Rick,
I am a new member here. Joined a couple of days ago. I was an exhibitor and breeder of (English) Bulldogs for many years. About four years ago I stopped owning any dogs… lasted three years and last year adopted a retired racing Greyhound from the track in Tampa, FL.
I had occasion a decade or so ago to want to determine the sodium level in the diet of pregnant Bulldogs. (I was seeking the info as regards to Anasarca.
https://www.purinaproclub.com/resource-library/pro-club-updates/researchers-aim-to-find-genetic-marker-for-anasarca
I found the only way to determine the sodium content was to call the individual food companies.. some were seemingly forthcoming, some evasive, and some didn’t seem to have a clue.
AAFCO suggests a level of .08% for maintenance and .30% for growth – nearly four times as much.
My interest was a result of a serious of articles suggesting that high sodium levels was the cause of Anasarca. Indeed, the misguided authors were suggesting buying “salt free” kibble only. (Obviously there is no such thing – they confused no salt added as an ingredient with “salt free.”) Of course, this notion has now been discarded.)
Sorry I could not offer any other answer but suggesting you call and ask… back in the day that is precisely what I did.
I’m learning a lot at this site.
1 month, 2 weeks ago
