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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama  Absolutely they can choke. It's also possible for them to aspirate a small piece of food and have it develop in to a pneumonia. If you are at all concerned about his breathing, a trip to the ER vet should be considered. |
I actually had a 9 week old puppy choke to death...eating and running and playing, and sucked a mouthful of food right down his windpipe.....I cleared his throat so he could get enough air to keep him alive until I could get to the vet.....12 minutes......but he developed an aspiration pneumonia and even tho he was on a battery of antibiotics, that pneumonia killed him.....I have had my little Hailee strangle on two occasions, on small pieces of kibble....eating too fast and once like your baby, eating then jumping into guard dog mode and barking like a crazy woman at someone at the front door....both times, she was not moving any air and she started staggering and fell....I knew immediately what had happened, I stuck my finger down her throat and managed to dislodge the piece of chewed up kibble....she was able to move air well then and didnt need to go to the vet until the next day.....she was fine and did not need antibiotics.....I would see the vet in the am.....