Toxic to dogs - Page 4

Rushy · #31 08-14-2006, 04:29 PM

growing up we lived on an avacodo farm and our dogs ate avocados all day long that had fallen on the ground and they never got sick... maybe they had built up a tolerance or something.

of course i wouldn't want to test it out today.

Lebendig Taj · #32 08-15-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by gmacleod

The main food items that are toxic to dogs, and that you should never feed, are:

Onions: http://www.peteducation.com/article....articleid=2414

According to this link it's both onions and garlic.

Realizing that onion and garlic are in the same family I've often wondered why dogfoods contain garlic when onion is a known toxin to dogs.

How about adding garlic to the list per the referenced link?

**gmacleod** · #33 08-15-2006, 09:42 AM

Because garlic is only toxic in very large doses

It is a member of the onion family, certainly. But it is a very weak onion, and the amounts needed to reach toxic levels are well beyond that which any normally sane person would ever feed.

In small doses, however, garlic has a number of very beneficial properties - including as a natural flea/tick repellent. And a great many people do use it for that.

It would however, be fair to add garlic as a substance that you shouldn't ever let a dog get into. Given the taste of raw garlic, it's hard to imagine that any dog is going to scoff down bunches of it. But you never know! So along with onions (which should never be fed, raw or cooked, even in small doses), garlic should be kept out of a dog's reach. And if fed, moderation is a necessity (like a clove or two per week tops).

Lebendig Taj · #34 08-15-2006, 09:56 AM

The referenced link makes no such distinction between garlic and onion, that's why I was asking.

Roscoe Boy · #35 09-27-2006, 05:25 PM

According to the grape/rainsin article- which I happened to read immediately after I gave Roscoe a handful of grapes- a safe formula is:

1 oz fruit/ 2.2 lbs body weight

Just curious, how much do you think a single green grape weighs?

harvey-bup · #36 12-08-2006, 06:18 AM

Harvey has a fondness for bananas and oranges!! are either a problem? as he took an allergic reaction to something recently which we narrowed down to red meat but now I wonder could it be one of the above.

Biff · #37 12-08-2006, 07:08 AM

Biff loves bananas and oranges too - though he only ever gets a wee bit now and then.

I'd say they're good for them in moderation (don't want the skits, do we?

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eaMysiaD · #38 01-11-2007, 09:11 AM

Thanks for the info!

MAG216 · #39 01-19-2007, 10:22 AM

I just wanted to let everyone know that Therma care heat wraps are very toxic to dogs. I had used one and thrown it away & my dog got it out of the trash and ate it. My Vet called the poision contol center and was told if ingested it could be deadly. Zane was given an IV and medicine he is fine now.

boxerloverbp · #40 02-13-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by gmacleod

In small doses, however, garlic has a number of very beneficial properties - including as a natural flea/tick repellent. And a great many people do use it for that.

My husband and I were just discussing a supplement called bug off garlic last night. The supplement is marketed in differing doses for humans, dogs, and horses and it supposedly has an added benefit of boosting the immune system. I would like to try it (for Pluto not myself) but was concerned about whether it might be toxic. The label information indicates that you should gradually work up to giving the full recommended dose, which gave me some concern. Anyone have experience with a garlic supplement like this or have any thoughts about whether it would be safe to try? Out of an abundance of caution, I have never fed Pluto any garlic in the past.