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Can dogs eat garlic? You may often see garlic in some lists of "foods that are toxic to dogs". But is garlic really as scary as those lists say?
Garlic is not so scary, pet connoisseurs will show you in this article how to properly prepare garlic for your dog and let your dog get health benefits from garlic. I will also tell you in this post how much garlic is safe for dogs.
First of all, let's get to know garlic and see how this amazing plant has caused controversy.
Garlic is rich in inulin, amino acids, sulfur, zinc, potassium, and phosphorus. In addition to this, it contains vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, manganese, selenium, germanium and B vitamins.
The spicy properties of garlic warm the human body. Spicy garlic can transport energy from an organism's body outward to the surface of the body and promote blood circulation. Garlic also has a good affinity for the lungs, large intestine, spleen and stomach.
Garlic contributes to the detoxification of the body. It supports beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract while eliminating harmful bacteria in the digestive tract. Pet connoisseurs also regularly eat garlic and use it to help detoxify their bodies and maintain digestive balance.
As a booster to the liver (which often has a detoxifying function), garlic breaks down waste products before they enter the bloodstream. Garlic also improves the dog's absorption of nutrients and eliminates waste products throughout the digestive tract.
Garlic contains large amounts of sulfur and fructosaccharides (inulin and fructooligosaccharides). Fructosans can cause digestive tract problems such as leaky gut, inflammatory bowel disease, and intestinal stress syndrome. Undigested fructans ferment in the small intestine and can cause bloating, gas and constipation in dogs. Therefore, before feeding the dog garlic, the dog's digestive system needs to be healthy.
These are some of the basic properties of garlic. We can see that garlic actually has a lot of good functions, but anything has its two sides, and garlic is no exception. Sometimes garlic can also cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract of dogs, and pet connoisseurs believe that this may be the reason why many people list garlic as one of the toxic substances in dogs. The pet connoisseur only wants to say that any poison that does not talk about the dose is a hooligan.
Garlic, like all foods, has its benefits and disadvantages
Garlic can prevent thrombosis in dogs.
Garlic can help dogs reduce the build-up of cholesterol in their bodies.
Garlic can stimulate the dilation of blood vessels in dogs.
Garlic helps prevent the formation of tumors in dogs.
Garlic can stimulate a dog's lymphatic system to remove waste products.
Garlic has antibiotic-like effects and can fight fungi and coccidiosis.
In addition to these effects, garlic has some other special effects on dogs.
Garlic can help dogs drive away ticks and fleas
If you feed your dog garlic during the fleas and tick breeding season, garlic can be a great way to help dogs eliminate fleas and ticks. Dogs' hair secretes a certain amount of oil, and garlic that enters a dog's stomach usually takes several weeks to accumulate in this secreted oil. Therefore, pet connoisseurs recommend that you feed your dog garlic before the "worm season" begins.
When using garlic to deworm dogs, feed them daily for two weeks.
Note: Garlic is also good for repellent mosquitoes.
Garlic can help prevent cancer in dogs
Garlic has a certain therapeutic effect on colon, lung, stomach and rectal cancer in dogs. The compounds in garlic can strengthen a dog's immunity and increase the level of natural killer cells in the dog's body. Natural killer cells can destroy pathogenic bacteria and cancer cells.
Natural killer cells (nk) are important immune cells of the body, not only related to anti-tumor, antiviral infection and immune regulation, but also in some cases involved in hypersensitivity reactions and the occurrence of autoimmune diseases, able to identify target cells, killing mediators.
Although few clinical trials have studied the anti-cancer effects of garlic, the National Cancer Institute reports that there is an association between increasing garlic intake and reducing the risk of several cancers, according to some population studies.
Garlic has many benefits for dogs
"Pet connoisseur, what about those peeled garlic cloves, are they good for dogs?"
"There's no benefit."
When I say garlic, I mean fresh, raw, unprocessed garlic. These garlic are only peeled 10 to 15 minutes before you feed your dog. Of course, if possible, it is best to feed the dog organic garlic.
Why is fresh garlic important? This is because you need the synergistic effect of the active enzymes in garlic and whole garlic to provide benefits for dogs.
Fresh raw garlic contains two enzymes: allicin and allinase. When you crush, chop, or chop garlic, these enzymes synthesize allicin. Allicin is an active pharmaceutical ingredient in garlic that has antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral and antioxidant effects.
When you feed a dog raw garlic, the dog gets all the active medicinal ingredients and nutrients in the garlic. The effectiveness of plants does not come from the effects of any single chemical. Some of the garlic extracts sold on the market don't provide dogs with hundreds or thousands of chemicals like garlic.
