Pet acute-toxicity numeric thresholds — onion / garlic (Allium, dogs & cats)
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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 changesOnion toxicosis is consistently noted in animals that ingest more than 0.5% of their b. wt. in onions at one time.Cats are more susceptible than dogs.Garlic (_Allium sativum_) is considered to be less toxic and safe for dogs than onion when used in moderation.Garlic is toxic also for horses, at a daily dose of >0.2 g/kg causes Heinz body anemia in themThe toxic components in all type of onions, garlic, leeks, shallots, and other plants of the _Allium_ family, are sulfoxides and aliphatic sulfides
Source: pdf-raw/pmc-pet-food-toxic-pmc2984110.txt — first-hand peer-reviewed review "Some food toxic for pets" (PMC2984110, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984110/), Tavily server-side extract 2026-07-21. Numeric thresholds are verbatim substrings of this source.
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