|Articles|June 23, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Allium species poisoning

How toxic are onions to dogs and cats?

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“Dogs and cats are highly susceptible to onion toxicosis: Consumption of as little as 5 g/kg of onions in cats or 15 to 30 g/kg in dogs has resulted in clinically important hematologic changes.”

-R.B. Cope, BSc, BVSc, PhD

From Allium species poisoning in dogs and cats

 

 

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