The use of ''garlic'' in dog food for flea control -immunity -etc?

Question

I've heard warnings that garlic can cause problems with developement of ''Heinz Anemia"...
Especially in cats
also in dogs?

Answer 1

Yes that is correct. Onions are another culprit. Chocolate and macadamia nuts are up there too! Onions are more of a danger.

Pets affected by onion (garlic) toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while travelling around the body.

Initially,pets affected by onion or garlic toxicity show gastroenteritis with vomiting and diarrhoea. They will not eat and will be lethargic and look depressed. The red pigment from the burst blood cells appears in the urine and it becomes breathless. The breathlessness occurs because their oxygen supply is reduced as the blood cells explode.

The poisoning occurs a few days after the pet has eaten onion or garlic. All forms of onion and garlic can be a problem including dehydrated, raw, cooked 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 and garlic 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.

Other things to avoid:
Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips (contain cyanogenic glycosides resulting in cyanide posioning)
Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
Rhubarb leaves
Mouldy/spoiled foods
Alcohol
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds, beans & tea (caffeine)
Hops (used in home brewing)
Tomato leaves & stems (green parts)
Broccoli (in large amounts)
Raisins and grapes
Cigarettes, tobacco, cigars

Answer 2

Garlic is AWESOME for dogs!!!
I have ALWAYS given ALL of my dogs LOTS of garlic
Onions NO! but garlic definitely.
Yes, it helps with fleas as does Brewer's Yeast
And just read anything that commends garlic and you
wil find it is good for their hearts, lungs, blood, immunity,
they have less ear problems, less hair loss, more energy.
You name it I strongly recommend giving dogs garlic. Cats I probably avoid too much

Things not to give dogs: (for your info)
Onions
Grapes and Raisins
Chocolate (Carob is ok)
Corn (thats why most dogs do poorly on cheaper dog foods--corn is VERY hard to digest (bungs them up, to be blunt and can cause blockages) and is lesser quality foods its usually No.1 or No. 2 ingredient (as a filler)
Contrary to popular belief Raw Chicken and Bones is actually good for dogs just don't cook it!
But other then that dogs diets are pretty wide Open!!!

Avoid for cats:
Human grade tuna
onions
lots of garlic
too much of any grain
anything to rich or fatty or creamy in excess.

Answer 3

You heard right. If you can not afford a good flea med or want to try the natural route, a good suggestion is cedar chips outside they smell nice and fleas hate it, and some eucalyptus oil on the dog (works on cats too).

Answer 4

Don't do that!!!!!!!!!
Hi! garlic is good for everything but at the same time, big amounts of it may hurt your stomach, the best way to control fleas is to give them a bath with an anti-fleas shampoo.

Answer 5

It can cause health problems. Same with horses.

Answer 6

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