How can garlic and chocolate kill a dog?

Answer 1

Some foods commonly enjoyed by humans are dangerous to dogs:

Dogs like the flavor of chocolate, but chocolate in sufficient doses is lethally toxic to dogs (and horses and possibly cats). Chocolate contains theobromine, a chemical stimulant that, together with caffeine and theophylline, belongs to the group of methylxanthine alkaloids. Dogs are unable to metabolize theobromine effectively. If they eat chocolate, the theobromine can remain in their bloodstreams for up to 20 hours, and these animals may experience racing heartbeats, hallucinations, severe diarrhea, epileptic seizures, heart attacks, internal bleeding, and eventually death. A chocolate candy bar can be sufficient to make a small dog extremely ill or even kill it. Approximately thirty grams of baking chocolate per kilogram (1/2 ounce per pound) of body weight is enough to be poisonous. In case of accidental intake of chocolate by a dog, contact a veterinarian or animal poison control immediately; it is commonly recommended to induce vomiting within two hours of ingestion.
::''Note:''Carob treats are often available as dog treats; these are unrelated to chocolate and are safe.
Grapes and raisins can cause acute renal failure in dogs. The exact mechanism is not known. As little as one raisin can be fatal to a ten pound dog and other dogs have eaten as much as a pound of grapes or raisins without ill effects. The dog usually vomits a few hours after consumption and begins showing signs of renal failure three to five days later.
Onions and to a significantly lesser extent garlic contain thiosulfate which causes hemolytic anemia in dogs (and cats). Thiosulfate levels are not affected by cooking or processing. Small puppies have died of hemolytic anemia after being fed baby food containing onion powder. Occasional exposure to small amounts is usually not a problem, but continuous exposure to even small amounts can be a serious threat.
Macadamia nuts can cause stiffness, tremors, hyperthermia, and abdominal pain. The exact mechanism is not known. Most dogs recover with supportive care when the source of exposure is removed.
Alcoholic beverages pose much the same temptation and hazard to dogs as to humans.
Hops can cause malignant hyperthermia in dogs, usually with fatal results. Certain breeds, such as Greyhounds, seem particularly sensitive to hop toxicity, but hops should be kept away from all dogs. Even small amounts of hops can trigger a potentially deadly reaction, even if the hops are "spent" after use in Brewing.

Contact your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center in case of possible exposure.


Common unsafe consumption


Some dogs have a fondness for feline feces, and will raid a kitty litter box for "treats". This can be unsafe for the dog's health.

Feeding table scraps to a dog is sometimes not recommended. Dogs get ample correct nutrition from prepared dogfood. Otherwise, just as in humans, their diet must consist of the appropriate mix of vegetables, carbohydrates, and proteins, with the appropriate mix to provide all of the minerals and vitamins that they need. A human diet is not ideal for a dog; in addition, table scraps often consist of fatty scraps rather than meat, which is no better for dogs than it is for humans. Lastly, many people overfeed their dogs by giving them all the table scraps that the dogs will eat—which is usually all the table scraps they are fed, which is often too much food.


Common household chemicals

Some common household chemicals are particularly dangerous to dogs:
Antifreeze, due to its sweet taste, poses an extreme danger of poisoning to a dog that either drinks from a spill or licks it off its fur. It can cause seizures and death. Dogs should not be allowed access to any place in which an antifreeze leak or spill has happened until the spill is completely cleaned out. Some brands of antifreeze are marketed as being less harmful or less attractive to animals.

Answer 2

Garlic given in small amounts is good for the dog. Chocolate is arsenic for dogs.

Answer 3

When the dog eats chocolate or garlic the chemicals and things that they put in them can damage the dogs intestines because the dogs can not digest things such as chocolate and garlic as well as they can other things!!!hope i helped!!!

Answer 4

Chocolate can give them a heart attack. Never heard about garlic being bad. My dogs take garlic pills and they are very healthy. I have however heard that onions can be bad. I don't know many dogs that will eat raw onions.

Answer 5

Here you will find complete documentation.

Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

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.

Answer 6

I never heard of garlic being bad, but as for chocolate its not the "chocolate" that harms them, its the sugar. Sugar causes worms in dogs.. and also can cause diabetes.

Answer 7

The caffeine in chocolate and the garlic not sure. I have heard of garlic powder added to food for fleas? Brewers yeast applied to the coat and sprinkled on food for fleas.

Answer 8

If you pelt a dog with garlic gloves and beat it with chocolate bars you could kill it.

Answer 9

Chocolate is deadly in certain quantities and to some dogs any quantity will be deadly. And the only way to know if it's deadly to your dog is to try it (obviously a horrible thought). Garlic is fine in small quantities with an emphasis on small. Onions kill red blood cells which can cause death from anemia. I can't imagine a book being out there that would be so ignorant. But then they used to think tomato's were poisonous and that smoking tobacco was good for you. Below is a chart detailing the different amounts of chocolate which are deadly. White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog. Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level. Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog. Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.

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Answer 10

garlic contains sulfides and disulfides which damage red blood cells and cause anemia.Onions are worse.
Chocolate contains caffeine (theobromine or theophylline) which can affect the nervous system and the heart. It depends on the weight of the dog, but the equivalent of several candy bars can cause hyper irritability, hyper excitability, increased heart rate, reslessness, increased urination, muscle tremors ,vomiting, diarrhea.
After reading the list I will be even more careful with my baby.

Answer 11

there are some chemicals and ingredients in chocolates and garlic that can be harmful to the system of the dog which results to its death.