When we feed dogs the right amount of garlic, garlic is undoubtedly safe. But pet connoisseurs must also warn you that if you don't feed garlic properly or in excess, garlic can also cause harm to your dog.
Pregnant dogs
For pregnant dogs, any medications and nutritional supplements must be taken with caution. If you're going to give a "mother-to-be" garlic, be sure to consult a veterinarian first. Garlic, on the other hand, can also alter the taste of breast milk, so pet connoisseurs recommend that you better not feed garlic to your dog during pregnancy.
A dog in childhood
Do not feed garlic to puppies under 6 months of age. Especially in dogs under 2 months, they must not be fed garlic. For puppies from 6 months to 1 year old, Oki connoisseurs recommend that you only feed half the normal dose of garlic.
Special breeds of dogs
Pet connoisseurs advise you not to feed garlic to Akita and Shiba Inu. Dogs of both breeds are more sensitive to the hemolytic effects of oxidants.
Drug interactions
Garlic can interact with some drugs, and if your dog is using the following medications, it is best not to feed your dog garlic: heart drugs, chemotherapy drugs, blood thinners, insulin, hypertension drugs, antacids, etc.
Because garlic may affect the blood clotting function of dogs, do not use garlic in dogs for two weeks before surgery.
It is important to feed your dog garlic in an appropriate way
We will often see the following passage.
Garlic is a plant of the genus Allium, which is poisonous to both cats and dogs. Garlic can cause oxidative damage to a dog's red blood cells and can cause stomach upset (such as nausea, drooling, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.). In addition to this, garlic can also cause anemia in dogs. Other clinical symptoms of anemia include drowsiness, pallor of the gums, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, weakness, exercise intolerance, and prostration. Garlic poisoning may delay the onset and clinical symptoms may not be apparent for several days. If the dog accidentally eats garlic, it is recommended to be taken to the hospital immediately for treatment.
Wow, this passage sounds really scary.
Misunderstandings caused by research
The reason for this misleading information is that most studies have been based on garlic extract, the effects of excessive dosages, and unnatural methods of feeding. Researchers rarely feed dogs with fresh garlic because fresh garlic is rich in so many chemicals that it is difficult for researchers to measure which substance of the garlic species works on dogs.
K W Lee et al. conducted a study on the normal physiological properties of garlic on dogs, and they fed garlic at 5 g/kg (the dog's weight) per day. It turned out that garlic poisoned dogs.
But the 5 g/kg amount is too big, which means you need to feed a 30 kg golden retriever 4 garlic (about 60 cloves of garlic), or a dog of about 5 kg 23 grams of garlic (about 6 to 8 cloves). But how can we feed our dogs so much garlic every day?
In fact, excessive amounts of garlic do cause harm to dogs.
Garlic contains a substance called thiosulfate, a chemical that causes Heinz hemolytic anemia in dogs. This type of anemia can cause oxidative damage to the red blood cells of dogs and shorten the lifespan of red blood cells. Hemolytic anemia can lead to a decrease in red blood cells, which can lead to disease and even death. Symptoms of hemolytic anemia in dogs include diarrhea, loss of appetite, drowsiness, pale gums, shortness of breath, and blackening of urine.
Feeding dogs the right (fresh) and the right dose of garlic can completely avoid the occurrence of hemolytic anemia.
A moderate amount of raw garlic does not contain a large amount of thiosulfate. The bone marrow also constantly produces red blood cells.
First peel the garlic cloves, then chop or crush them, let stand for 10 to 15 minutes and then use.
Allicin degrades quickly, so it is best to feed the dog immediately after letting it stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
Calculate the amount of garlic that fits your dog's weight and mix it into your dog's food.
In order to make the amount of garlic you feed as accurate as possible, the pet connoisseur recommends that you buy a teaspoon online, keeping in mind the data in the table below. Pet connoisseurs recommend that you feed your dog garlic once a week.
Feed the dogs garlic according to the data in the table
That's what pet connoisseurs want to share with you today. At the end of the article, the pet connoisseur also wants to talk to you.
In fact, all substances in nature are toxic to a certain extent. Table salt can make dogs sick, and so can water.
There is no doubt that garlic, if not properly fed, is likely to pose a danger to dogs. But now that you know how to safely let your dog eat garlic, you shouldn't give up on this food.
If you're still not sure the right dose of garlic to feed your dog, then you don't feed your dog garlic, it's that simple.
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