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Originally Posted by Hurlygirl001  We got the blood work back and they said it was low sodium levels.
Said it seems as if he was dehydrated?! and to give him salt and it will raise the levels. |
Uhhhhh....seriously? The vet told you to give him SALT for dehydration? Even thought "water follows salt" - medical advice in the event of dehydration is never to "give salt". While salt can help retain more water, that is really *not* the point during a dehydration event. SO, the correct advice, in my humble nursing opinion, would be to give
water.
My next advice would be to find a NEW vet, asap (I think, anyways). I would keep a very, very close eye on this baby bc I truly think there may be more going on here - as others have already mentioned. If it were me, I'd probably get a liver shunt (bile acid test) test immediately.
I'm glad you found Yorkie Talk - bc you'll find a lot of support here.
