garlic

[Nikki]

A question. My grey seems very interested in garlic when I am chopping it. I've given her a little bud to chew on & she not only unwraps it but bites it all up. I don't think she is eating it. Is this wrong, can it hurt her? I am talking about one little bud not the whole clove.

[danmcq]

Eating a raw Garlic clove can kill your Grey very quickly. I would advice against letting it have even a little.

 

Cooked in a dish where it's diluted a 1000 times is fine, but never raw.

 

GreYt that you asked, your a good Parent!! :-)

[lovethatgrey]

Cooked garlic in some kind of mash is fine in moderation but raw garlic or onion is a NO NO for all parrots.

[Nikki]

Thank you so much for letting me know I had NO idea!

[particle77]

Garlic and onions in large quantities are risky for any pet. They contain a chemical (N-propyl disulfide) that has been shown to damage red blood cells in cattle, horses, dogs, rabbits, etc.

[Codys Mom]

good thing I read this I have been giving KC my Eclectus raw garlic not very much and garlic powder for over a year now, The raw garlic I can see where that might be bad but I have heard of people putting garlic powder on their birds food before so I guess I thought it was ok any way he is still healthy but no more garlic or garlic powder for him ,this is weird I have a bottle of garlic powder and a bottle of minced garlic and there is no ingredient list on any of theese bottles just a 1-800 phone number but I will take your word for it noooo more garlic my birdies

[lauren333]

what about chives and green onions? Taco loves them and I had no idea they were harmful.

[Debandbella]

I once allowed Bella to steal a clove of garlic as i was chopping it up, she loved it, then i read thats its bad for them in large quantities so never did it again, i do however give her a slice of garlic bread occasionally, should i stop that as well?

[particle77]

As far as I know most if not all plants in the Allium genus contain N-propyl disulfide. that would include chives and green onions. As others have noted these foods should be fine in moderation, but I'd avoid making them a major part of your pets diet.

[chimaysmommy]

I've also read about the harmful effects of garlic (I believe from someone in this forum whose grey was lost to garlic in fact), and for that reason I have a very strict "no garlic" policy for Chimay. Same goes for onions, garlic/onion powder, chives, green onion. Garlic is the only one that I've specifically read about harmful effects from, but I don't want to take any chances at all.

 

Besides who wants their birdie to have stinky garlic breath?? Ha ha! :sick: :laugh:

[Nikki]

I am very grateful to all of you that answered this post. I am glad I found this out before I made this a practice! My green cheek also loved to chew garlic buds so I assumed it was OK & perhaps good for her. I am grateful I did not harm her, over time I have perhaps given her 3 or 4 buds total. I will never allow her near another. My grey has only had one bud...I wonder why they appear to like it so much? I should do more reading!