Unless your pup has been diagnosed by a qualified vet, with a disease/condition that requires low salt intake, the salt that is in dog food will not have any effect on him. People/pets/anything with a beating heart that is driven by the firing of an electrical system within the cardiac muscle,needs salt intake. If you are normal, a normal intake of sodium daily, is required for good heaslth and to facillitate the electrical firing impluse that makes your heart beat. Unless you have a condition that requires a low salt diet, there is no need to go overboard limiting your salt intake.....that can be just as detrimental on various organs in your body, as too much salt intake. You get into issues with sodium/potassium/calcium/fluid balances.....
Dont add salt to your dogs food, but the salt included in your dog food will not hurt your pup in the absence of a diagnosis requiring salt restrictions. |