Garlic is toxic for dogs
Allium sativum 
Like onions, chives and wild garlic, garlic belongs to the genus Allium and is cultivated in gardens. Both the fresh and the dried bulb, which consists of several individual cloves, are edible for humans.
The green, long, slightly leathery leaves of the garlic plant grow directly from the bulb. Garlic has spherical whitish-pink flowers.
All parts of garlic are poisonous to dogs, but especially the garlic cloves. Dried and cooked garlic is slightly less toxic to dogs. Garlic contains disulphides and sulphur compounds that can be dangerous to dogs' red blood cells.
What should I do if my dog ate Garlic?
How toxic is Garlic?
| Toxicity: | (toxic) |
| Toxic parts: | All parts of garlic are poisonous to dogs, but especially the garlic cloves. |
| Toxic time: | winter, spring, summer, autumn |
| Antidote: | Unknown |
If your dog shows symptoms of poisoning, it is always an emergency! Time is critical for your dog's life. You should immediately call your vet or the animal emergency services and make sure that a vet is on site and then go there immediately. For the treatment, it helps the vet a lot to know what your dog has ingested.
Occurrence Garlic
| Plant species: | vegetable |
| Occurrence: | Gardens |
| Areas: | Europe |
| Flowering time: | - |
| Fruit ripening: | - |
Symptoms
The following symptoms may occur in case of poisoning with an overdose of garlic:
- vomiting
- diarrhoea
- weak pulse
- pale mucous membranes
- accelerated breathing
- exhaustion
- excretion of red blood cells in the urine
Note: There are Japanese dog breeds that are particularly sensitive to the poison of garlic due to a genetic abnormality. For example, akitas and shiba inus.
Treatment
The vet will always try to remove the ingested poison from the body and alleviate the specific symptoms of poisoning.
There are different methods to remove the poison from the body:
1. ACTIVATED CHARCOAL: Activated charcoal can absorb toxins. If possible, it should be administered within 2 hours after ingestion of the poison, so that the toxin does not enter the bloodstream.
2. LAXATIVES: The vet may combine the administration of activated charcoal with a laxative.
3. VOMITING: The vet can also induce vomiting using medication to remove the toxin from the body.
In case of severe anaemia (dissolution of the red blood cells), the vet may administer blood transfusions to the dog. He will also treat the respective symptoms, depending on their severity.
More information on dog poisonings can be found here:
Preventing, identifying and treating poisoning in dogs
Further poisonous plants from A to Z
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