My dog ate chicken with garlic & onion powder. Should I call the vet?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Dog ate fried chicken tender with very thick coating ingredients say garlic powder and onion powder. Should I go to ER? My dog is 55 pounds approximately and 5 years old
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Published on December 15th, 2018
Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! This is unlikely to be an issue in terms of the garlic and onion powder as it was just a bit. This may result though in gastrointestinal upset. Watch your pup for symptoms consistent with gastrointestinal upset such as vomiting, inappetence and/or diarrhea. If these are observed, have your pup evaluated by a veterinarian. Best of luck!
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Published on May 15th, 2019
Garlic powder could be extremely toxic especially if combined with onion powder which is toxic as well. Signs can start with gastrointestinal diarrhoea and vomiting but develop in more severe ones like anemia. A clinical examination at your local veterinarian is essential to confirm/rule out these clinical suspicions and treat appropriately. Antibiotics may be needed. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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My 80 pound boxer tank ate a small piece of carrot that cane from a Marie calendar frozen dinner. It didn’t have any onion on it but I’m not sure if the roast gravy had onion powder or not. The box was trashed and I couldn’t find it or anything onlin
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! This is not likely to be an issue at all. This if it had any onion powder was likely a tiny amount and he is a large dog. I would not be concerned about this. Good luck and have a great day!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
my kid just feed a small amount of rice and a piece of chicken to the dog but the chicken and rice were cooked with onion and garlic powder and the rice was cooked in addition to some wine. will the dog die
No, she will not die. These kind of powders contain small quantity of onion and garlic, usually way below toxic dose for dogs. So, your Xena may develop mild gastroenteritis (maybe a vomit and/or loose stools) but otherwise she will not get into any serious problems.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
Hi my mother in law gave my dog a small amount of fish that contained garlic and onion last night. Today my dog has been sick with some vomiting. Do I need to take her to the vet?
Hello, and thank you for using Boop by Petco. While onion and garlic are toxic to dogs, their toxicity is dose-dependent so a small amount of fish flavored with a little onion and garlic would most likely not contain enough to be toxic, unless the dish was really loaded with onions/garlic. Onions and garlic cause destruction of red blood cells and anemia, which would cause a dog to be lethargic with pale gums. If Sady is sick and vomiting today, I suspect it's more likely GI upset from getting something different from her normal diet, rather than being directly related to the onions & garlic. She would feel better fastest if you took her to the vet and got something to calm her GI tract down, but if she's otherwise acting pretty normal you could try offering her small amounts of bland food today such as boiled lowfat chicken breast and white rice, and if she's still vomiting tomorrow then have her seen by your vet. If her vomiting is accompanied by lack of appetite or lethargy, th
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
I accidentally fed my dog meat that had onion powder in it. I'm worried. What should I do?
Generally, dogs need to consume at least 5% of their body weight to develop onion toxicosis. This means that Bambi will have needed to consume about 50g of onion powder to show clinical signs off illness. If you think she may have consumed this amount or if you have concerns, you should take her to an emergency veterinarian.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Health & Wellbeing
My dog ate some pieces of bread that had a little garlic powder on them. This was yesterday and the day before that. Today he ate some grass and now vomited twice. Is this related to the garlic? He weighs about 50+ lbs.
I don’t think so - garlic and onions can cause anemia by damaging the red blood cells and symptoms are usually lethargy and a decreased appetite. It would also take much more than a few sprinkles of powder to cause a problem. If the vomiting continues I’d recommend seeing your vet.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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My 3 year old hound mix (she’s 50lbs) has had some onion powder in the chicken broth we have given her. I don’t put more than a 1/4 cup in it (most of the times less) and in some instances I’ve put water in the food as well because I heated up the fo
You're correct in that both onions and garlic are toxic to dogs, but I wouldn't worry at all about the negligible amount that your dog is getting. At 50 pounds, she would need to eat about 4 teaspoons of onion powder in order to experience the blood cell changes associated with onion toxicosis. I can't imagine that that much onion powder would be in a quart or so of the broth, let alone 1/4 cup. With that said, I generally err on the side of caution and prefer avoiding feeding both onions and garlic whenever possible. Again, the tiny amount she's receiving in this chicken broth shouldn't cause any problems whatsoever. I hope this helps and that everything goes well! https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/onions/
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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My dog has just ate a small chicken slider, which I've just found contains onion and garlic powder. He is a dashound jackrussel mix, and about 6 and a half pounds. I don't know how much onion and garlic was in the product, but I know he ate about hal
Onion toxicosis is consistently noted in animals that ingest more than 0.5% of their body weight in onions at one time. Garlic is 5 times more powerful than the onion. Considering the fact that the quantity is unknown I think the best course of action would be to take Taquito to your veterinarian to make him sick and give medication to reduce absorption of the toxics. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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DOG ADVICE NEEDED: F Please Help, I need your advice. OMG, I need advice. My Dog Brucie ( 28 lbs) got into my Bowl of my creamy Caulflower soup and it has organic Onion and Garlic in it, I stepped away from it for a minute and my husband said he caug
Fortunately I doubt there was enough onion or garlic to cause a problem for Brucie. It takes a fairly large amount of either one to cause toxicity. If you wanted to be extra safe you could either call the Pet Poison Helpline to see if they have access to information that would help them estimate exactly how much onion and garlic was in the can, or you could ask your vet about checking a hematocrit level in 48 hours. Onions and garlic cause damage to the red blood cells and can cause hemolytic anemia but the signs are usually not apparent for a couple of days. www. Petpoisonhelpline.com
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Hello. I have a 6.4lbs chihuahua and she ate a very small piece of popcorn with sour cream and onion popcorn seasoning from Kernels. The popcorn piece was no larger than a pencil eraser and the piece didn't have much of the seasoning on it. I did my
Hello, onion toxicity can cause anemia in both pets and humans. They need to consume a large amount of onion to have evidence of anemia. More likely, pets may develop GI signs such as vomiting, diarrhea, and a decreased appetite. The amount of onion powder in the sauce is likely not enough to cause any severe side effects to Par. You can be more certain about this by calling the Animal Poison Control at (888) 426-4435 and giving them the information about the ingredients and the quantity Par ingested. Hope this helps and best of luck.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Some gragettos garlic rye bread dropped on the ground. A small piece the size of a quarter. I think Zeus ate it. Do I need to take him to the vet?
Thanks for using Boop by Petco! Ideally, you have Zeus evaluated by a veterinarian for induction of vomiting if this happened within the last hour. However, in reality this should be a very small amount and he should be fine even without inducing vomiting as this was a very small amount. Good luck and have a great day!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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