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fpsparta3

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Hi friends!
Figgy Pudding loves her raw diet and I love her non-stinky poos! :ThumbsUp: But I have a question. I have heard that chicken necks are a great treat to use occasionally, what about turkey necks? I'm on good speaking terms with my butcher (I've been giving him info on raw diet for his cat, woot!) and he said that he knew he could do turkey necks for a really cheap price. Are turkey necks going to be too big even if I cut them up into 1-inch pieces? Should I see if I can get just chicken necks instead? Thoughts?
 
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Cathie said:
When we cook a turkey, I just gave Piggy the whole thing. He loved it.
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I've read that you should never give COOKED meat w/bones in it to cat or dogs. Reason being they get brittle when cooked and could perforate the intestine... I'd be careful....
 
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OMG! NEVER EVER feed your cats bones that have been cooked! Not even quickly zapped in the microwave to take the chill off. Heating makes them brittle and they can kill your cat. Raw bones only please!!!!!
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Were there significant increases in reports of elderly disappearing whilst plotting the grinding of said turkey necks? :LOL::LOL:
 
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Sorry, I ment when we cooked the turkey, he got all the "giblets" and the neck bones raw.
 
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On this subject, I was wondering whether giving raw chicken (or turkey) necks as a teeth-cleaning snack is do-able in combination with dry food. It is my understanding that combining raw with dry can cause upset tummies because the raw is digested much faster, but if we were to give Lucifer one or two necks a week would that be harmful?
 
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Or if you were to separate the feeding of raw and dry by several hours, that way the food can have more time to digest before introducting the other food. Say if you gave dry in the morning, then give a chicken neck in the afternoon, and wait a bit longer that night to give dry for dinner. Do you free feed dry food? Free feeding dry food may cause upset stomachs when combined with raw necks, but taking it away for the day would help too (does this make sense?). If you try it let us know how it goes!
 
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fpsparta3 said:
Or if you were to separate the feeding of raw and dry by several hours, that way the food can have more time to digest before introducting the other food. Say if you gave dry in the morning, then give a chicken neck in the afternoon, and wait a bit longer that night to give dry for dinner. Do you free feed dry food? Free feeding dry food may cause upset stomachs when combined with raw necks, but taking it away for the day would help too (does this make sense?). If you try it let us know how it goes!
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Thank you for the suggestion! We don't really free feed the dry (though his servings last most of the day), he gets it twice a day and one serving of wet in between as well so we could give this a try and see how it goes. I really want to give him something to clean his teeth (we don't brush) and we have tried kibble that is designed to clean teeth, but I don't really like the ingredients of that stuff and I'm not sure it works that well.
 
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We do that with our dogs and they are fine. They eat Taste of the Wild dry food in the morning and at night. They get a chicken neck, back, or leg (without the skin and fat) every couple of days for breakfast rather than the dry food and they do fine. I think the important part is to make sure the feedings (kibble and raw) are spaced out enough.
 
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