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Tucson_arizona (Tucson, Arizona, U.s.a.) on 05/16/2010
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I have been giving our 3 month old puppy Magnum Garlic for kennel cough, which has worked awesome, however we have still been finding ticks on him, so I do not recommend garlic for ticks.
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Replied By Vet Student (Oslo, Norway) on 10/16/2011

Garlic is poison for dogs and cats. It actually changes the red blood cells and can make then anemic and could potentially be fatal.
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Replied By Katzie (Cancun, México ) on 09/18/2024

WRONG!! Garlic contains little thiosulphate in comparison to onions! A dog would have to ingest ALOT of garlic to incur any negative effects. As a veterinary student, your posting is disappointing.

Replied By Doglvrx3 (Westside, Ma) on 03/29/2012

Garlic is okay for dogs in the right dosage. If you buy garlic formulated specifically for dogs and follow the directions, it is quite safe. Dosages too high can be toxic. My lab has been on it for 2 years now. Bug Off Garlic from springtimeinc.com.
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Replied By Heidi (Bennington, Vt) on 10/12/2012

It seems to be a myth that garlic is toxic to dogs (maybe similar to the one about cinnamon powder and cats?). At least according to many holistic vets who haven't seen garlic poisoning in any of their canine patients. We have fed our > 2 yr old dogs garlic as soon as we adopted them as 2 month olds. No problem whatsoever, but perhaps healthier dogs than w/o garlic (we use fresh garlic).
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