Turkey Tips for your pets!

We all look forward to spending Thanksgiving dinner with our families, which often includes our dogs. After all, they are part of the family and love to be the center of attention.

Dogs also like being handed treats by family members and guests.  However, this can be dangerous and even fatal to your dog.

Here’s how to keep your dog safe this Thanksgiving…

Can Dogs Have Turkey?

In case you’re wondering, yes you can give your dog some turkey and even a little gravy. When placing the meat in your dog’s bowl, be sure to remove all pieces of bone.

Dogs and turkey bones aren’t a good combination.

Just like chicken bones, turkey bones splinter and can cause blockage or perforation of the intestine. Also use caution when feeding your dog turkey skin. It’s great for a treat, but too much can cause a case of canine pancreatitis. Canine pancreatitis causes severe diarrhea and vomiting which can lead to dehydration.

Other symptoms include: severe pain, refusal to eat, crying, weakness and irritability.

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