TheBlackMoth
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Or are they like chicken ones - too splintery?
Can you feed turkey bones to dogs?
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dingle12
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would not feed any bones to dogs, seen so many killed with bones when i worked at a vets.
MurphysMinder
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Definitely not cooked turkey bones. Raw chicken bones are fed on the barf diet, but not sure abut turkey bones. The only bones I feed my dogs are marrow bones, and I take them off them when they start to splinter them.
Bedlam
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Yes - definitely - as long as they are raw and not cooked.
I feed mine turkey necks all the time - RAW!!!!
I feed mine turkey necks all the time - RAW!!!!
TheBlackMoth
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Ok - thanks for the advice!!
severnmiles
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Or are they like chicken ones - too splintery?
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Aslong as they're raw they're totally safe. Otherwise steer well clear.
Or are they like chicken ones - too splintery?
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Aslong as they're raw they're totally safe. Otherwise steer well clear.
severnmiles
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would not feed any bones to dogs, seen so many killed with bones when i worked at a vets.
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Not even raw
would not feed any bones to dogs, seen so many killed with bones when i worked at a vets.
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Not even raw
Tia
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As the others say, raw they are okay but if you are going to cook them safely (and you can) you need to boil them in the simmering oven of an aga, or low heat in oven, for about 4 days and then they will just crumble and are totally safe.
Don't feed the cooked skin of the turkey to dogs though as it is carcinogenic to dogs.
Don't feed the cooked skin of the turkey to dogs though as it is carcinogenic to dogs.
TheBlackMoth
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Thanks for that Tia - that was going to be their Christmas treat!!! Hope it's ok for the cats!
pocomoto
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Of course, bones are a dogs natural diet, as long as they are not cooked!!!!
I have a whole load of Turkey carcases from the butcher in my freezer currently, good seasonal bonus and absolutely free! They had some yesterday as I bought a large turkey and took off the crown for the humans and the legs and back went to the dogs and they loved it! This was instead of being chucked in the bin after Christmas or used for making loads of soup. Admittedly they are harder bones and would need breaking up for young and older dogs, I use a B&Q axe to break tougher bones before feeding.
On the end of this link is a picture of 5 week old puppies tucking into large raw turkey bones. http://www.absasleddogracing.org.uk/newgang/src/gangline/raw.htm
These puppies were the 2nd littler of a bitch that had been fed raw for three years prior. She had lost weight with her first litter and suffered upset stomach when fed on Complete Dog Food. But this litter she was fed food on demand with no ill effects and she was still feeding them at 10 weeks. She threw up for the pups, who were fed raw totally, she also took them down the garden to teach them how to hunt beetles and things!!! One of the bitches kept from the litter (now 8) has had her own litter (now 5) all have been fed raw bones virtually every day of their lives (total of about 14 yrs) As have the rest of the pack with no ill effects and plenty of huge benefits over so called Complete Dog Food..
Uncooked bones have a very different consistency than those that are cooked being springy and are not prone to splinter in their natural state, with meat and skin they are a brilliant source of natural untainted nutrients and roughage for canines whos digestive systems have adapted to digest this kind of thing over millions of years..
I have a whole load of Turkey carcases from the butcher in my freezer currently, good seasonal bonus and absolutely free! They had some yesterday as I bought a large turkey and took off the crown for the humans and the legs and back went to the dogs and they loved it! This was instead of being chucked in the bin after Christmas or used for making loads of soup. Admittedly they are harder bones and would need breaking up for young and older dogs, I use a B&Q axe to break tougher bones before feeding.
On the end of this link is a picture of 5 week old puppies tucking into large raw turkey bones. http://www.absasleddogracing.org.uk/newgang/src/gangline/raw.htm
These puppies were the 2nd littler of a bitch that had been fed raw for three years prior. She had lost weight with her first litter and suffered upset stomach when fed on Complete Dog Food. But this litter she was fed food on demand with no ill effects and she was still feeding them at 10 weeks. She threw up for the pups, who were fed raw totally, she also took them down the garden to teach them how to hunt beetles and things!!! One of the bitches kept from the litter (now 8) has had her own litter (now 5) all have been fed raw bones virtually every day of their lives (total of about 14 yrs) As have the rest of the pack with no ill effects and plenty of huge benefits over so called Complete Dog Food..
Uncooked bones have a very different consistency than those that are cooked being springy and are not prone to splinter in their natural state, with meat and skin they are a brilliant source of natural untainted nutrients and roughage for canines whos digestive systems have adapted to digest this kind of thing over millions of years..
dingle12
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not even raw,sorry its not worth it.
Bedlam
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not even raw,sorry its not worth it.
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I think it IS worth it actually.....it's a great way to give dogs a more natural diet. What would they be eating in the wild?
not even raw,sorry its not worth it.
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I think it IS worth it actually.....it's a great way to give dogs a more natural diet. What would they be eating in the wild?
pocomoto
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not even raw,sorry its not worth it.
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I have never known anyone on raw diet have any problems with raw bones splintering. Wild foxes do very well on it! Its only the city ones that have problems and mange from eating our left over cooked food!
To me it is far more risky to feed cooked or complete dog food putting a dog at risk from unregulated, mostly poor quality and or inappropriate ingredients, bloat, intestinal and related diseases. I would not risk a diet that is so totally alien to a canine.
not even raw,sorry its not worth it.
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I have never known anyone on raw diet have any problems with raw bones splintering. Wild foxes do very well on it! Its only the city ones that have problems and mange from eating our left over cooked food!
To me it is far more risky to feed cooked or complete dog food putting a dog at risk from unregulated, mostly poor quality and or inappropriate ingredients, bloat, intestinal and related diseases. I would not risk a diet that is so totally alien to a canine.
ShadowFlame
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NO - not turkey. There is a type of enzyme in turkey which is very dangerous to dogs. For their sake, please do not give them anything to do with turkey.