For those who love animals, the health of their pet is of prime importance to them. Just like humans, dogs are also known to contract diseases involving the vital organs of the body such as the heart. In cases of heart disease, apart from following the veterinarian’s prescription, it would be advisable to gain knowledge about the type of food to be administered to the animal to ensure better health. |
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Contraction of heart disease leads to accumulation of fluids in the lungs, abdomen and beneath the skin. In order to avoid aggravating this fluid retention, the dog’s diet should be low in salt content. As per the evaluation of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine, the term low salt diet denotes consumption of less than 100mg/100 kca. Excessive salt intake even in the form of a salty snack should be restricted to avoid any potential dangers to the dog’s heart condition.
Certain dog foods available in the market are high in salt content in order to make them more scrumptious. Therefore, look for suitable alternatives such as Science Diet Senior®, Hills K/D® and Purina CNM NF-Formula® that have moderate levels of salt or opt for foods with extremely restricted salt levels such as Hill’s H/D®, Waltham low sodium®, Purina CNM Canine CV-Formula®, Hill’s Healthblend Canine Geriatric®, and Purina CNM Feline NF-Formula®. You could even prepare your own healthy dog food that consists of ¼ pound of ground round or other lean beef, two cups of cooked white rice, one tablespoon of vegetable oil, 300 mg of Calcium lactate and one pet vitamin. Ensure that the water in your residing locality does not have high content of salt. If so, go in for bottled water with low levels of sodium. For purposes of weight gain and renewal of energy, supplementing food with Nutrical or Energel would be good alternatives.
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