For years, salt had been one of those ingredients in petfood that was so innocuous it had become almost invisible. Recently, though, consumers have been expressing concerns about it. This can be best demonstrated with a visit to almost any petfood company's website, where you'll find Q & A dialogue about why salt is added to the food. This new attention to salt indicates it has become one of those ingredients with an issue.
To generalize, the pet-owning public perceives salt in petfood as unhealthy and that it's being added as a seasoning. The issue likely stems from pet owners assuming their dogs and cats have the same dietary health problems with sodium and hypertension that people have.
