Substances and their sources

Dishwasher salt

Also called: dishwasher regenerating salt · regenerating salt · regenerator salt · water softener salt · softener salt · salt for water softeners · water softener salt pellets

Dog

Dangerous

Described signs

Vomiting within the first few hours after eating it, drooling, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, greatly increased thirst and peeing, dullness and weakness, a wobbly and disoriented walk, muscle tremors, seizures and collapse. Salt or salt water must never be used to try to make the animal vomit.

Documented dose: 2000 mg per kg of body weight

Source

Cat

Dangerous

Described signs

Vomiting, drooling, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, greatly increased thirst and peeing, dullness, a wobbly and disoriented walk, muscle tremors, seizures and collapse. Salt or salt water must never be used to try to make the animal vomit.

Source

This is a compendium of public veterinary sources, not a diagnosis. The weight of your pet changes what a dose means.

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