Adding garlic to food

[i am a giraffe]

Garlic is safe for dogs right? I remember seeing it on some list as not being safe, but hearing later on that it's fine.

 

[mrandrei]

Yes, it's fine. Garlic is in fact good for dogs with worms.

 

[jason_els]

Be very careful. I would discuss this with your vet or a veterinary nutritionist.

Dogs develop hemolytic anemia if they eat enough onions. I don't think that it matters too much
whether the onions are cooked or not. The quantity of onions required is high enough that dogs
can generally tolerate small doses of onions without any problem and moderate amounts of
onion without clinically apparent disease, even though there may be measurable changes on lab
test results. Cats are probably a little more sensitive to onion toxicity than dogs are. I can't find
an exact quantity of onions required to cause toxicity problems in dogs, but there are several
case reports of onion toxicity and they involve whole onions or sizable portions of chopped
onions (like a cup or more). I think that feeding dogs meat that has been cooked with onions is
pretty safe but you might want to avoid giving them the broth from around something like
pot-roast if there were a lot of onions used in the cooking, just to be safe.

Large amounts of garlic will produce similar toxicity problems in both dogs and cats. I think that
the amount required is not likely to be eaten by a cat but there are probably a few dogs who
would lap up a container of spilled garlic.

Among common foods, the only other significant toxicity that I can think of are recent reports of
toxicity from eating grapes and raisins that have been reported in dogs.


Mike Richards, DVM
11/15/2001 -VetInfo.com

 

[Suzzie]

Garlic is on the ASPCA's toxic to dogs list.

I put it there with chocolate - a little bit probably won't kill them, but why give them any at all when you don't have to?

 

[PWCorgi]

My ex-trainer has given her dogs garlic for over 18 years without any side-effects. She hasn't had fleas in that time either, and lives in the woods.

*shrugs*

 

[Suzzie]

we raised our shih tzus on whatever was on sale at the grocery store (kibbles n bits, pedigree, etc) for 17 years without trouble.... does that mean we should all feed those brands of food?

 

[PWCorgi]

we raised our shih tzus on whatever was on sale at the grocery store (kibbles n bits, pedigree, etc) for 17 years without trouble.... does that mean we should all feed those brands of food?

I never said it was a good idea. I just said that's what she did.

 

[Toller_08]

I don't think garlic in small amounts is harmful. Lots of people use it as a more holistic way to prevent fleas. In fact, I think there are a few dog food companies who add garlic to their foods too.

 

[doglover83]

I have never heard about garlic being bad for dogs. I do know that it is a natural insect repellant, so dont be surprised if the subtle odor your dogs skin now gives off is helping to keep him free of fleas, ticks and mosquitos.

 

[sheplovr]

Garlice if fine for dogs ticks and fleas, they will not eat on bloody garlic. I have been giving my shepherds for years Bug Off by springtimeinc.com plus Joint Health, Fresh Factors, Longetivy and my dogs are super healthy.

These are measured wafers so the dog does not get too much. Some dogs cannot deal with any garlic so one must give it a try. It is much better than using flea vials of chemicals put into the dog. Mine are chemical free but for a 3 yr Rabi vac.