Puppy snorting and choking after eating...

RileyandMax · #1 10-20-2009, 09:55 AM

We have a 4+ month old puppy who is doing pretty well...

One issue that has recently come up is him sorting and coughing for a while after eating sometimes. Not really choking, but it reminds me of like when you get popcorn or something stuck in the back of your mouth that you can't get loose.

He eats fast, but I don't know if that is part of this or not... He will drink afterward, but that doesn't really seem to help. If he goes out and runs/plays with our other dog that seems to help work it out.

Is there something that we can do to lessen this or is it just something that they grow out of? Like I said, he eats fast, but not like inhaling fast, but should I try a rock or something in his dish to slow him down or is eating fast a different problem all together.

HL Hendrix · #2 10-21-2009, 11:44 AM

I would say that he is eating too fast. You can try a rock, or what I do it lay his food out on a towel which really slows him down.

Also, be careful with your dog running around after he eats. Try and keep him relaxed for a little while after meals to aviod bloat.

BxrMommieNAZ · #3 10-21-2009, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HL Hendrix

I would say that he is eating too fast. You can try a rock, or what I do it lay his food out on a towel which really slows him down.

Also, be careful with your dog running around after he eats. Try and keep him relaxed for a little while after meals to aviod bloat.

If you go to the health section and look at the top there's a section on bloat and a study is posted that has found this to not be true. Exercise before or after eating makes no difference one way or the other in bloat.

Roxie'sMommy · #4 10-22-2009, 04:52 AM

Konan was the same way. I put a Kong in his food. It takes him awhile to get around it to eat and then some food gets stuck inside and he has fun trying to get it out. This also helps because his older sister is a very slow eater. Konan is always bugging her because he finishes so fast! Good luck!

HL Hendrix · #5 10-22-2009, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BxrMommieNAZ

If you go to the health section and look at the top there's a section on bloat and a study is posted that has found this to not be true. Exercise before or after eating makes no difference one way or the other in bloat.

Thank you, I should have been more clear.

I have read that dogs that eat rapidly than excercise have a hightened risk of bloat. Dogs that eat at a moderate pace than excercise are at a less of a risk of bloat.

cdnbxrlvr · #6 10-22-2009, 11:52 AM

You can also try stuffing the kibble in a treat ball... then he'll have to work and getting his meal out...it will slow him down a bit until he gets the hang of it.

You could also try one of the new bowls with "mountains" in the middle or a putting kibble on a cookie sheet.

LILYLARUE · #7 10-23-2009, 07:47 AM

As I am reading more about bloat, it seems it is a physiological thing with external factors that may aggrevate it. But I think it's more like if your dog's stomach is such that torsion is possible, then bloat is inevitable with certain risk. In otherwords, if the stomach is built that the twist of it can happen, most likely it will with little or no help from another outside source.

I hope one of the experts on this can chime in. As I only have theories based on research at this point. Some myths, some guesses and some good info. Only those who have dealt with it first hand really has the knowledge I think.