Hi,
Recently one of my boys started swallowing things whole and choking. 3x in the last 2 weeks I have had to thump on his back to help him get it either up or down. One time I almost had to rush him to the animal ER b/c I didnt think he was going to get it up on his own in time.
So he swallows treats whole, Ive started breaking them into little pieces so he cant choke on them. The other day he swallowed 1/2 a little rawhide bone when I tried to take it away from him cuz I didnt want him to swallow it and choke, so he purposely swallowed it. AND hes been taking mouthfuls of food and bringing them somewhere else in the house and dropping them on the floor and eating it. Is that normal? I mean 10-15 pieces of food in 1 mouthful. He also steals his brothers treat and walks around with them both in his mouth, AND he'll take one treat in his mouth and try to get another one w/o eating the first one. Why is he doing this?
He has me really worried that one day he will choke on something and I wont be able to save him in time!!!
This is NOT a food deprived dog! He has food out almost 24/7! Hes a little scab too, always begging!