Do not add salt to pet meals and keep salty snacks out of reach. Excess sodium may cause thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, incoordination or seizures. Pets with heart, kidney, or blood pressure conditions tolerate excess salt poorly.
Salt is sodium chloride used to season food and preserve products like pickles, cured meats, broths, and snack foods. Most complete pet diets already supply the small sodium amounts needed.
Table salt, kosher salt, sea salt, and flavored finishing salts all add sodium. High-sodium sources include ramen seasoning packets, bouillon cubes, deli meat, chips, and soy sauce.
Salt exposure isn't limited to the table. Brines, electrolyte powders, preserved snacks, salt lamps, and homemade salt dough ornaments can all be hazardous.
