• Onions, Garlic & Chives: These all contain thiosulphate which can lead to stomach upset, and prolonged exposure can
cause haemolytic anemia (damage red blood cells).
Not exact matches
[citation needed] Onions and garlic are very dangerous and can
cause severe
haemolytic anemia.
The researchers, led by Dr Steven Holloway from the University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinary Science, have taken DNA from 100 dogs in the quest to determine what in their genetic makeup
causes diseases such as diabetes, granulomatous meningitis (similar to multiple sclerosis) and immune - mediated
haemolytic anemia, a condition which
causes the immune system to attack red blood cells.
Merck, itself a multinational vaccine manufacturer, states in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy that autoimmune
haemolytic anaemia may be
caused by modified live - virus vaccines, as do Tizard's Veterinary Immunology (4th edition) and the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.6 The British Government's Working Group, despite being staffed by vaccine - industry consultants who say they are independent, also acknowledged this fact.
Onions contain disulphides (or thiosulphate) that destroy red blood cells in the cat,
causing a form of anaemia called Heinz body anaemia (a
haemolytic or red - cell - bursting anaemia).