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| Topic Started: Oct 31 2008, 12:53 PM (143 Views) | |
| Wells07 | Oct 31 2008, 12:53 PM Post #1 |
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Archie got hold of and ate a small piece of cooked onion from the bin bag just now. I am holding on the phone waiting for a vet to speak to me but I'm really worried... He could have eaten a tiny piece or it could have been half a large shallot sized one. I didn't get there quick enough and am kicking myself as the top of the bag wasn't done up tightly enough (course snout when in, leftover chicken and some onion came out). Does it have to be eaten in large quantities or is it just small piece that can damage him? Just spoken to the vet who said to keep an eye on him for signs of sickness/upset tummy. Has anyone else had experience of this? Thanks :err: :cry: Helen x |
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| zandd | Oct 31 2008, 12:58 PM Post #2 |
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Don't think onion is harmful to dogs? Could be wrong but mine have eaten casseroles etc with onion in with no side effects.Mind you Daisy being the appalling scavenger she is has a cast-iron stomach anyway :rolleyes: |
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| Lu20 | Oct 31 2008, 12:58 PM Post #3 |
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Jess can't stomach onion, :no: makes her quite :sick: I only discovered this by accident :err: Just keep an eye on him as the Vet had already said. You also may have quite a smelly boy for a short while :fart: [well smellier than normal] |
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| zandd | Oct 31 2008, 01:02 PM Post #4 |
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OK just googled and apparently onion can be toxic - but like so many of these I think it needs to be in quite large quantities.Just keep an eye out as the vet suggests. |
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| Wells07 | Oct 31 2008, 01:06 PM Post #5 |
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Yes its toxic (just googled too!) and its in large quantities. As he is a smaller dog I did panic a bit. Apparently the poisoning can occur upto two days after ingestion. He's asleep at my feet at the mo so I'll keep an eye on him. Many thanks for your replies, much appreciated :flower: :flower: |
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| Borders | Oct 31 2008, 07:36 PM Post #6 |
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Hope Archie has no ill effects, they'll eat anything won't they Jake's the same. :rolleyes: |
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| Popcorn | Oct 31 2008, 11:38 PM Post #7 |
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hope Archie is ok :ok: |
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| Wells07 | Nov 1 2008, 12:27 AM Post #8 |
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Been out all evening to our training class (phew!). Archie has been fine, he didn't eat a large amount but I just wanted to check he would be okay, thanks for all your replies xx :flower: |
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| Clover | Nov 1 2008, 12:33 AM Post #9 |
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Glad he's ok...i must say ive never had a problem with Pocket..im sure she must have had onion in her food when she has had scraps of casserole with her kibble. But like others have said..probably need to have a lot of it to be of any harm....they certainly keep us on our toes ! :flower:
Edited by Clover, Nov 1 2008, 01:05 AM.
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| PARSNIP | Jun 26 2009, 08:57 AM Post #10 |
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Just hi-jacking this as a very worried friend of mine called to say that in her puppy pack from the vets they are stating Onion and Garlic are harmful to dogs....I know that onion in large quantities turns them out.... But... I couldn't find a Garlic thread and wondered if anybody else also feeds garlic powder???? I saw some of you let the woofers have left over stew with onions as do I but anybody think 1/4 tsp garlic powder will be a problem? The homepathic thread has the bit about cod liver oil and garlic capsules. If its everyday in food???? Many Thanks.... |
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| zandd | Jun 26 2009, 09:14 AM Post #11 |
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Like so many things poisonous to dogs it needs to be in enormous quantities.Mine have garlic powder occasionally and I put a clove in with their vegetables when I cook them. |
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| Linda & Fred | Jun 26 2009, 11:08 AM Post #12 |
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http://avetsguidetolife.blogspot.com/2009/03/onions-and-dogs.html Very slight mention of onions and dogs in this vet's blog. I have heard onions are bad for dogs, but garlic less so because it's just a member of the same family. When I make my tuna cake I use a clove of garlic but then imagine that is spread through hundreds of small treats and it's not very much. Some people who make liver cake use a whole bulb! I don't allow other people to feed my dogs home made treats, just in case. I think there is a worry with a small dog if they eat a whole bulb, but little bits here and there don't build up in the system. Fred stole a load of carrot, potato and parsnip peelings from my compost heap yesterday (can't use the bin with a lid as there are bees nesting at the moment). Later that night he sicked it all up again, along with his dinner, while I was out, my son locked him in the house and left it outside. Then Fred got really angry with me when I came home and let him out (unknowingly!) and had to stop him eating it all over again. We can't watch them all the time. |
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| Tafia | Jun 26 2009, 01:04 PM Post #13 |
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I use garlic as part of homeopathic flea treatments as recommended by various vet. homeopaths. And from time to time my dogs get the odd bit of cooked onion in food scraps - as with most things as long as it's proportion it's not automatically toxic. Broccolli is another that potentially can be toxic - but only if makes up over a third of the overall diet. |
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