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What's the safe daily salt intake for my 17-pound female dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Female | spayed | 4 years and 10 months old | 17 lbs

For a female dog that weighs 17 pounds how many milligrams of salt is acceptable? And how many milligrams is too much per day?

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Answered By Jeffrey Milner

Veterinarian

Published on May 17th, 2017

I would not provide Chloe with more than 50mg of sodium daily. A normal, canine formulated diet should provide you with an appropriate amount. You should not require anything additional from outside sources.

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