Just a question for the raw food gurus. I have a Malinois, she is 15 weeks old. She has just finished a bag of Eukanuba biscuits and I have decided to go to a raw diet. I plan on making some patties and freezing them similiar to what you can buy but I figure I can make them much cheaper. Plan on mixing minced chicken frames with some beef mince, offal, ground linseed and a small amount of vegetables and for the other meal I plan on giving straight bones of varios kinds. I noticed some comercial raw patties have garlic in them, in my research I have also heard garlic is not good for dogs. Can anyone give opinions as the the pros and cons of garlic.
This is my first post here so go easy on me. I have learnt alot here so far and hope to learn alot more.
Garlic is in the same family as onions but doesn't appear to be as toxic as onions. Personally I wouldn't feed it to my dogs (except for maybe an occasional sprinkling of garlic powder to make training treats smellier and tastier) but as long as you don't go too garlic-crazy, it probably won't hurt.
You're a smart man for switching your pup to raw. As for making patties, why not just chuck all the meat/vegetable parts to her and let her sort it out? Dogs love to rip up meats on their own; lasts longer than ground foods and is more satisfying for them
Best of luck with the switch; this board is an excellent source of information on raw feeding and will probably answer just about every question you can come up with.
By the way, Connie (Sutherland) here knows everything there is to know about raw feeding (among other subjects). If you're ever unsure about something, just ask her. She's a walking, typing encyclopedia
Hey guys, reviving this thread for another garlic question. At the grocery store, I came accross a really good buy on some smoked sausage that says "galic flavor". I was thinking of buying a roll for training treats. Would that be toxic to my dog?
The amount of garlic in flavoring actually has positive effects. Although a member of the onion family, it has less of the toxic compound per pound than onions, and is generally used in smaller amounts due to it's strong flavor.
Like Johathan, I'd be more concerned with the artificial ingredients than the natural ones.
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Garlic should not have any adverse affects on Dogs I have given it to mine for as many years as i can remember. Also the Pigeons, It contains a lot of good properties and is not the same as onions, Personally i do not eat it as i hate the smell of it afterwards but i give it to the Birds and Animals
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Garlic should not have any adverse affects on Dogs I have given it to mine for as many years as i can remember. Also the Pigeons, It contains a lot of good properties and is not the same as onions, Personally i do not eat it as i hate the smell of it afterwards but i give it to the Birds and Animals
It's toxic to dogs in quantity.
But I gave it to my dogs forever before I found that out, too. I just don't give much.
Cats are more affected by the whole allium family, I think.
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Of Course the dogs do not get bulbs of it,
Just a third of a clove mashed up once a week on there food
or you can buy the garlic in tablet form specially for Dogs
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