Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Steve Patrick
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
Oh, I knew that YOU knew. I just didn't want a newbie to see it and think that they should go get bulbs for the dogs.
I do see dangerously large amounts recommended online for flea control. Some dogs would be OK, but some accrue a buildup of thiosulphate, because they lack the enzymes that digest the allium family completely. Thiosulphate, built up over time, can result in anemia.
It's an individual thing, too. My own feeling is that I have given my dog garlic in tiny amounts for years and he's fine.... but I wouldn't start a new dog on it. JMO and nothing more.
(BTW, I have never seen one iota of proof that it keeps fleas at bay.... not in my dog, and not in any of the other club dogs.)
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I love the top crucial ingredients: Garlic and dog bowls! No calcium at all, no EFAs.......
I make my raw food for the dogs on Sundays for the week (enough for both dogs). I make a vegetable mixture with two fresh veges, 2 containers of plain whole yogurt, 1 tin of sardines and the juice and two small peices of a garlic clove. I used to add 2 T of old fashion oatmeal but stopped because my older APBT has problems with arthritis in his back legs. I have to use ground up chicken parts because my Am St has had bowel blockage surgeries. The dogs do very well on this, should I discontinue the garlic??????
Antonio Mazarieg Webboard User Reg: 02-17-2008
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Hello. I am new to the forum, It is a great one with a lot of information for Us the new ones. With regards of the garlic, I did use it on previous dogs but my main idea was to use it as flea repellent. and it works good when they sweat, the skin is goin to have oily garlic smell that fleas don't like.
By the way; I am looking for a young DDR to start on Sch.
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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and it works good when they sweat, the skin is goin to have oily garlic smell that fleas don't like.
Wait, dogs only sweat through the pads of their feet, don't they? Their skin and "underarm" areas do not contain sweat glands.
A dog gets rid of excess heat by panting which, is difficult for the "snub-nosed breeds", therefore they would be at a higher risk for heat-stroke.....or am I wrong?
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My info is that it is garlic in quantity that causes problems as Connie stated, not just a dash of garlic powder in a recipe or a mashed clove as mentioned above. Will search for exactly how much is too much if anyone wants to know. Chocolate has always been an issue too and a vet told me 1# for every 10# of body weight was the toxic level. My greyhound got into mischief and ate a bag of Dove mini bars one time. She had tinfoil poops for a while, but even with her sensitive stomach and low body fat, she did not get ill. I have even heard that dogs cannot break down cow's milk effectively and should not be given it after weaning. Any thoughts on that?
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Re: Raw Garlic
I just didn't want a newbie to see it and think that they should go get bulbs for the dogs. 
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