Onion Pieces

[brindlehound]

My question is would a couple of very tiny pieces of onion be toxic to a 70 lb. dog?

 

In the house I live in, there are 2 kids who cook with onions regularly. Sometimes they drop tiny pieces on the floor. Either they ignore the pieces or don't realize they've dropped the pieces. I mentioned early on that onions are toxic to dogs. Magic is not a huge eating stuff off the floor that he isn't supposed to but he will occasionally and he's never been a vegetable or fruit eater. After the kids are done cooking, I do go into the kitchen and do an "onion check". The biggest thing I've found is some onion skin.

 

 

[JAJ2010]

Not sure how much it would take to be toxic, but I don't worry too much when I cook with onions. I eventually clean the floor up at the end! LOL

[Sambuca]

If the pieces are tiny, I wouldn't worry much. I don't know how much is toxic, but every dog I've had has eaten stuff with onions with no ill effect.

[Guest greybookends]

Carol I use lots of onions when I make my spaghetti sauce and I usually let the hounds hav a couple of small spoonfuls over their dinner and no one has ever gotten sick.

[JohnF]

If it's only little tiny pieces it won't hurt. But if for example onions or onion powder went it the dog's food every day then the effects would be cummulative.

I keep bulbs locked in a cupboard... but I know she dug out a daffodil bulb in the spring as i just found the flower, satlk and a hole in the ground. it made her ill for the rest of the day. The vet said she was big enough for it not to be very dangerous.

[greysmom]

Like chocolate, the effects would need to be cumulative, or a LOT of onion at once. A couple tiny pieces won't hurt.