Frequently-Asked Questions
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Your web site mentions that dogs and cats should not be fed either garlic or onions. I was under the belief that garlic was OK as were onions as long as they were cooked. Could you tell me more or give some references?
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| We do not recommend feeding garlic or onions to dogs or cats because there is a potentially serious downside. Onions and garlic contain an alkaloid disulfide compound that is toxic to red blood cell membranes and irreversibly denatures hemoglobin. This compound is toxic to several species including dogs and cats.
Please visit our Nutrition Library where you will find more in-depth information and abstracts of published studies concerning garlic feeding to cats and dogs.
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