Garlic Poisoning in Dogs

After reading garlic would help fight fleas l added some to my dogs food for 3/4 days, about 2 weeks ago. I now know it's poisonous!! She has shown no symptoms so far, but is a little quieter than normal.. Do l need to get her checked?

I have a 25 lb Jap chin dog ate one clove of garlic off the bulb it's been two days and now he's vomiting what should I do

My dog ate about 5 tablespoons of roasted red pepper hummus which has garlic in the ingredients .. about an hour later he vomited and ever since has just been laying in one spot not interested in moving

My 8 year old 72 lb Pit bull Daisy, was given tomato sauce on her food. The sauce was cooked all day but had about 1/2 to 3/4 of a clove of garlic in it. It had about 90 oz of tomato sauce. She is a little lethargic and not her usual self. She probably ate approx. 4 tablespoons of sauce mixed with her food. This was about 45 minutes ago. I see you can induce vomiting with hydrogen peroxide, but how much do I need to give her? Also, I can go to CVS for the activated charcoal, and I am not sure how to administer that to her either. I appreciate your reply

Hi there,

my dog Hunter had some steak that had been marinated in soy sauce and garlic powder. He has had diarrhea for a few days. Yesterday his bowel movement was more solid, but today he has diarrhea again.

my dog Bella ate a garlic pill that is 300mg. She hadn't had anything to eat when she ate it but I still made her vomit with hydrogen peroxide almost immediately after she ate it ( about 4-5 minutes). I fed her and gave her water and about 10 minutes after that I gave her more hydrogen peroxide. I kept giving it to her until she vomited.(it tools about 20-30 minutes).After that I put 2 activated charcoal pills in about 1 and a half cups of water and she drank that. Will she be ok enough not to visit the vet?

I added garlic to broiled ground turkey for a dog with allergies thinking it would help her breath, general health. I has been almost 4 weeks and she has lost 4 pounds (something I have been trying to do for years, same amount of food), we noticed she wasn't coordinated, started to lose vision, would fall down, relieving herself in the house. We initially though the she got into snuff/tobacco pack and thought it would leave her system but I realized just today that I had been adding garlic to the meat. Her appetite hasn't changed she just isn't herself. It's Monday she has an appt Wednesday. Can she bounce back?

I gave my female red heeler a pancake that had a small amount of garlic on top from another food. i didn't realize until after she ate it, then ran out side and started to eat grass, a few minuets after she vomited. Now she is constantly eating grass. what should i do?

Hi, I think my puppy accidentally ate a bit of garlic (about half of a small clove) since i found a small piece where I found him chewing on something near my bin. I'm worried that he may be affected heavily although there aren't any symptoms yet. (it was mentioned that symptoms may appear after a few days)

Currently he's uninterested in playing and going back to sleep after waking up from his nap (is this a normal puppy thing since he just woke up?). I'm a very new dog owner and we've had him for about 2-3 weeks only.

I've arranged with the kennel people to get him to a vet so he can have his last puppy shot in about a week's time, should i bring him to a vet before that appointment?

15wk old Lab puppy ate almost 2 large garlic cloves and half an onion last night. Today, his breath literally fills the room, he's unusually lazy, and his stool is very loose. Is there cause for concern?

My one year old Siberian husky has eaten food scraps. They were seasoned with garlic powder. She is not playing like normal and seems tired and is breathing heavily. what do I do?

My dog tank got ahold of a plate of pizza rolls and ranch I had on the table. The only thing he did was take a small amount of ranch off of my plate and run off. this was about a week ago and he is showing signs of pale gums. Should I take him to the vet? thank you for helping

My dog is an 8 month old, 103 lb., in tact male Boerboel. He's been presenting with raised bumps on his skin all over his body, but only on areas with fur (i.e. not on his stomach) for 1 month, 3 weeks duration. They began on his head suddenly, and have spread everywhere throughout this time. At times I thought the appearance of the bumps had diminished slightly, but it's difficult to tell a difference between 500 bumps or 489.

The bumps have never seemed to cause him any discomfort or pain, and also hasn't been scratching at them at all. I originally thought they were hives, but they never seemed fluid filled. They're scabby and small.

