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My little yorkie accidentally got a chicken bone and it lodged in her throat. The vet didn't see it on xray so she went another day with it in her throat. I had to take her to an emergency vet and she had to be scoped- but the only way they could remove it was to push it down into her stomach and then retrive it. I never give mine any kind of bones.
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That is unfortunate, however, from your description it sounds like that bone was very small. What one must realize is, any COOKED bone is not to be fed. Secondly, bone-in meats are to be size-appropriate and given "as is", i.e. don't strip the meat off the bone and give the bone to the dog.
An example of an inappropriately sized bone-in meal would be feeding a chicken neck to a dog the size of my Doxie. To me, that is just too much of a choking risk. On the other hand, a chicken wing which has not been cut into pieces is fine. Always try to give your dog bone-in meats on the larger end of the size spectrum.
The actual risk of boneless meats creating a choking hazard, to me, is much more substantial. When feeding boneless, I will always dice meats to avoid any problems.