What are the dangers of eating onions for dogs! Come and find out
We know that some foods should never be fed to dogs, such as chocolate, onions, etc., because these foods will seriously endanger the lives of dogs. So why can’t dogs eat onions? If they eat onions, what harms they have to their bodies? Let’s discuss this issue.
Onions, peppers, peppers, peppers, peppers, onions, garlic and other highly irritating foods should not be eaten by dogs. Because this type of food can easily stimulate the dog's stomach and intestines, easily cause inflammation and affect the pet dog's sense of smell.
Among them, onions contain a toxic component n-propyl disulfide. After dogs accidentally eat, they may cause hemoglobin to oxidize Heinz's body. The reticulum endothelial system swallows a large number of red blood cells containing Heinz's body, causing acute hemolytic anemia and damage the bone marrow.
Generally speaking, for dogs weighing 15-25 kg, if they accidentally eat a medium-sized onion, the diseased dog will be excreted with red or dark red hemoglobinuria 1-2 days after eating, and symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, depression, palpitations, and spleen enlargement will occur.
Severe anemia may occur after 7-8 days.
If the dog uses onion for a long time, chronic poisoning may occur, showing yeast and anemia, and in severe cases, death.
This is why dogs cannot eat onions. Onions have a great impact on the dog's body. In severe cases, it may even cause the dog's death. Therefore, this type of food must be placed in a place that the dog cannot reach to avoid accidental ingestion.
Treatment method:
1. Mildly poisoned dogs should stop feeding onions immediately, feed the dog more water and diuretics, so that it can metabolize it, and it will recover naturally after 1 to 2 days. When you find that the dog's urine slowly turns to normal yellow, it is best to feed some pets with a probiotic source, which is a special probiotic for pets to regulate the stomach and intestines. It is a pack of it a day, once a day, and after several days of conditioning the dog's intestines, it will basically recover health.
2. Severely hemolytic dogs,
can inject glucose solution or Ringer's solution, ATP, Coenzyme A, VC, etc.;
orally or intramuscularly inject vitamin B and vitamin E.
Subcutaneous injection of yrosine and furothiemia;
severe anemia dogs can be transfusion or blood replenishing agents, and antibiotics, prednisone, dexamethasone, etc. can be appropriately given according to the condition of the sick dog.