Dog electrolyte disorder
Generally speaking, the important electrolyte disorder includes low sodium anemia, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hyperkalemia.
1. Dwarf Natremia
1. Sodium Constrictive hyponatremia: Urinary tract sodium loss is mainly seen in adrenocortical hypofunction, acute tubular nephropathy, excessive diuresis such as mercury, progressive diabetes, etc. Gastrointestinal sodium loss occurs in vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal drainage, etc. Skin sodium loss is common in drinking too much water after sweating and sodium loss after skin burns. Sodium is lost in various permeates and transudates.
2. Osmotic pressure hyponatremia: mainly seen in chronic diseases.
3. Hyponatremia with normal sodium storage: For dogs with water intoxication and oliguria or anuria, a large amount of water is given to dilute the sodium ions. The concentration is low.
4. Hyponatremia caused by increased sodium storage: rare in stubborn congestive heart failure, advanced liver myorrhea, renal failure, and water retention exceeding When sodium salt is taken, blood sodium will drop.
5. The mixed type of low blood sodium level is the mixed type of upper condition
2. Hypernatremia
When the dog’s kidney function is normal, hypernatremia is relatively rare. Temporary hypernatremia may occur if you don't drink enough water after having a high fever or sweating profusely.
3. Low potassemia
1. Loss of potassium Hyperpotassium hypokalemia: 1. Excessive potassium loss from the urinary tract 2. Excessive potassium loss from the digestive tract 3. Hypokalemia caused by hypoxia, starvation, alkalosis, etc.
2. Hypokalemia with normal potassium storage: due to excessive water intake and excessive injection of physiological saline and glucose water that do not contain potassium ions, the concentration of potassium ions is reduced.
4. Hyperkalemia
1. Excessive potassium intake: severe When urine output is reduced during heavy water loss or when kidney function is abnormal, administration of potassium-containing drugs may cause hyperkalemia, especially when heart and kidney function are abnormal.
2. Too little renal elimination: dogs with severe sodium loss and pre-renal azotemia, acute tubular nephropathy and renal failure.
3. Potassium escapes from cells: seen in a large number of hemolytic reactions, such as hemolytic anemia and blood transfusion reactions, combined with severe damage to kidney function and sick dogs with difficulty in eliminating potassium ions.
So always pay attention to the intake of sodium. Excessive intake of sodium or almost no sodium is not good for the dog's body, so salt intake is still needed.
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