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Originally Posted by robbie  Jake has had a recent heart failure but back home. He was settling in fine but occasionally trembled. We re-visited the vet and they advised us that his potassium was low, not dangerously low, but low
What can we do to increase this??
We have tried banana, no chance, banana mixed in milk, no chance....
Any ideas would be great as we are a little worried |
robbie,
low potassium levels are not uncommon in dogs who are taking certain medications. diuretics can cause this & are commonly used in treating some heart conditions like congestive heart failure.
before you start trying to alter electrolyte balance i strongly recommend that you check with your dogs cardiologist about what to use or if you should be using anything to increase the blood potassium levels.
generally in the case of a dog with a cardiac issue the vet/cardiologist would have put the dog on a potassium suppliment if the level was low enough to be necessary.
also i would NOT be giving a dog milk period. they don't have the ability to process milk & you can almost count on it giving them a nice case of diarrhea.