In the turkey... Can I use anything?

Anthony8858 · 11-24-2011, 07:56 AM

Getting ready to prepare the turkey. There's a neck and a bag of something

Turkey liver or gizzards??

Can I put that stuff to good use for Kira?

She's never had anything raw, so I'm a little leery about that. Is there anything I could cook, and add to her food?

Daisy&Lucky's Mom · 11-24-2011, 08:14 AM

I cook the gizard the little pieces in the bag .I boil then and the dogs get the livers w/ their kibbel/rice unless my husband beats them to it.

onyx'girl · 11-24-2011, 08:21 AM

My dogs love, love, love raw turkey necks. The organs raw are more nutritious also.
I would rather feed turkey raw than cooked. And never give them the skin, cooked or raw.... The skin is very fat which can cause digestive upset.
Happy Thanksgiving!

doggiedad · 11-24-2011, 10:41 AM

boil the liver, gizzards and neck. cut the liver and gizzards
up and feed a little during her meals. pull the meat
of of the neck for her. my dof was allergic to turkey
when he was a pup.

RocketDog · 11-24-2011, 10:43 AM

So...which is it? Boil the neck, or feed raw? I'd hate to spend the rest of the day/night with a vomiting or choking dog. My pup gets a raw beef bone once a day, but it's not quite the same as a raw diet.

**Lauri & The Gang** · 11-24-2011, 10:53 AM

I would not cook (in any way/shape/form) the neck because of the bones.

The raw neck bone should be fine.

doggiedad · 11-24-2011, 10:54 AM

you said you never fed her anything raw. i would boil the neck,
pull the meat off of it and feed it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RocketDog

So...which is it? Boil the neck, or feed raw? I'd hate to spend the rest of the day/night with a vomiting or choking dog. My pup gets a raw beef bone once a day, but it's not quite the same as a raw diet.

Stosh · 11-24-2011, 11:17 AM

I also feed the neck raw but I cut in half and feed half one day then the next. I cook in the giblets first because I use the broth for gravy but Stosh like them raw too. Just dole it out over a few meals because the internal organs are very rich

Freestep · 11-24-2011, 11:28 AM

I feed my dogs raw turkey necks all the time. They LOVE 'em and the bones are small enough that they don't cause a problem. I'd use the giblets for stuffing/gravy, but if you don't like giblets, the dogs can have them raw too. I wouldn't worry that your dog has never eaten raw before--dogs evolved as raw meat eaters.

Lucy Dog · 11-24-2011, 12:52 PM

Throw the neck in with the turkey while it's cooking and eat it yourself. That's what my father does every year.

11-24-2011, 07:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anthony8858 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,313	In the turkey... Can I use anything? Getting ready to prepare the turkey. There's a neck and a bag of something Turkey liver or gizzards?? Can I put that stuff to good use for Kira? She's never had anything raw, so I'm a little leery about that. Is there anything I could cook, and add to her food?

11-24-2011, 08:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 17,605	My dogs love, love, love raw turkey necks. The organs raw are more nutritious also. I would rather feed turkey raw than cooked. And never give them the skin, cooked or raw.... The skin is very fat which can cause digestive upset. Happy Thanksgiving! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

11-24-2011, 10:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
doggiedad Crowned Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jenkintown,Pa. Posts: 9,846	boil the liver, gizzards and neck. cut the liver and gizzards up and feed a little during her meals. pull the meat of of the neck for her. my dof was allergic to turkey when he was a pup. __________________ "Life Without A Dog Is A Life Unfulfilled"

11-24-2011, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lauri & The Gang Moderator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: SouthEastern WI Posts: 12,525	I would not cook (in any way/shape/form) the neck because of the bones. The raw neck bone should be fine. __________________ Lauri & The Raw Fed Gang Raw Dog Ranch Tazer HIC CGC – Cocker Winnie CGC - Corgi Mix Chimanes Spice it Up Piquin (Kaynya) - Chinese Crested Sasha - GSD mix Nator von Triton HIC CGC (Mauser) - LC GSD Piquins Some Like it Hot (Spike) – Chinese Crested Piquins Too Hot To Handle - Fuego (Chinese Crested)

11-24-2011, 11:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Freestep Knighted Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,092	I feed my dogs raw turkey necks all the time. They LOVE 'em and the bones are small enough that they don't cause a problem. I'd use the giblets for stuffing/gravy, but if you don't like giblets, the dogs can have them raw too. I wouldn't worry that your dog has never eaten raw before--dogs evolved as raw meat eaters. __________________ Luka von Sontausen, CD Vinca von Sontausen, CGC Freestep's Beluga Whale, BWD

11-24-2011, 08:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
Daisy&Lucky's Mom Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,436	I cook the gizard the little pieces in the bag .I boil then and the dogs get the livers w/ their kibbel/rice unless my husband beats them to it.

11-24-2011, 10:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
RocketDog Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 1,268	So...which is it? Boil the neck, or feed raw? I'd hate to spend the rest of the day/night with a vomiting or choking dog. My pup gets a raw beef bone once a day, but it's not quite the same as a raw diet.

11-24-2011, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	I also feed the neck raw but I cut in half and feed half one day then the next. I cook in the giblets first because I use the broth for gravy but Stosh like them raw too. Just dole it out over a few meals because the internal organs are very rich

11-24-2011, 12:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lucy Dog Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,180	Throw the neck in with the turkey while it's cooking and eat it yourself. That's what my father does every year. __________________ Paul

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