What happens if a dog eats too much salt?

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Consequences of dogs eating too much salt:

1. It will increase the amount of tears in the dog, and form unsightly tear stains on the hair, which are difficult to remove, and even induce eye diseases.

2. Dogs eating too much salty food can cause problems such as picky eaters, kidneys, high blood pressure, and heart.

3. It will aggravate the problem of hair loss, the color of the hair will also become lighter, and it will not feel good to the touch. Anyway, the value of the hair will also decrease.

4. Under normal circumstances, the dog's nose is slightly moist. And when the amount of salt intake is too much, the nose will appear dry and cracked.

What to do if your dog eats salty food:

1. If the dog eats a small amount of salty food, generally there will be no major problems. The owner can feed the dog an appropriate amount of drinking water in time to dilute the salt concentration entering the body.

2. When the dog eats too much salt, it is necessary to drink more water to urinate, so as to promote the excretion of a large amount of salt from the urine. If necessary, the dog can also be injected with appropriate diuretics.

3. If the dog eats a lot of salty food and shows symptoms such as convulsions, foaming at the mouth, screaming, cyanosis of visible mucous membranes, and dyspnea, the owner is advised to take the cat to the hospital for rescue in time.

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