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Garlic
dog severe
Go to the vet immediately — don't wait for symptoms.
cat unknown
Severity not yet documented — when in doubt, call your vet or animal poison control.
- Severity
- severe
- Size_example
- A few cloves can be a toxic dose for a small dog; powdered/supplement forms require far less.
- Signs
- delayed 1-5 days, hemolytic anemia, weakness, pale gums, red/brown urine, vomiting
- Notes
- One of several cultivated Allium species (with onion, leeks, chives, and shallots) that share the same oxidative-damage toxicity mechanism (organosulfoxides / n-propyl disulfide), causing hemolytic anemia. See the "Allium (the onion genus)" entry for the group overview.
- Dose_concern
- Garlic is 3–5x more potent per gram than onion — clinically significant toxicosis has been reported at doses well below onion's ~0.5% body-weight threshold. All forms (raw, cooked, dried, powdered) are toxic; concentrated forms (garlic powder, garlic supplements/pills) pose the highest risk per gram.
- Raw Severity
- severe
- Name
- Garlic
- Clinical Signs
- vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, difficulty breathing, rapid heart beat, refusal to eat, and oral/esophageal/gastric pain.
- Scientific_name
- Allium sativum
- Toxic_agents
- organosulfoxides (n-propyl disulfide)
- Category
- Food
- Toxic Dose Summary
- for dogs, >0.
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Source: Compiled from standard veterinary toxicology references (ASPCA APCC, Pet Poison Helpline, Merck Veterinary Manual) · view original