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My pugs ate a chicken salad sandwich. Will onions make them sick?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Female | spayed | 5 years and 7 months old

My two 5 year old pugs got a hold of my chicken salad -cranberry & almond sandwich . I don't really know if it has onions in it ! They're trouble makers for sure ! I'm kinda freaking out ,.. Will they be okay ?? I don't know how much they ate but the whole sandwich is gone !

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Answered By Dr. Davis

Veterinarian

Published on April 8th, 2018

A small amount of onions are fine. There is no reason to worry. I’m sure they enjoyed it!. Dogs are scavengers by nature so they can eat lots of things they shouldn’t without getting sick. You may see loose stool, possibly vomiting but probably no symptoms. If you do see them appearing I’ll the. I,would bring them in for an exam. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to help you care for your dogs.

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