Too much salt?

[Catlady711]

I'm trying to Google some accurate info for you, not having luck so far, but from what little info I've read so far it's sounding like maybe a call to the ER for advice might be in order.

I'll keep digging and see what I can find out.

[Catlady711]

I would say that your brother should definately take the child to the ER!

From what I've been reading even with drinking lots of water there is still a very high sodium content in the urine that the kidneys have a very hard time deailng with. Also it appears that drinking large amounts of water and urinating like that can cause electrolytes to be imbalanced which can cause even more problems.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15516309

That's the closest thing I could find on authoritative information. Most things I ran across were just news headlines or web forums which I would doubt the accuracy of the info.

I hope the child will be ok and will not have any problems. Please keep us updated.

[Karen]

I hope the child will be ok and will not have any problems. Please keep us updated.

Josie's a lab, not a hooman kid. I hope she'll be okay, drinking a lot is understandable, I'd just keep an eye on her for the next day or so, okay? I know Labs THINK they are vacuum cleaners, but not everything's safe to ingest, silly dog!

[happylabs]

I would call the vet. I have experience in this because my Lab Casey has eaten many things over the years that she shouldn't have. When I call my vet they say, "what has Casey eaten now". Actually, now that she is a senior citizen, she doesn't do it as much. One time she ate 7 Chocolate Choclate Chip muffins!!! The kids had left the bag on the stove within paws reach. I was horrified. The vet said with her size she would be okay. She never got sick or anytyhing. Good luck. Hope yours is okay.

[Catlady711]

Josie's a lab, not a hooman kid.

Ah, see I always load up the pages under 'New Posts' so the catagories are always messed up. I didn't realize this was a dog not a child. I'd still think the same thing would apply though for electrolytes and kidneys.

I hope Josie is ok.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Audrey, I think a big problem might be that she'll retain water with the salt. It could be harmful. I would call the vet. Best wishes that all is ok.

I definitely remember you and I was just thinking about you. Miss you!!

[wolf_Q]

Hey Audrey! I've missed you and the pups and kitties. Any chance of some new pics? I don't have any advice other then calling a vet and seeing what they say. I hope Josie is okay!

[king2005]

I have no advice for this case
I do hope Josie will be ok. Shes such a cuttie
Give her a cookie & an ear scratch for me


Audrey can you PM me your cell # again? I lost it when I lost my cell back in Dec 2008. We need to make more plans to get together again. Anime North is coming up & I'll hopefully be in PEI next summer (not this one, Digi's Emergency ate all that money).. Digi will be coming!!

I'm also in favor of updated pics