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Originally Posted by woofwoofwoof  Hey everyone - has anyone had their yorkie eat some onion by mistake? There were cooked onions in a chicken dish I made and when I turned my head, he ate some (it was on the coffee table.) It couldn't have been a lot just a few diced pieces, but what I am reading on the internet scares me. It said .5 of their weight could be deadly which for him would be a half ounce - he is 6 pounds.
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I would call the vet and ask them what to do. I believe that onions contain a chemical that destroys hemoglobin in red blood cells and causes anemia. Hopefully the dose your dog ate was small enough not to cause any problems, but I would definitely call the vet, just to be safe. How is he doing this morning? Here is a web page that explains the toxic effect of onions:
Onions and Dogs: A Lethal Combination | Animal Behavior and Medicine Blog | Dr. Sophia Yin, DVM, MS