Reduced-Sodium Diets: What’s Available?

Your veterinarian is concerned about a heart or kidney condition. Where can you turn?

Published: March 18, 2021 Updated: March 22, 2021

Popcorn can make a good snack for dogs. But for those with certain health conditions, salted popcorn is a bad idea.
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There’s more than a fair chance that a reduced-sodium diet is in your dog’s future, if it’s not here already. An estimated 10 percent of dogs develop heart disease that requires sodium restriction for proper treatment, and the proportion only goes up with age. At least another 10 percent develop chronic kidney disease, which also […]