How to Make Thanksgiving a Feast of Healthy Turkey Treats for Dogs and Cats

What better time to show our pets how grateful we are to have them than Thanksgiving? The challenge is how to do it in a way that is healthy, delicious and fun all at once. Farm to Pet makes it easy with our Turkey Feast value bag of healthy turkey treats for dogs and cats! And it’s not just the harvest design that makes it perfect for including our furry friends in the Thanksgiving festivities – it’s the low-fat, low-allergen pet treats inside. Unlike human turkey with all the trimmings, our single-ingredient Turkey Chips healthy pet treats contain none of the added fats, salt, flavorings, and seasonings that can upset fur baby tummies.

Read on for the many benefits of turkey for dogs and cats and whether they should partake in the family’s Thanksgiving turkey. You’ll also learn about our special-edition Turkey Feast and all of the single-ingredient turkey treats, including turkey chips, turkey dog food topper, and Turkey Crumbles turkey treats for cats, from Farm to Pet that pets can enjoy at Thanksgiving and all year long. 

Turkey is a wonderful poultry option for dogs and cats for many reasons, but more on that topic shortly. However, when we prepare turkey “human-style,” it becomes another story altogether. Adding butter and oils may give the flavor and moisture we love, but it’s added fat and calories, too – especially for animals. Cats and dogs thrive on unprocessed foods – it’s what their bodies are made to run on. In addition, dogs and cats have a much lower tolerance for salt than humans, and too much can actually be dangerous for them. Possibly most important to note is that onions and garlic are toxic to both dogs and cats. This is why it’s so critical to stick with unseasoned meat and poultry for pets - Grandma’s famous recipe for roast turkey is for humans only!

Turkey is literally stuffed with benefits for dogs! Minimally processed dog treats made of single ingredient turkey are a great choice for a nutritious dog snack. Turkey, especially skinless breast meat, is naturally low in fat and high in protein and nutrients. Specifically, turkey meat is an excellent source of zinc, niacin, magnesium, potassium and B vitamins. These essential nutrients offer a plethora of pet health benefits, including promoting healthy energy and metabolic levels, heart and muscle function, well-conditioned coat and skin, and even immune response and blood sugar regulation.

Turkey is also easily digestible to the canine digestive system, making is an ideal choice for dogs with sensitive stomachs. Plus, turkey is considered a “novel protein,” meaning it is less likely to be found in dog foods and treats. Because of this reduced exposure, novel proteins are less likely to cause food sensitivity and allergic reactions than more commonly used proteins, making turkey treats an excellent alternative for dogs sensitive or allergic to chicken or beef. 

While many of the above benefits of turkey treats carry over to cats, there are a few things that can make turkey even more beneficial to feline fur babies. While pet food allergies and sensitivities are far less common in cats than dogs, cats can still have tummy troubles, and turkey is mild on their digestive systems as well. In addition, protein is even more important to a cat’s diet than a dog’s, with cat’s requiring more than twice the protein than their canine counterparts (typically about 26% versus 12%). As such, grain-free cat treats made with one protein are ideal for cats. Lastly, turkey is rich in the essential amino acid taurine, which is critical for feline eye, heart, and brain function. Essential amino acids have to come from food, and with the highest taurine content of any land animal, grain-free single-ingredient turkey treats like ours make a great source.

Farm to Pet has understood and championed the benefits of turkey for dogs and cats for quite some time some time. In fact, our second product after our flagship Chicken Chips for dogs was – you guessed it! – Turkey Chips for dogs! Since then, we have expanded our selection to offer a wide variety of single-ingredient turkey pet treat options, including turkey dog food toppers and turkey cat treats as well as our crunchy chips! With Thanksgiving approaching, let’s take a quick tour through our healthy pet treat options containing turkey:

Turkey Chips, including Turkey Feast!

If there are two things Farm to Pet knows, it’s protein chips and how much pets love them! That’s why we offer our low-fat, low-allergen Turkey Chips healthy pet treats in our handy resealable standard and value size bags, six-piece Turkey Chip Snack Packs ideal for on the go, and our special-edition Turkey Feast bag. With its harvest-themed design, our Turkey Feast is perfect for including cats and dogs in Thanksgiving and holiday festivities, as well as giving them healthy turkey treats to gobble up all year long.

Turkey Treat Topper dog food topper

Food toppers are a great way to add a boost of flavor and nutrition to your pet’s wet or dry food. To be sure as many dogs and cats can partake as possible, including dogs with chicken allergies or pets with sensitive stomachs or dental issues, we offer our cat and dog food toppers in a single-ingredient Turkey Treat Topper variety in addition to our original Chicken Treat Topper pet food topper option.

Turkey Crumbles turkey cat treats

The newest addition to our turkey pet treat collection, Turkey Crumbles healthy cat treats are made from the same human-grade turkey breast as all of our grain-free turkey treats and toppers. The only the difference is that Crumbles are actually small bite-sized morsels of protein chips, making them the perfect size for cats and small dogs, and even to add fun crunch and delicious flavor to wet pet foods.

As you can see, there are so many options for your dogs and cats to feast on farm-direct, non-GMO and hormone-free turkey from Farm to Pet! Our single-ingredient Turkey Chips, Turkey Treat Toppers and Turkey Crumbles all provide the lean protein and essential amino acids pets need with the easy-to-digest, low-allergen deliciousness of turkey breast. At Thanksgiving and any time, show your fur babies how grateful you are for them with lots of love, pats, and a Farm to Pet Turkey Feast!