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Can dogs eat salt? This question bothers most owners. Old people often say "salty cat light dog" reliable? Different people have different views, no salt party said that eating salt is not good for dog kidney, eat salt party firmly opposed, said the dog must eat salt. Then follow Dr. E as soon as possible to reveal the truth about whether dogs can eat salt!

Dogs can't live without salt.

Shovel officials all know that if people lack salt, they can easily cause physical fatigue. They should not eat salt-free food for a long time. In fact, dogs are the same. Proper salt can not only add physical strength to the dog, but also keep the hair shiny and not easy to fall off. If a dog were to eat salt-free food for an extended period, it simply could not lead a healthy life.

According to NRC standards, puppy food must contain at least 0.76% salt, while adult dog food must contain at least 0.15%.

Heavy taste is not suitable for dogs

Dogs need less salt than people.

Human heat dissipation is mainly through the whole body sweat evaporation, and sweat will take away a lot of salt, so people must add a lot of salt to meet the needs. Dogs mainly rely on breathing to dissipate heat. Although sweat glands on the soles of their feet will perspire to dissipate heat when it is hot, it is rare and negligible. Therefore, compared with humans, dogs require very little salt. Excessive intake can impair their heart and kidneys, while insufficient intake may lead to growth retardation and dry, flaky skin.

2 Choose foods with an appropriate salt content for feeding.

① Dog Food & Wet Food

as long as it is a regular manufacturer of food, are in line with the nutritional standards, its salt content will not cause harm to the dog's body, do not worry. If you are worried about salty, just provide your dog with plenty of water.

② Meat & offal

Meat contains more salt than fruits and vegetables, and dogs can get enough salt from meat. If your dog eats meat, you don’t need to add extra salt.

① Pickled food

such as bacon, sausage, salted fish, ham sausage, etc., the salt content of such foods is too high.

② people eat food

The food eaten by humans not only exceeds the salt content for dogs, but also does not meet the needs of dogs.

Don't believe these rumors "salt"

1 eating salt causes hair loss

There are many reasons for dog hair loss, such as dogs suffering from skin diseases, improper choice of bath liquid and improper bathing methods may cause dog hair loss, while salt is not the cause of dog hair loss.

2 eat salt lead to urinary stones

(1) dogs suffering from urinary stones is mainly due to insufficient drinking water, long-term hold urine, resulting in a gradual increase in the concentration of inorganic salts in the dog's urine, inorganic salt precipitation on the formation of stones.

(2) urinary stones in the inorganic salt is mainly magnesium ion, calcium ion, phosphate, and salt in the sodium ion, chloride ion and has no relationship, but a certain amount of salt can promote the dog to drink water, reduce the occurrence of urinary stones. For example, urinary tract prescription food will adjust the salt slightly higher, stimulate the dog to drink water and urinate more to protect the urinary tract.