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Oct 22, 2025 - 12:46 PM
The fear of garlic is way overblown and misunderstood on the Internet. A dog or cat would have to be given a large amount of garlic continuously over a period of time to potentially see changes in red blood cells. It is highly unlikely that anyone would feed an animal the amount of garlic that would be needed to potentially make them sick and keep on doing it over days or weeks. In addition, garlic is not some sort of fast acting poison, as discussed on the Internet. Once you stop feeding too much garlic a dog or cat's body would normalize and they would be just fine. An upper limit of garlic considered potentially problematic for cats is about 5 grams per 2.2 lbs (22.5 grams for a ten pound cat) and this would have to be given for a period of time. Would your cat ever eat 22.5 grams of garlic? Never. Would you continue to feed this much garlic if you noticed your cat was lethargic or anemic? Never. We suggest 1/4 ml of our Antiviral remedy for a ten pound cat. This serving, if given 2x daily, would provide about 15 mg of garlic daily. This is less than 1/1000th of the serving of garlic that could potentially make a cat sick if given for an extended period of time. Garlic is very healthy for dogs and cats when used appropriately.
