Canned Pink Salmon high in Sodium?

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January 21, 2015 at 2:23 pm #64612 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Peggy
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My son’s dad brought me a can of pink Salmon for the dogs.
I have a couple of questions that may sound rather stupid.

1 – Is can salmon safe to eat out of the can like Tuna is?

2 – 1 serving (1/4 cup) contains 270mg of sodium. Isn’t that high, especially for a dog?

Thanks in advance.

January 22, 2015 at 6:08 am #64689 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Hound Dog Mom
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Hi Peggy –

Canned salmon is perfectly safe for dogs to eat and is, in fact, a great way to add omega 3’s and protein to the diet. Most canned products do tend to be high in sodium although high sodium isn’t a huge concern for healthy dogs so feeding it on occasion shouldn’t be an issue. There are low sodium options though. When I give my dogs canned salmon I use Raincoast Trading No Salt Added Salmon which only has 25 mg sodium per serving (75 mg per can).

January 22, 2015 at 11:17 am #64700 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Hater and Molly’s Mom
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That sounds like a great addition to your dogs food Peggy. I use canned sardines but haven’t tried canned salmon yet. I’m going to pick some up next time im out.

January 29, 2015 at 9:24 pm #65395 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Peggy
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HMM, I’m sorry but I never got a notification that you replied to my topic. Thank you for doing so.

How do you prepare the can salmon? Is it already cooked and just put it in their bowl? Or does it need to be cooked?

January 29, 2015 at 9:56 pm #65397 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Jennifer H
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It’s already cooked. Most of them (unless packaging states otherwise) have bones in them, but they are soft and easily crushed between two fingers. I just scopp it right out of the can and into the dog’s bowl.

January 29, 2015 at 10:06 pm #65399 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Peggy
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Thank you very much Jennifer. My dogs love fish.
I do believe I will go through it and get the bones out though.

January 31, 2015 at 5:05 pm #65590 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Dog_Obsessed
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I got some canned sardines today, and they have ~100mg of sodium per ounce. Each once has approximately 35 calories, so if I was feeding that as the only topper for a meal then an ounce is probably the amount I would give her. Is 100mg too much sodium in one meal for a 10 pound dog?

February 9, 2015 at 2:22 pm #66193 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Peggy
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I just opened a can of Pink Salmon and it was FULL of bones!
I couldn’t feed my dog these bones, so will go through it and get out as many as I can.

Is there such a think as de-boned salmon?
Google, here I come!

February 9, 2015 at 4:21 pm #66201 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Peggy
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I will definitely get boneless salmon next time, too much work ha.
They loved it though.

November 6, 2015 at 8:07 am #80045 Report Abuse Edit Post Visibility

Madeline B
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Unlike the bones in raw salmon, the bones in canned salmon are pressure cooked and safe because they are soft and crumbly. They are also a hood cource of calcium.
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