why cant dogs have onions? what will happen if they do have onions? how much do they have 2 have? FYI, i didnt give my dog any, i was just wondering.....Thanx
2007-03-07 04:53:35 · 7 answers · asked by ○HiD○ 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Onions cause a problem called hemolytic anemia (which is also what Tylenol does), or basically the destruction red blood cells. This becomes a problem depending on how much a dog eats, for a small dog, it wouldnt take much, larger dogs take more. Or a prolonged exposure, like a little bit every day for a couple weeks, could also cause it. By the way, many baby foods also contain onion, so you shouldnt feed those either.
2007-03-07 06:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by cs 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know they couldn't. My dog eats Mince with small cuts of cooked onions in and he has never been ill or sick from this, I didn't know onions were poisonous 2 dogs i know that chocolate is though.
2007-03-07 13:08:10 · answer #2 · answered by mazza999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog cannot metabolize the chemical make up of onions and it will kill the dog. It is poisonous to dogs.
2007-03-07 12:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by katie d 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will make them sick, 'gastrointenstinal toxin'. And if ingested in large amounts (body weight vs. amount ingested...chihuahuas wouldn't have to eat as many as a great dane to get sick), it can be fatal to the dog.
Here is a website listing foods not good for dogs:
http://www.healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?id=133
2007-03-07 13:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by PoohBear74 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i honestly did not know that and my dog used to eat them all the time.
2007-03-07 13:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it causes liver and kidney damage.
2007-03-07 12:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by please not me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here is info on
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/21/HO63641.DTL
2007-03-07 13:01:51 · answer #7 · answered by OntarioGreys 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