They originally presented around the same time as his vaccines so I thought that could be related. I've seen 2 different holistic veterinarians about this issue and still don't know what's going on.

I've been bathing him once every morning with enzymatic shampoo & rinse for 4 days with no change in the bumps.

- CBC at the vet revealed that he is anemic
- I've never been able to pinpoint things that make them better or worse
- He is fed a raw diet of primarily Small Batch beef patties. I saw that garlic is an ingredient in the food , although it's near the end of the list.

I know this is a stretch, but as you know dogs react differently and can be more sensitive to certain things and at low doses exposure to garlic over an extended period of time could make sense?

He's been on this dog food for about 2 1/2 months. I wash his bedding with all natural additive free laundry soap.

I just don't know what to do, and it hurts to see my pup with this constant inflammation of sorts.

Thank you so much for your time and reading through this long winded description. I really appreciate any input you have on the issue!

hi doctor, my friend's dog been eating food scraps including onions and garlic for quite some time now and they didn't know those 2 are poisonous so they just let him eat. however by far he has not shown any symptoms of poisoning so they don't want to take him to the vet. is this normal or will the symptoms develop overtime? please advise thank you.

I accidentally fed my 2 dogs a small piece of chicken with garlic seasoning and pepper (I added a little bit and didn't know about the toxic garlic till after I fed them), I was wondering if I should be concerned?

Garlic poisoning question:
I have a 4 lb Yorkie-poo and I put garlic on here skin to calm ntrol fleas. She begin jittery type behavior, she won't sleep and she appear intoxicated. I rubbed it in her skin is she poisoned. I washed it out after 2 hrs or so.

My mom made pinto beans and usually when she makes them she adds garlic powder. I just noticed their was a trail of pinto bean juice and she licked some of it. I'm not sure how much she licked but I stopped her before she had anymore. Im worried if she'll be okay?

My Cavapoo sneakily licked the left overs of my dinner up 2 nights ago, there were chunks of garlic in it. He's being himself however he was sick yesterday morning. He's not been sick since, should I still take him to the vet?

Our 8 year old black lab has eaten some garlic and green onion pieces that were in a slow cooker for hours, yesterday. There were two cloves, crushed and three green onion stocks in total. I know she didn't get all of it. She weighs 75lbs, she started vomiting last night, and is not interested in food and continues to vomit, but it is cery mucousy. Should we be seeing our vet?

My 70 pound German Shepherd ate some leftover spinach and mashed potatos that had cut up garlic in them. She has not shown any symptoms. There was probably about a teaspoon of garlic total, if not a little less. What should I do?
Stephanie

My chichuachua ate a clove of cooked garlic on Sunday as it was in a bit of meat he eat he is now vomited about 5 time as this was two days ago, he was sick the first night and then the second night but has been sick 3 times today will he be ok x

Hi there my husband fed our dog two little meatballs that were made with garlic and onions. I noticed our dog panting more often when usually he doesn’t. He is a 23lb shiba inu. Do we need to take him to the vet??

I fed my labradoodle (20lb) a one time small amount of hummus, maybe 2grams. She has no symptoms at this point. Do you think I should take any steps, or the amount is small enough that I do not need to take precautions??

I have a Labrador Retriever he is over a year old and he ate some pieces of garlic bread. I was looking at the symptoms and he has diarrhea and weakness but nothing else other than that. What should we do?

I have a 10 year old dog. I have fed her the same dog food for probably 9 of those years which contains garlic. If she ate a barbecued pork rind which contains garlic and onion spices. (I have read that if an animal has long-term exposure and then has a second exposure it's far worse for them) so my question is, would one pork rind, the size of a quarter, hurt a 22 pound dog that has ate dog food everyday for 9 years which contains tiny amounts of garlic? the dog food is a name brand Purina, nothing I've made

My 10 year old male shiba (28lbs and in good health) just got into the trash and ate some of the disposed of fat from a pork roast that was prepared with about 2 tablespoons of garlic powder. It was cooked for over 5 hours in the oven. I am very concerned bc of his breed. It seems Japanese breeds are at a higher risk of having fatal side effects from ingesting garlic, especially in powdered form. I do not have any activated charcoal (seems to be the most recommended remedy) at the house and of course this is happening at 11pm on Christmas Eve, so nothing is open. I do have some hydrogen peroxide, but that's about it. I am extremely worried. Any guidance on what I should do given the limited resources I have avaible to me, would be greatly appreciated.

