Can Cats Have Turkey Lunch Meat. So turkey can definitely become part of your feline's meal times, although there are some safety considerations to take note of before you go ahead and serve up the bird. While cats can eat raw meat and there’s a general trend toward adding more raw meat to their diet, you run the risk of feeding your pet spoiled meat or food contaminated with salmonella or other bacteria.

The answer is yes, pieces of cooked turkey can be a healthy treat for cats. Turkeys can be wild or domesticated, similar to other birds like chickens and ducks, which impacts the type and quality of meat. Keep your lunch meat refrigerated.

Dangers for dogs and cats.

Beef organ meat can also be used, although organ meat should only make up a small portion of a cat's diet. This includes both cooked turkey breast or sliced deli meat. Cold cut turkey that comes in packets are high in sodium and preservatives that are harmful to cats in the same ways they can be harmful to humans. Turkey is ok to feed your cat.