MM> Did you know that Onions are toxic to dogs. 

what kind of onions? raw? green onions? sweet onions? the regular burn your
eyes when slicing them?

 MM> The toxicity is dose dependent, so the bigger the animal, the more 
 MM> onion need be consumed to cause a toxicity. Onion toxicity causes 
 MM> a Heinz body anemia. Heinz bodies are small bubble-like 
 MM> projections which protrude from a red blood cell and can be seen 
 MM> when the cells are stained. This "bubble" is a weak spot in the 
 MM> red blood cell and, therefore, the cell has a decreased life-span 
 MM> and ruptures prematurely. 

if it affects our dogs, then it also affects us humans, doesn't it?

we've never had any problems with our dogs and onions... it is one of the
flavor "spices" that we add to their foods specifically to deter them from
eating raw meats and similar... onions, garlic, peppers (spicy and sweet),
etc... all of our dogs have lived to very ripe old ages...

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