I have a 10lb shih tzu and she sneaked chicken off a plate that had a garlic Alfredo sauce on it. Her only symptom has been the diarrhea, she has been active mot of the day except for her regular sleep time. She has been drinking water and her gums are not changing color from their usual pink, neither is her tongue. No vomiting either. I didn't notice until several hours after it happened and there aren't any emergency vets open this late at night.

When I checked her stool, it has normal coloring it's just slightly more runny than usual.

Also she has been eating normally and treats as well.

My 25 pound beagle found a head of garlic (by found I mean got on the table and took it out of a bag) and was trying to chew on it, I got it away from him and don't think he actually ate any of it but did sink his teeth into a clove or two, should I worry? Thank you for your help...

My cousin accidentally feed our dog with a food with some garlic on it. (adobo [a filipino dish]), he mixed it with some rice and add some dog food in it. And by 5 minutes after my dog ate all the food that given by my cousin, he vomits it. is it fine? I getting nervous about my dog's health should I take him to the vet? He showing no symptoms

Have a 7 yr old black lab, 110lbs, not sure but might have water 1 clove of cooked garlic, then was bottled in sauce , showing no symptoms it’s been about an hour??

My 20 pound mini schnauzer ate some roasted garlic hummus out of the container.... about two tablesooons.... she seems perfectly fine ave we called the ASPCA hotline and they said watch out for diarrhea and vomiting and signs of anemia.... should I do anything else?

My chihuahua just ate about a half clove of cooked garlic is he going to be ok? He hasn't shown any symptoms yet but was that enough garlic to hurt him? Is there anything thing I can do to prevent him from getting hurt?

My 6 pound chihuahua who is 1 1/2 years old ate a potatoe chip, just 1, but it has garlic powder as one of the ingredients. This was 2 days ago. Should I be worried.

My dog got in the trash can and ate garlic, chocolate fudge ( around 1tbsp) and soda. She seems lethargic but it could be just tiredness from all the destruction she has done.

I was making breakfast and i like to add garlic to my eggs. I chopped up about half a clove and put it in my eggs. A tiny bit of the eggs fell on he floor with a small piece of breakfast sausage. Without thinking, i called my Puggle to eat the scraps. It was a small bit but she’s a small dog. She hasn’t shown any immediate signs but this just happened maybe about an hour ago. Is she going to be ok?

I have a 9 year old male beagle that is about 25 lbs. He got into a container of chicken noodle soup with mashed potatoes that I had set on the floor briefly when I got home so I could run to the bathroom. It was in a sack and the lid wasn’t on good. He was fine last night but started vomiting this morning and vomited about 10 times today. I gave him some zofran and he stopped vomiting but he is very weak and lethargic. I just got home from work and he has diarrhea now and is super weak and shaking. I am a paramedic and able to give him fluids if I need to. His gums don’t look pale to me I am just really worried about him. Hes only had 2 episodes of diarrhea but He’s never been this weak before. Help!

Hello, I have a 9 pound pomeranian mutt who ate one entire clove of garlic. It was eaten about 5 days ago and has been throwing up only today. She threw up her food and bile a few times. I did not know garlic was toxic to dogs so I let her eat it when it fell. I have administered activated charcoal today, but she ate the clove 5 days ago. I'm very worried. But she runs/plays and acts the same besides throwing up. Gums are normal and so is her energy level.

My 9 pound Cavapoo grabbed one small piece of freshly minced garlic (just a little smaller than the size of a standard pencil eraser) from the floor and I could not get to her quick enough before she ingested it. What should I do? She is acting normal as of now, but this only happened about an hour ago.

