[marcerella02]

Ok- Layla's vet thinks she has an iodine deficiency which is why she isn't loosing weight (I personally don't agree- i mean she may have low iodine but I think she isn't loosing weight because we have been giving her a lot of treats and not a lot of walks- so working on that. Also iodine deficiency usually results in a lack of energy- well that is not Layla! )

So- right now I use animalessentials multivitamin which does not have iodine in it- so fair assessment that she might be lacking. I've been looking up iodine and dogs and what not and from what I can see she needs about 1/4 tsp of salt per 18 cups of food that she eats- so roughly a little less than 1/4 tsp of salt per week.

Her vet wants us to buy a new supplement (from a dog nutritionist that she knows), which i assume contains iodine. It's like 40 bucks (again- no price is too high for Lay- but we did just drop around $1000 on her ultrasound and tests) and I think I have a very good supplement here- that I have been giving Layla for over a year.

Can I not just add the salt to her weekly diet? I know that there are some foods that are high in iodine- salmon ect.

Anyways- I know Layla's vet a) wants the best for her but b) really likes her nutritionist and probably is trying to push her products. My vet knows very little about home cooking and probably that is why she didn't just say- add salt.

Arg- i'm blabbering- can I just add the salt in the amount I know she needs and continue on with the supplement we use?