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izzy816 · 02-01-2007, 02:39 PM

Hi,

I hear of people feeding yorkies ground beef and white rice. Do you know if yorkies can eat ground turkey?

Grayson's mom · 02-01-2007, 02:43 PM

I'd like to know the answer to this as well as we eat alot of turkey (making turkey burgers tonight)

Yorkiedaze · 02-01-2007, 03:06 PM

Turkey is even better than chicken. All poultry is much safer than regular beef because they don't use hormones on them, among other things. I buy free range beef and veal.

KellyV · 02-01-2007, 03:09 PM

My two often eat it raw without any problems.... I wouldn't give them the skin though. It's high in fat.

kalina82 · 02-01-2007, 03:12 PM

ground turkey is absolutely fine, even white meat turkey is fine. KellyV is right tho, no skin. that's what makes them sick

dnurse · 02-01-2007, 04:31 PM

My vet told me absolutly no turkey or pork, that yorkies could not digest well, my breeder told me the same thing and sent me paper work about it also.

LunasMomma · 02-01-2007, 05:05 PM

The only ground turkey I'd give my girls would be ground turkey breast. The regular has the skin in it, ewww! Too much fat for them, which could cause pancreatis

I don't usually give them any human food at all, really, except for a tiny bit of scrambled eggs on the occasional Sunday morning and a bit of my apple

izzy816 · 02-01-2007, 08:23 PM

I gave him some turkey and brown rice. He gobbled it up. We will see if he does okay tonight. He wasnt eating his food so I had to give him something.

Thanks for the tips, I will keep you posted!

LunasMomma · 02-02-2007, 04:59 AM

Awww, I hope that he's eating for you now. It's so danged scary when they don't eat

I don't think him eating the turkey here and there will hurt him, especially if you drain it and rinse with hot water and drain again. I do this for our tacos and it's very low fat

Feel better Izzy!!!!!

ARCHIE · 02-02-2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dnurse

My vet told me absolutly no turkey or pork, that yorkies could not digest well, my breeder told me the same thing and sent me paper work about it also.

My vet said the same thing. It is not the same as chicken, more fat in it I
am told. When I have to cook chicken and rice my vet said not to use the
ground chicken, to much fat, only boiled chicken!
Like anything else different vet different opinion.

Carol & Buddy

izzy816 · 02-02-2007, 07:50 AM

Well, I took him to the vet this morning and he basically told me that Izzy is playing games with me.

...not surprised, they seem to find a way to test you. He said that he is testing to see if I will give in and feed him something he likes...well he won last night!!

He said as long as he is eating something, I shouldnt worry. He suggested that I put him back on his dog food. Leave it out and see what happens. Feeding the turkey and rice every now and then is still okay, just not all the time. So I guess I will see how he does today. I gave him the meat/rice mixture this morning and Im leaving his food out for the rest of the afternoon. We will see...so Im really confused now!

Part of me wants to feed him real food, the other part wants to give him dog food...he has a good brand of dog food too...these dogs are a trip!

ARCHIE · 02-02-2007, 07:56 AM

When Buddy was sick I had to cook boiled chicken and rice.
When he got better he would, of course not, go back to his regular
food. So I just continued to add boiled chicken and carrots or green beans to his kibble. Walla! No problem. I boil chicken breasts up on the weekend, boneless of course and freeze them so I always have them. I slice two pieces up and cut in little tiny pieces and add to his kibble with a baby carrot or green beans. He licks the bowl clean 2x a day. You have to trick them into eating, they are just to smart. When one breast is gone I just take another
from the freezer and put into the refrig and it defrosts before the next meal.

Good luck,

Carol & Buddy

joy and bella · 02-02-2007, 08:02 AM

i feel very stupid right now, and i do cook but i never have boiled chicken before??? how do you do it??? i know very stupid question

ellie81 · 02-02-2007, 09:12 AM

I though turkey was bad for them. I saw a thread about this around Thanksgiving. Now some are saying it's good. So, is it good or not?????

izzy816 · 02-02-2007, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ellie81

I though turkey was bad for them. I saw a thread about this around Thanksgiving. Now some are saying it's good. So, is it good or not?????

Izzy digested the turkey with no problem. I gave him ground turkey. Maybe they meant turkey from the actual bird...but my stepdad gave him a piece on christmas and he didnt have a problem...maybe it depends on the dog.

