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My poodle ate onion rings and seems fine. What should I do now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Poodle | Male | neutered | 22 lbs

yesterday, I left my onion rings on my table and my 22 lb poodle ate a handful. He isn’t having any issues, what do I do?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

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Published on October 24th, 2020

If Bo only ate a handful, there likely won't be enough onions in them to cause any problems. Since he is acting normally, I'd just keep an eye on him for now, but my guess would be he likely will be ok. Best of luck.

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