{"topic_id":"exotic_tox_mini_pig_salt","category":"exotic-pet-toxicology","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_tox_mini_pig_salt\ncategory: exotic-pet-toxicology\ntitle: \"Miniature pig toxicology — salt (water-deprivation sodium ion) toxicosis when water limited\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Merck Veterinary Manual — reptile / miniature pig husbandry, nutrition, health, toxicology\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_mini_pig_feeding_2026.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-29\ntokens_estimated: 55\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Merck Veterinary Manual\"\n  title: \"Miniature pig toxicology — salt (water-deprivation sodium ion) toxicosis when water limited\"\n  url: \"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/pigs\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-29\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"professional veterinary reference\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Miniature pig toxicology — salt (water-deprivation sodium ion) toxicosis when water limited\n\nThe text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (Merck Veterinary Manual).\n\n> Fresh water should be available to miniature pet pigs (MPPs) at all times to prevent dehydration and salt toxicosis (water deprivation–sodium ion intoxication). Balanced diets are essential...\n> An animal that ingests excess sodium chloride, especially when water is limited, can develop salt toxicosis. Clinical signs vary between species and between acute and chronic exposures, but...\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_mini_pig_feeding_2026.txt` (first-hand professional veterinary reference, tag-stripped).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `Fresh water should be available to miniature pet pigs (MPPs) at all times to prevent dehydration and salt toxicosis (water deprivation–sodium ion intoxication). Balanced diets are essential...`\n- `An animal that ingests excess sodium chloride, especially when water is limited, can develop salt toxicosis. Clinical signs vary between species and between acute and chronic exposures, but...`\n","sources":["exotic-pet-toxicology — Miniature pig toxicology — salt (water-deprivation sodium ion) toxicosis when water limited (retrieved 2026-07-29)"],"source":{"authority":"exotic-pet-toxicology","title":"Miniature pig toxicology — salt (water-deprivation sodium ion) toxicosis when water limited","url":"https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/pigs","retrieved":"2026-07-29","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_mini_pig_feeding_2026.txt"},"source_document":"Merck Veterinary Manual (professional veterinary reference)","source_file":"pdf-raw/exotic-health/mvm_mini_pig_feeding_2026.txt","tokens_estimated":55,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}