My dog ate alot of minced garlic from a jar a couple days ago and hes developed a spot on the side of his head thats really white bleeding in some spots and has yellow stuff all over it . It has a gross odor also . Hes been licking his lips non stop latley and acting very twitchy. Also the spot on his head he wont stop scratching hes a mastiff pitbull mix hes about 110 lb or more

My 1 year old English Bulldog (50lbs) got in to a bag of garlic heads. I believe he may have eaten 1/2 head. I gave him some 3% hydrogen peroxide to clear his stomach. 10 min later he threw up 3 times but no garlic cloves. Does that mean he didn’t ingest any? Took him on a walk then fed him dinner an hour later. After he just took a nap.

I will be looking for symptoms of the next few days but if he did eat that much should I wait or take him to the ER?

My 22lb cockapoo, got into the garbage and got out the crust of garlic bread and before I could get it from her she ate it. She ate it about two hours ago right now she seems fine.

2 days ago my dog ate almost a full bottle of Garlic tablets. Today he is tired, vomiting, won't eat and is panting. I never knew garlic was harmful to dogs. He is 130lb Leonberger. Is there anything I can do now. I have a vet appointment tomorrow morning but should I take him to the ER tonight?

My dog, a 1.5 old poodle mix ate a piece of falafel that we purchased at Whole Foods. I don't know if there is any garlic in it, but worried regardless. Do I need to take any steps at this pointe.

My dog, Princess, got a chicken bone. I had cooked the chicken with a seasoning that had roasted garlic in it. She seemed fine for an hour or two then she started vomiting, she vomited twice and there were chicken pieces and skin visible. On another note, she was also seen knotted with my other dog after she ate the chicken bone, but before she vomited.

Hi there, my King Charles ate some sausage that i believe was covered in potato bake which contained garlic. 24hrs later he has a very upset tummy. Could this be from the garlic? Can i do Anything for him at home or anything i need to watch out for? Thanks in advance

I was eating a garlic bagel and 2 small pieces fell and he ate them about 30 min ago and he isn't vomiting. Do I need to take him to the vet or give him medication?

My 90lb Doberman ate some noodles, broccoli, and salmon that I had mixed together and ended up dropping it. I did put some garlic powder(about a teaspoon) and small amount of minced garlic in it. He got to it before I could get it off the floor. I’d say he ate about a cup of the meal (maybe a little less). This happened about 20 minutes ago? What should I do?

My dog ate a piece of a garlic knot....it was soaked in garlic and butter...she is now lethargic and she is breathing heavy. She is 7 years old 75 pound American strafrodshire terrier mix

My dog is a Yorkie and he weight about 5 pounds, he ate a small slides of pizza with garlic powder that he manage to steal from my plate when I wasn’t around im worried about him could there be any harm should I do something ?

Baby girl(pit bull) ate a piece of pizza the night before last and seemed fine but yesterday morning she had eaten another piece of the same pizza(meat lovers with buttery garlic on the crust). Later on in the afternoon she acted like she really had to go potty so I took her out and she immediately started getting sick and while she was in between vomiting she started a normal looking bowl movement but half way through the bm it w went from solid normal looking bm to squirting out.She then got sick one more time and then another really bad runny bm. I then brought her in and babied her and she seemed fine through the night other than a small episode of vomit. Then first thing this morning she woke us up to go potty and had a little accident but I rushed her outside and that's when she just really started having really runny bm's and right when she was finishing up...a little more came out that looked like mucus and a very little amount of blood. Her gums seem normal. I'm giving her plenty of water and I gave her some bread to eat...so far she is laying beside my bed and just resting. I'm really concerned. I don't have the money to take her to see a vet...any home remedies you might be able to suggest? She had an episode sorta like this a couple of months ago but in a couple of days she was back to normal...She had eaten pizza then as well. I didn't know about garlic poisoning until I just read it. Please advise in this situation. And thanking you in advance.

I have two dogs who ate some pieces of a medium pizza, being about 5-7 pieces. One is a chihuahua about 6 pounds (5 years old) and a pitbull-ish mutt puppy about 10 pounds (6 months old) We got home and found them and let them outside because they wanted to go. When we brought them in they both drank a good amount of water and then they went to sleep. I’m worried because my chihuahua is small and the other is still a puppy. Their gums seem normal and since it’s night I can’t tell if they feel weak or just tired because it’s time to go to sleep.

