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Sodium Chloride
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You Hi...my cat is in renal failure and I need to give him iv fluids. I already got lactate ringers solution but I was wondering can I use sodium chloride solution too?
0.9% sodium chloride can be given IV. I am wondering if you mean that you are giving the fluids subcutaneously since this is a procedure that is often performed at home. I would recommend contacting your veterinarian before giving any fluids - there are some blood chemistry changes that might make a veterinarian choose one fluid over another so while sodium chloride can technically be given subcutaneously or intravenously it might not be ideal for Symba.
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I was told by someone that I shouldn't feed a food with a dry matter basis sodium over 0.5% otherwise it is considered high sodium. Is this the case? The brand of food I'm feeding now has a particular flavor that is 1.21% sodium dry matter basis. The
This is a great question, and thanks for taking such good care of Chloe! Salt is added to most dog food to improve the flavor, and it is not common to have variable amounts depending on the food. We do not recommend salt restricted foods unless a dog is already in Congestive Heart Failure, at the recommendation of your veterinarian. What is most important for Chloe is that you are feeding a high quality diet that helps her have a healthy coat and normal, formed feces. Hope this helps!
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Can I use normal saline solution we use at work (I’m a nurse) on patients wounds but use it to clean a dogs ear canal to flush?
Yes that is ok. You can use 0.9% NaCl without any problem. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. Please find the time to give us a feedback about the consultation as that will be used to improve our service.
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Is calcium chloride brine toxic to dogs if ingested?? The dust control crews might have sprayed some on our dirt roads and I just took my dog for a walk... I did rinse his paws with the hose but he actually licked the water that I sprayed them with..
Calcium chloride is toxic to dogs, but you did the right thing by rinsing Rocket's paws. I suspect because it's a brine, it's diluted, which makes it less toxic, and I would be worried if he licked the actually stuff itself, not just rinse water.
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My dogs current diet has about 250 mg of salt based on what I feed her. (7 oz per day) Is this too much? I also give her pig ears and bully sticks occasionally. I contacted the place where I purchase them and they said they don't add any salt. Is thi
Dogs have a very wide salt tolerance and should only need to be restricted if they develop clinical kidney or blood pressure issues where they cannot self regulate their levels. Some salt is necessary, a minimum amount of 0.06% sodium / 0.09% chloride is recommended in dry matter of food for adult dogs (and 5times this for growing dogs). Poisoning is not expected until 4000mg/kg body weight
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