Turkey is a No No

[Gracie2006]

When Gracie was on a bland diet, the vet told me to give her extra lean ground turkey meat. She loves it. My rule of thumb is, no dark meat and no skin and no fat. Many commercial dog foods contain turkey. Not all Turkey is toxic!

[yorkieK9trainer]

Knowing what is IN something that causes an potentially allergic reaction is most important. Rather than saying that " " is toxic for your dog, don't give it to them. If that were true, then I'm sure some of you on here would've stopped giving your dogs Chicken a long time ago. Or stopped feeding Fromm a long time ago- BOTH products went through a bout of having killed a few dogs from bad batches. Doesn't mean you should be so fearful that you stop all together. I understand that you don't want to take chances w/ you little ones, ME TOO, but within reason. Just becase I know that my dog could potentially die at the groomers office because they use heaters on them while they're in cages, doesn't mean that I'm going to stop using my groomer.

Be realistic and just know what causes what and decide on how you want to react.
Another thing to consider as far as toxicity goes, is that just like allergies, your dog could develop sensitivities to something you've given it it's entire life and now suddenly you can't. They also may grow out of some sensitivities. So just because you gave your dogs five or six grapes as an adolencent dog, doesn't mean that at 7 or 8 you can get away w/ the same amount. Something else to think of. My dogs? They continue to get grapes once in awhile, because I know what it is about grapes that's toxic AND what the symptoms are. Life is short. Enjoy it how you choose. I wouldn't stop doing something just because of a blank statement. It may not be entirely true. Turkey is bad for your dog...not the turkey itself, but the process in which it retains most fat. At that point, you could say that some pot roasts would be bad for your dog as well.

[JESSY_RN2B]

Wow, thanks for the information. I will definitely keep this in mind!!

[irishawk]

I read this thread around Thanksgiving, but figured a few pieces of turkey would be OK anyway.... and I woke up the next morning to Howie throwing up all over my comforter!!! So no more turkey for this yorkie!

[Rae Rae]

Originally Posted by txshopper73

I posted the exact same thing around Thanksgiving and got the same response from a few individuals. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59248

Well, if everything is in moderation, then I guess a couple of Chocolate chips won't hurt dogs either. Wasn't that the topic of discussion last year.

Look, dogs react different ways to different things. Some dogs may do fine with turkey while others will end up at the vet's office.

The warnings are out there. Now, whether or not one chooses to follow the warnings is up to you but I for one will NOT take any chances.

I agree. Once I learn something is harmful to my baby, he won't get it. Like chocolate for example, he snuck some out of my purse before, and even though I panicked, he was fine. There's still no way in hell I would give him a little piece of it though.