02-01-2007, 02:39 PM	#1
izzy816 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 842	Can they eat ground turkey Hi, I hear of people feeding yorkies ground beef and white rice. Do you know if yorkies can eat ground turkey? __________________ Peace and Love, Karla and Izzy! Check out Izzy on Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/433985

02-01-2007, 02:43 PM	#2
Grayson's mom Mommy's Little Boo Boo Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virgina Posts: 3,570	I'd like to know the answer to this as well as we eat alot of turkey (making turkey burgers tonight) __________________ Proud mom to Grayson Abby Dusty Pepper Ryan Gabriel and of course me Diane Grayson loves Tia

02-01-2007, 03:09 PM	#4
KellyV YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 757	My two often eat it raw without any problems.... I wouldn't give them the skin though. It's high in fat. __________________ RIP Pixie. We miss you! Come Visit Pixie, Charlie and Lilly

02-01-2007, 03:12 PM	#5
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Jersey Posts: 6,660 Blog Entries: 1	ground turkey is absolutely fine, even white meat turkey is fine. KellyV is right tho, no skin. that's what makes them sick __________________ Kellie and Morgan Girls Soccer Team Goalie!!!!

02-01-2007, 04:31 PM	#6
dnurse Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: houston, tx Posts: 68	Turkey My vet told me absolutly no turkey or pork, that yorkies could not digest well, my breeder told me the same thing and sent me paper work about it also.

02-01-2007, 03:06 PM	#3
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 6,892	Turkey is even better than chicken. All poultry is much safer than regular beef because they don't use hormones on them, among other things. I buy free range beef and veal.

02-01-2007, 05:05 PM	#7
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 4,914	The only ground turkey I'd give my girls would be ground turkey breast. The regular has the skin in it, ewww! Too much fat for them, which could cause pancreatis I don't usually give them any human food at all, really, except for a tiny bit of scrambled eggs on the occasional Sunday morning and a bit of my apple __________________ Card Carrying Member of the Crazy AND Pink Clubs

02-01-2007, 08:23 PM	#8
izzy816 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 842	I gave him some turkey and brown rice. He gobbled it up. We will see if he does okay tonight. He wasnt eating his food so I had to give him something. Thanks for the tips, I will keep you posted! __________________ Peace and Love, Karla and Izzy! Check out Izzy on Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/433985

02-02-2007, 04:59 AM	#9
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 4,914	Awww, I hope that he's eating for you now. It's so danged scary when they don't eat I don't think him eating the turkey here and there will hurt him, especially if you drain it and rinse with hot water and drain again. I do this for our tacos and it's very low fat Feel better Izzy!!!!! __________________ Card Carrying Member of the Crazy AND Pink Clubs

02-02-2007, 07:50 AM	#11
izzy816 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 842	Well, I took him to the vet this morning and he basically told me that Izzy is playing games with me. ...not surprised, they seem to find a way to test you. He said that he is testing to see if I will give in and feed him something he likes...well he won last night!! He said as long as he is eating something, I shouldnt worry. He suggested that I put him back on his dog food. Leave it out and see what happens. Feeding the turkey and rice every now and then is still okay, just not all the time. So I guess I will see how he does today. I gave him the meat/rice mixture this morning and Im leaving his food out for the rest of the afternoon. We will see...so Im really confused now! Part of me wants to feed him real food, the other part wants to give him dog food...he has a good brand of dog food too...these dogs are a trip! __________________ Peace and Love, Karla and Izzy! Check out Izzy on Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/433985

02-02-2007, 07:56 AM	#12
ARCHIE Owned by "Buddy" Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 10,732	When Buddy was sick I had to cook boiled chicken and rice. When he got better he would, of course not, go back to his regular food. So I just continued to add boiled chicken and carrots or green beans to his kibble. Walla! No problem. I boil chicken breasts up on the weekend, boneless of course and freeze them so I always have them. I slice two pieces up and cut in little tiny pieces and add to his kibble with a baby carrot or green beans. He licks the bowl clean 2x a day. You have to trick them into eating, they are just to smart. When one breast is gone I just take another from the freezer and put into the refrig and it defrosts before the next meal. Good luck, Carol & Buddy

02-02-2007, 08:02 AM	#13
joy and bella Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: florida Posts: 1,172	i feel very stupid right now, and i do cook but i never have boiled chicken before??? how do you do it??? i know very stupid question __________________ I LOVE my baby girl Bella!!!! She is my world!!

02-02-2007, 09:12 AM	#14
ellie81 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 4,940 Blog Entries: 1	I though turkey was bad for them. I saw a thread about this around Thanksgiving. Now some are saying it's good. So, is it good or not????? __________________ Ellie and Bengi Bengi's Dogster President of the Spoiled Rotten Club Bengi Koda Jade