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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    • Mure 69
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    Soleb, you're right, with more liquid food it must go down much better... cuddles to your little pup :D

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    Solebo
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    Ah right, okay... thanks! :)

    I was just wondering if it might be a bit heavy on the stomach...

    It’d be like us eating our food all soaked in water—it’d be all sloshy! ^^

    But anyway, no issues with their digestion, so all good.

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    It’s already a real peace of mind for you and the dog that the food is soaked in water. I don’t think it’ll be an issue; he’ll just drink less, well, I reckon so anyway.
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    Solebo
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    So, since my last update,

    I’ve been giving him softened dry food (I soak it in hot water so it’s all soft and soaked through).

    I’m wondering if it’s okay for his health to feed him his meals like this with the soaked dry food—is it alright in the long run?

    Anyway, we haven’t had any more trouble since then, because the very next day he started choking again!!! But since I started doing this, there haven’t been any more issues.

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    Hi, I had the same problem with my Yorkie. I actually had to pull the dry food out of his mouth because he was choking.

    Nowadays I hand-feed him his dry food, making sure I don't give him too much at once.

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    Hi there

    There are a few options, like the ones already mentioned: you can get special slow feeder bowls from pet shops for dogs that eat too fast.

    Yeah, mine absolutely loves this – I put her dry food in, cover it with water, pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds and let it soak. She can't get enough of it!

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    Mure 69
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    Hi Soleb, you gave me a real fright with the title of your post, thankfully it was more of a scare than anything else.... I don't know anything about pugs.... it’s not too serious then, so I’m relieved... you’ll just need to recover from the shock now, give little Charly a big cuddle :))))))

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    Yeah, mine absolutely loves that! I put the dry food in, cover it with water, and pop it in the microwave for 20 seconds. I let it soak and swell up, and she just goes mad for it.
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    You can get special slow feeder bowls in pet shops for dogs that eat too fast. This helps reduce the risk, but the dog can still swallow a bit of dry food without chewing it. Another option is to put boiling water in with the kibble and let it soak for 15 minutes. You’ll see, it won’t look like dry food anymore—it becomes a sort of mush that your dog won't be able to choke on.
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    Solebo
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    Jocya, When I saw him lying on his side gasping for air, I was in such a panic and just acted on instinct. I’m sure you would have done the same, but once the shock of it all hit me afterwards, I was just completely shaken up, to be honest...
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