Let's first take a look at what salt means to living things. We all know that if the human body lacks salt, it is easy to cause physical fatigue. The same is true for dogs. If dogs are deficient in salt, in addition to fatigue, they may also cause various skin diseases and growth and development problems. Therefore, it is not that dogs cannot eat salt. Only by taking in the right amount of salt can dogs live a healthy life.

In general, if you keep feeding your dog dog food, then there is no need to add additional salt, because the salt in the dog food can already meet the needs of the dog However, additional supplementation may cause urinary system diseases in dogs. For owners of homemade dog food, you must remember to add the right amount of salt to your dog, 20 mg of salt per kilogram of body weight per day.

In order to avoid excessive salt intake by dogs, the owner must not give the dog food on the table. If the dog eats salty food, the owner should provide the dog with an appropriate amount of water in time. drink. Some people may say that our dog has been eating the food on the table and has not seen any problems with it! Experts say that excessive intake of salt in dogs will not show obvious symptoms in the short term, which is a cumulative Once the dog develops symptoms, it means that they have been in a state of excessive salt consumption for a long time.

Dog salt poisoning is mainly caused by excessive intake of food with high salt content in dogs, resulting in dehydration and even obvious neurological symptoms. Foods with high salt content include saltwater chicken and meat. If the dog is only slightly salt poisoned, it can be treated by natriuretic, diuretic, infusion and other methods. If it is severe salt poisoning, it will cause the life of the dog.

Clinical cases of salt poisoning in dogs are relatively rare, and the main cause of poisoning is the accidental ingestion of salty salted foods or the addition of fish powder. The occurrence of salt poisoning is closely related to the amount of water that dogs drink. When animals ingest a lot of salt products, if they are fully supplied with drinking water, it is not easy to cause poisoning because it can promote the discharge of salt. Heat and other reasons cause the body to lack water, which is easy to induce poisoning.

Because dogs are not sensitive to salt, they are rarely encountered in veterinary clinics, and it is easy to misdiagnose and delay the disease. The main basis for diagnosis: the dog has a recent history of eating high-salt food, or there are incentives such as strenuous exercise, vomiting, and insufficient drinking water. The diagnosis can be made when there are obvious neurological symptoms such as excitement, ataxia, and generalized muscle spasm during clinical examination.

1. When a dog is suspected of having salt poisoning, water should be supplied in time, and it should be drank several times. This will not only ensure the necessary water intake, but also prevent the poisoned dog from drinking a large amount of water in a short period of time and aggravate cerebral edema. At the same time, the emetic is taken orally to promote the excretion of salt in the gastrointestinal tract as soon as possible. Mild cases of poisoning generally do not require medication to recover. For sick dogs with severe neurological symptoms, in addition to inducing vomiting, gastric lavage and drinking more water, intravenous infusion of 10% calcium gluconate should be applied as soon as possible to replace sodium ions with calcium ions to restore the ion balance in the body and relieve the symptoms of poisoning.

2. In order to relieve the symptoms of cerebral edema and reduce intracranial pressure, 25% sorbitol or hypertonic glucose solution should be administered intravenously.

3. In order to prevent salt poisoning in dogs, ingredients with high salt content such as bacon, ham and fish meal should be reasonably added to the diet; it should also be avoided in hot summer or after strenuous exercise. High-salt food, or give enough water to drink after feeding.