Onion & Garlic Toxicity

Garlic, onion, chives and leeks all cause damage to dog and cat red blood cells, with garlic being the most toxic, then onions, then chives, then leeks. Because of the concentration, granules are worse than flakes and flakes are worse than the fresh produce. Although any amount damages red cells, either higher amounts or low grade continuous amounts can damage enough cells to cause severe anemia.

[maureengilligo]

Thank you. There is a vet (I don't want to mention names) has a YouTube channel saying you can give a small amount of garlic to your dog or cat.

[citticat]

I broiled chicken to make soup and added onions. I drank the broth and gave the cat some chicken. I noticed she didn't eat much then I remembers the onions -

[lightsaver]

If anyone is wondering, a little bit (like the top part of a pinky finger) is not going to hurt your dog. Garlic powder is the WORST, and even that amount will probably hurt your dog. Normal garlic, in the quantity and size I just mentioned will most probably NOT hurt your dog. Do not feed garlic to your dogs or cats. If you have, accidentally, refer to the first sentence of this comment and then act accordingly. The best thing that you can do in this situation is to involuntarily make your dog throw up. You can do this by giving your dog "stale" treats (by "stale" I mean the dog treats that have been opened for 1-2 days) and he will most likely throw up. If you don't have any "stale" treats, use anything that will not harm your dog past the point of throwing up.

[roses]

My cat licked garlic sauce and I'm panicking

[xpz]

My dog stole my garlic bread crust!! It was one finger size crust!! I’m so scared this is my dogs 3 Xmas!! She’s a yorkie and she’s 4 years old!! Please help

[HealthglowsNet]

Thank you for sharing this eye opening information about onions and garlic in such a simple and easy to understand way. Do you perhaps know which substances exactly in onions and garlics cause anaemia and why. Thank you in advance!

[YAHWEH_-bi]

Stop lying garlic is not bad in small amounts

[NintCondition]

My cat ate a whole piece of cooked cooked garlic. What is gonna happen?

[Zetchzie]

My family loves onion seasoning and i fear for my cat

[menosproblemos]

Any amount? Surely there must be some lower level?

[PaxTecum]

IN ASIA DOGS LIVE ALMOST FOREVER AND THEY ATE PEOPLE FOOD WITH ONIONS AND GARLIC THAT ARE COOKED

[tinky]

My dog ate half a kebab that a family member left out on the table. It had onions in!! He only weighs 2kgs!

[Jondaroo]

What happens if a cat eats the peel of an onion

[showerbomb]

Both my Papillion Chihuahuas each ate about 1 teaspoon of cooked onions. Is that considered a toxic amount if they weight about 8 lbs each? I had no idea onions were poisonous to dogs. I’m worried and don’t know if I should take them to the vet. It’s been 24 since they are them and they seemed to be active and acting normal.

[briantowe]

Doing some research on my own. Garlic is non toxic to dogs in moderation. You would have to feed a 10 lb dog 7 cloves of garlic with every meal for over a week to cause toxicity. If anyone is worried like i was because my dog ate half a clove of garlic. Dont go off google. Watch all the youtube vids. People feed there dogs garlic daily as it has health benifits. Heck if you read ingredients on all the high quality dog food one of the ingredients is garlic.

[highwinds]

Can it cause seizures? My dogs only 6 and she's had a few seizures a week ago. I stopped feeding her human food, strictly dog food from now on.

[cugehock]

My dog ate two cooked onions that had garlic powder on them. 🙃

[hildanavalta]

My grandma gave my cat onion now im worried 🥺

[kimiko]

My dog ate a whole bunch of onions on my subway sandwich, do I need to take her to the vet? (shes 5 months)

[izbear]

My cat accidentally ate a bit of onion while I was getting something from the bathroom and I don’t know what to do