20/08/2022
We all know that salt may cause problems in our dogs. As dog owners and advocates of balanced nutrition, we can actually prevent this problem.
Let's do the math, compute how much dogfood you are giving your dogs on a daily basis. [๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ข (๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ช๐ถ๐ฎ) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ (๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ) ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ] Again, only 0.3% of Na and 0.45% of Cl is the recommended intake on a per kg of dogfood.
If you are feeding raw meat, it doesn't mean you're safe. Raw meat also contains small amounts of Na. This can add salt to dog food if fed on top. But when you are feeding pure raw meat, your dog may also experience lack of NaCl to balance it's diet.
Adding rice on your dogs' food to replace certain amount of dog food can help lessen salt intake however, it also contributes a small amount of Na because some varieties of rice contain Na.
Imagine if you are also giving dog treats every so often!
Best way to keep your dogs safe out of the dangers of excess salt intake is flush with water.
However, if there signs of salt poisoning already, consult a veterinarian. Signs are diarrhea, vomiting and seizures.
