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Cat food safety
Can Cats Eat Turkey Bones? No
Do not feed bones
No. Do not give turkey bones to cats, especially cooked bones.
Turkey BonesCall for choking or pain
Call your veterinarian now if your cat swallowed turkey bone or has choking, gagging, vomiting, pain, or blood in stool.
Meat and bones differ
Plain turkey meat can be safe; turkey bones are not a treat.
Do not wait on symptoms
Bone problems can become urgent, especially with choking, vomiting, or pain.
If a bone was swallowed
- Remove access to the bones and estimate what may have been swallowed.
- Call your veterinarian promptly if a bone was chewed, swallowed, or if your cat is gagging, vomiting, or painful.
Avoid all poultry bones
- Cooked turkey bones, raw turkey bones, small poultry bones, carcass scraps, bones with skin or seasoning, gravy bones, and trash access.
- Trying to make a cat pass a bone at home without veterinary advice.
Watch
- Choking, gagging, drooling, vomiting, constipation, bloody stool, belly pain, hiding, lethargy, or appetite loss.
Portion
Do not offer any amount.
Helpful food-safety supplies
Optional tools for measuring, storing, serving, and cleaning up tiny portions safely.
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