monkey 444 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Does anyone give there dogs garlic or garlic powder? There's mixed views on it on line some say it's bad for dogs others say it's not ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,534 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Yes, i put some flakes in their food daily. Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Have given my dogs garlic in the Summer time for years now to keep on top of parasites. It thins the blood but if you're not working them I can't see a problem. The secret is trying to get the dog to take it as they hate the smell (fair play to you Dytkos if they'll eat the flakes) so I use the odourless tablets designed for humans. I sometimes put whole cloves in their water but some take them out and throw them away. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,534 Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 My pot lickers grateful for anything Neil Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit Hunter 6,608 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 How does that work Neil? I've not heard of it being used to keep parasites away? Does it have any other values towards the dogs health? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 In theory bloodsucking parasites and worms don't find their host as hospitable if there's garlic running through the veins. There's plenty of homeopathic wormers etc. nowadays that are garlic based. Personally I don't use them preferring to use a proper wormer but I use garlic as a day to day conditioner. But like I say, garlic thins the blood so I wouldn't use it while dogs are working hard. Top Pigeon men swear by garlic as a supplement and their game's as hard as any and a clove of garlic floating in young poultry's water makes a big difference in their survival rate. But, they're birds not dogs but IMO it does dogs more good than harm. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit Hunter 6,608 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Ok that's interesting, thanks for the reply. So what do you give them everyday then mate? I'll give it a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 I often have cloves of garlic in their water all the time. The garlic actually grows and just lift it out when changing the water and put it back in then. Anything like the garlic capsules, cod liver oil capsules and apple cider vinegar I usually feed it a week on and a week off. I'm not sure if that's the correct procedure but it's how I do it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,260 Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 some good info here http://skeptvet.com/Blog/2012/02/garlic-for-pets-whats-it-good-for/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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