Golden Retrievers can eat a small amount of salt

Golden Retrievers can eat a small amount of salt, and Golden Retrievers must take in salt to ensure the healthy development of the body. Salt contains magnesium and calcium. If there is a lack of salt, the dog will have reduced physical strength, weakness, dull hair, and lethargy, so the dog must be supplemented with salt. But don’t eat too much salt. If your dog eats too much salt, it will damage his stomach and kidneys.

The amount of salt a golden retriever should eat in a day

Dogs must eat salt, but it must be controlled within the standards. Generally, in dry dog ​​food with a moisture content of 10%, the required amount of salt should be more than 1%.

The dangers of golden retrievers eating too much salt

1. It can easily induce skin diseases. It will cause the dog's hair to become dry and dull, and cause hair loss. It will also cause the dog's tears to increase, forming ugly tear stains on the hair, which are difficult to remove, and may even induce eye diseases.
2. Dogs eating too much salty food can cause picky eating, kidney, high blood pressure, heart and other problems.
3. Salt poisoning is easy to occur
4. A large increase in salt content will cause the dog to drink a lot of water, then have loose stools, then watery diarrhea, anorexia or waste food, and even paralysis in severe cases. A series of symptoms of salt poisoning.