imported_Kat Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Remember folks when you are dishing out the turkey today to keep the skin away from the doggies! Turkey skin is toxic to dogs and cats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I'm not celebrating Thanksgiving, but that's a good fact to know :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I have heard that elsewhere as well, but not sure why the skin would be bad..... the way I understand it, if the dog is accustomed to eating only dry kibble, the addtion of large quantities of turkey skin adds additional fat to the digestive system, (the skin is the fattest part) and can cause pancreitis, but I would think that would happen over time, noton one meal. cant find any useful links though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_Kat Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Turkey skin contains certain chemical compounds which dogs cannot digest. It accumulates in the dog causing acute pancreatitis and liver failure, in the similar way that grapes and raisin poisoning works. Therefore one serving can be deathly to your dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Wow, I did not know that. Luckily my mom buys a big breast (that doesn't sound right), and it's skinless. Smoke didn't have too much of it though. Turkey is suppose to be real easy to digest for animals though (not the skin), isn't it? Or is that just for big cats.. oh nevermind, I think that's ground turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDG Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 kat, i remember we talked about this at some point already (last year?) and you promised to send me some research material on it. you never did tho. :) my dog eats turkey (including skin) as a regular part of his raw diet, and so do my cats. no problems at all. the same goes for many raw feeders i know. turkey wings with the skin on are a popular, inexpensive item in a raw feeding plan. i do recognize that dogs who aren't used to people food can get pancreatitis due to turkey skin being very fatty, but that's it - and the same goes for many other fatty foods as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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