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Important Thanksgiving tip from the ASPCA!

4.2K views 27 replies 20 participants last post by  candiceb  
#1 ·
Turkey Day

"A little bite of plain turkey is usually OK for pets, ASPCA experts say. If you decide to feed your pet a nibble of plain turkey, make sure it’s boneless, well-cooked and doesn’t contain fat or gristle, says Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital. Don’t offer your pet raw or undercooked turkey—it could contain salmonella bacteria."

Just wanted to make sure you're all aware :tongue:
 
#12 ·
Oh NO! I've fed Ania raw turkey several times this week! She MUST be sick! She's been running around the house a lot, and she keeps trying to "play" with us (this must be doggy sign-language for "I'm DYING!!!!").

Also, her teeth are amazingly white. But I must be confusing that with rabies foam!! Does salmonella make you foam at the mouth too?!?!?

Oh man. What HAVE I done?!?!? :rolleyes:
 
#13 ·
Turkey Day

"A little bite of plain turkey is usually OK for pets, ASPCA experts say.
Oh good, cause that's what I plan to do. Well, more than a little bite but if a little bite won't hurt, I'm sure a little pound won't hurt either. Whew! Glad the ASPCA says it's ok!

If you decide to feed your pet a nibble of plain turkey, make sure it’s boneless, well-cooked and doesn’t contain fat or gristle, says Dr. Louise Murray, Director of Medicine at the ASPCA Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital. Don’t offer your pet raw or undercooked turkey—it could contain salmonella bacteria."
What!?!?!?!!? Oh those poor, poor wolves who sneak in to farms and steal chickens and turkeys....all these years, they've been subject to salmonella and bones....OH THE HUMANITY! Why hasn't anyone stopped this madness? Doesn't anyone care? Buncha wolf haters!

Just wanted to make sure you're all aware :tongue:
Thank YOU. I plan to give a stern talking to some farmers. How dare they raise such dangerous animals!
 
#17 · (Edited)
LOL! I just opened up my email and saw that. I was about to start a post on it but it looks like you beat me to it!! :biggrin:

Speaking of ASPCA, I also saw this on their site:

"Please note: Do not give your pet raw eggs. Raw egg white contains avidin, an anti-vitamin that interferes with the metabolism of fats, glucose, amino acids and energy."

Anyone hear anything about this?
 
#25 ·
"Please note: Do not give your pet raw eggs. Raw egg white contains avidin, an anti-vitamin that interferes with the metabolism of fats, glucose, amino acids and energy."

Anyone hear anything about this?
If you fed nothing but raw egg whites all the time, yes, this would be true. However, the biotin in the raw egg yolk counteracts the avidin. And I don't know about you, but I don't feed just raw egg whites. My pups get the whole egg (shell and all). It would be useful for the ASPCA to give the whole story on eggs, but I guess that would be too easy. :rolleyes:
 
#27 ·
i waited until they had been introduced to everything else...others don't and their dogs are fine.

mine are a pain....so everything is a drama....

they get eggs once a week now and we're nine months in.....

'course, if you really want them to fart up a storm, mix that egg with a smelt and some tripe...LOL