Salt toxicity?
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Q:So on of my dumb dogs managed to eat a whole loaf of bread and a teaspoon of salt in the time it took me to go to the bathroom. The bread seems to be moving it's way through, but the salt kind of scares me.
I spoke to an ER vet tech last night and a tech at my regular vet this morning, and neither feel like it should cause a problem. I've probably just been reading too much about salt toxicity in the last 12 hours, but since I can't actually find amounts anywhere I'm still a bit worried.
He was super thirsty last night, but that seems to have passed. Anyone have a dog that is as silly as mine and has eaten salt?
I spoke to an ER vet tech last night and a tech at my regular vet this morning, and neither feel like it should cause a problem. I've probably just been reading too much about salt toxicity in the last 12 hours, but since I can't actually find amounts anywhere I'm still a bit worried.
He was super thirsty last night, but that seems to have passed. Anyone have a dog that is as silly as mine and has eaten salt?
A:I don't think a teaspoon of salt would be a big deal. When layla ate those muffins and scones, each one had on average 650 mg of sodium, so she had 14 grams of sodium. A teaspoon has 2.4 grams of sodium, so I think it should be ok.
A:If you use commercial dog food, they probably have more than a tsp of salt per feeding, so I wouldn't worry at all.
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That is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Thank you!
He doesn't eat kibble, but it's good to know that dogs can eat that much salt regularily and be okay.
......and people say I'm paranoid about my dog.
......and people say I'm paranoid about my dog.