possess other qualities that they simply aren’t used to eating.
We however do give our dog some white meat turkey mixed in with her usual food, since we are aware of how she typically reacts with it. As long as you are familiar with how your pet digests certain ‘people food’ it should be OK in moderate amounts and as treats. With turkey for carnivores, the best route is to add small amounts of lightly cooked, skinless meat (such as that from the leg) and do not feed any cooked bones. Dogs and cats that are used to eating raw meat can also have raw turkey, organ meat (the turkey giblets), and uncooked bones. If in doubt about any food or bones for your dogs check with your vet
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