I did a little research. You are correct about onions and garlic. This is what I found.
| Onion and garlic poisoning Onions and garlic are other dangerous food ingredients that cause sickness in dogs, cats and also livestock. Onions and garlic contain the toxic ingredient thiosulphate. Onions are more of a danger. Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pets red blood cells burst while circulating in its body. At first, pets affected by onion poisoning show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will show no interest in food and will be dull and weak. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in an affected animals urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because the red blood cells that carry oxygen through the body are reduced in number. The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten the onion. All forms of onion can be a problem including dehydrated onions, raw onions, cooked onions and table scraps containing cooked onions and/or garlic. Left over pizza, Chinese dishes and commercial baby food containing onion, sometimes fed as a supplement to young pets, can cause illness. Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia. The condition improves once the dog is prevented from eating any further onion While garlic also contains the toxic ingredient thiosulphate, it seems that garlic is less toxic and large amounts would need to be eaten to cause illness. | |
The danger of macadamia nuts Top Macadamia nuts are another concern. A recent paper written by Dr. Ross McKenzie, a Veterinary Pathologist with the Department of Primary Industries, points to the danger of raw and roasted macadamia nuts for pets. The toxic compound is unknown but the affect of macadamia nuts is to cause locomotory difficulties. Dogs develop a tremor of the skeletal muscles, and weakness or paralysis of the hindquarters. Affected dogs are often unable to rise and are distressed, usually panting. Some affected dogs have swollen limbs and show pain when the limbs are manipulated. Dogs have been affected by eating as few as six macadamia kernels (nuts without the shell) while others had eaten approximately forty kernels. Some dogs had also been given macadamia butter. Luckily, the muscle weakness, while painful, seems to be of short duration and all dogs recovered from the toxicity. All dogs were taken to their veterinary surgeon. Pets owners should not assume that human food is always safe for pets. When it comes to chocolate, onions, garlic and macadamia nuts, such foods should be given in only small quantities, or not at all. Be sure that your pets cant get into your stash of chocolates, that food scraps are disposed of carefully to prevent onion and garlic toxicity and that your dog is prevented from picking up macadamia nuts if you have a tree in your garden. |
ntvlawher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have also read that garlic and onions were bad for dogs, I seem to
recall that they come from the same family of plants, and there are
others in this same family that can be bad for dogs, especially small
ones.
Salt, although I am not sure about can't be good for anyone in quantity.
DD.
--- In [email protected], "Elmo Byrd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Didn't I read that garlic, onion and salt are bad for dogs?
> EB
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> > Canine Cookies 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
> > 1 egg -- well beaten
> > 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
> > 1 1/4 cups wheat flour
> > 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
> > 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
> > 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
> > 1/2 cup water
> > 6 tablespoons gravy
> > 2 jars baby food, meat, beef, strained
> >
> > Combine ingredients and shape into ball. Roll out on floured board,
> Use extra flour if needed. Cut with knife or cookie cutter. Bake at
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