# Dogs can't eat onions?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280 "2003-02-15T18:36:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/1 "2003-02-15T18:36:24Z")

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I can’t find the cite right this minute, but I read that one of the foods you should give to Fido is onions.  
Is there any specific reason why not?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/2 "2003-02-15T18:43:27Z")

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How’s [this](http://www.jlhweb.net/Boxermap/onions.html) for a cite?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/3 "2003-02-15T18:44:52Z")

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[From here.](http://www.petalia.com.au/Templates/StoryTemplate_Process.cfm?specie=Dogs&story_no=257#ct-4)

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> Pets affected by onion toxicity will develop haemolytic anaemia, where the pet’s red blood cells burst while circulating in its body.  
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> Onion poisoning can occur with a single ingestion of large quantities or with repeated meals containing small amounts of onion. A single meal of 600 to 800 grams of raw onion can be dangerous whereas a ten-kilogram dog, fed 150 grams of onion for several days, is also likely to develop anaemia.

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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/4 "2003-02-15T18:46:57Z")

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Hey, thanks for the quick response!🙂

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**Author:** ![Azael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Azael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azael)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/5 "2003-02-15T21:27:45Z")

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Here’s a question… what can dogs eat?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cant-eat-onions/155280/6 "2003-02-15T21:30:49Z")

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Dogs can eat [this stuff.](http://www.dogs-and-diets.com/)