My dog choked on his dry food!!!

Solebo
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I'm looking for some advice as I had a massive scare earlier today while my dog was eating.

Basically, Charly is very greedy and we'd been for a long walk this morning. I feed him very early in the morning and then again in the afternoon, so he’d been waiting eagerly for his dinner. He scoffed his dry food so fast that he suddenly collapsed on his side; he couldn't breathe at all. I held him with his head down and thumped his back firmly a few times. A few unchewed bits of dry food came out, but I honestly thought I was going to lose him. I'm still in total shock...

After that, I ended up hand-feeding him the rest of his meal bit by bit, out of fear that he'd choke again.

I really think I could have lost him when I saw him fall on his side like that. I'm still so shaken up.

If anyone has any advice on how to prevent this from happening again, I’d be really grateful :(

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    honestly, you lot make me laugh with your breed-specific dry food that you pay a fortune for

    about £45 for a 17.5lb bag

    it’s completely pointless, all dogs are built the same at the end of the day

    it's just a total rip-off

    personally, big or small, they all get the same dry food

    otherwise, you might as well just put pebbles in their bowls

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    Chànel’s just gone and done it to me again. And I’d even soaked her dry food—thank goodness I was close by to help her bring it back up. Right, that’s it for dry food for the time being, unless I crush it. I’ve had the fright of my life, I’m actually still in tears... Oh my god.
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    Chanel’s just given me the fright of my life. Even though I’d soaked her dry food, it still happened. Thank God I was right there to help her bring it back up. That’s it, no more dry food for now unless I crush it up first. I’ve had the shock of my life, I’m actually still in tears... My God.
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    Ah right Einegue, thanks for the info ..
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    I told you that Eugenie eats them soaked. I’ve asked the vet and Royal Canin, and they both said it makes no difference.
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    Solebo
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    Okay Natty... I’ve re-read your post, it’s really interesting. I’ve noted down the steps to take just in case :( For as long as I’ve known pugs, I’d never come across this info!

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    Check out the post I put on page 2, they’re talking about it there. I couldn’t get the link to work properly, so I’ve posted the paragraph in question for you.
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    Thanks Mure, will do! :))
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    Okay @Natty, that’s a relief :)

    The thing is, the problem with dry food was that he’d just bolt it down without chewing, so it would form a ball of unchewed food in his throat and that’s what made him choke!

    But when it's soaked in water, it turns into a kind of wet food, so it’s less dangerous...

    I didn’t know about the soft palate thing :)

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    Well, you see Solebo, when he eats his dry food and then drinks, it’ll just swell up in his stomach anyway. It’s the same principle, so there’s no need to worry. The only thing is he won't be crunching them anymore, that's all. Mind you, it might not even be down to the dry food, as I think those dogs are quite sensitive in that respect because of their soft palates. Aren't they?
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