We just got back from a week vacation 3 days ago where we did a lot of hiking and exercise but my dog was fine up until today. Yesterday he pulled 2 paper plates out of the trash that were coated in pesto sauce. He didnt lick them clean, but I'm guessing licked up some of it. Today he is super tired, not even waking up to greet me at the door. His gum color is good and he is a 65lb golden doodle but I know pesto sauce likely has a high concentration of garlic powder and not enough time has passed for gum color to change. How long should I wait to go to the vet? Could the lethargy just be the trip hitting him 3 days later? Thank yous!

After reading the information on this site, I believe our 13 1/2 year old cockapoo ate a small piece of garlic that fell on the floor. It was cooked and had been used in a take out pasta dish. I did not realize that anything fell on the floor until I heard her chew. I opened her mouth to see what was going on but she had already swallowed it. This happened on Monday evening. Everything was normal. She was eating, etc. There has been a change my son's working schedule and she was not happy about it, so on Wednesday, she pooped in the house. She does do some spiteful things so I didn't think much. When my son arrived home later than date, he told me he found 3 more poops. Still thinking she was being spiteful, I didn't think anything of it. The stools were lose but no other symptoms. She would go out frequently, but continued to eat, take Dasuquin, drink water. While continuing to eat, since Wednesday, she was still experiencing lose stool, so yesterday I cooked her some rice and chop meat, which she ate. As of now she has vomited, continues to have diarrhea, drinks water, and her gums are pink. She will play a bit, but given her age, that's all she does, so no lethargy. What should we do?

We have been giving our 3 y/o 8 lb toy poodle tiny bits of hot dog as treats over the last 6 days. One of the ingredients listed is garlic powder (no onion). I didn’t realize until yesterday that garlic was poisonous to dogs, and I immediately through the rest of the hot dogs out. He had maybe 4 hot dogs in total, cut up into small pieces over almost a week. Last night he appeared to be breathing faster than normal, but it eventually went away and he was not struggling to breath. Also, over the past few days, he has occasionally been “hacking,” but nothing comes up and then he moves on. His energy levels are very normal for him, and we have continued our nightly walks. His gums seem to be perfectly pink, at least in my opinion. He has not been experiencing diarrhea, but his stool has been *slightly* more runny. I’m concerned that the hot dogs have negatively impacted him. I called the ER clinic last night and they told me to monitor him, but believed he was fine. He has a follow-up vet appointment on Monday for a prior ear infection. Should I take him in sooner? Do you think the hot dogs had a high amount of garlic powder and he is experiencing poisoning?

This is nuts. I've never heard of garlic being poisonous to canines. In fact, I recently acquired about $300 in dried garlic chewable pills and powder, marketed explicitly to dog owners. It was a gift from a neighbor who was moving out of state.

I wish I could attach a picture of one of the HUGE bottles. It's made by a company called Springtime, and says "Bug Off Garlic for dogs - with premium air-dried garlic granules". 1000 chewable tablets.

Active ingredients: Garlic 45.3%
Directions: Just toss them into the regular feed ration. Tablets may be broken into pieces for small or sensitive dogs. Please introduce gradually (over 5-10 days). It may take 2-4 weeks to maximize protection. Year-round feeding is recommended.

Each tablet contains 1000mg of garlic, and the recommended dose for 100lb dogs (all three of mine are that large) is 4-6 tablets PER DAY. And it says "Double or triple doses are recommended for areas of high infestation"

While it sucked to have to transcribe the label, I cannot help but wonder how this company hasn't been sued out of existence if garlic is toxic to canines. I have all three dogs two tablets per day for the last month or two (though not consistently). I have not seen any symptoms. Though my mastiff appears to have an injured knee.

After x-ray, the vet said it was likely a partial tear and prescribed NSAIDs. After 5 days I haven't seen much improvement - which is what led me to question any other items I give them - including this garlic. I'll stop giving it to them immediately.

That said, do you think garlic injury can manifest itself in creating joint pain? She's the runt of the litter, and at 2 years old is only 115 lbs - so, small my the breed standards.