judy69 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hi everyone, My Chi Bud has Eukanuba biscuits for small breeds. He is doing well on them and since being on them his coat etc seem to be much better. My worry is when he eats them he gets them in his mouth and just swallows them. He may chew them sometimes but more often than not he just swallows. When he does this he stops to stretch sometimes like he is having trouble getting them to go down. I'm not sure how I can fix this problem as I don't want him to end up choking on them. I thought maybe I need to change biscuits but he can be fussy at times so I don't really want to change as he seems happy with these ones. Any advice would be great :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I think it's just normal dog eating. My dogs vacuum a portion of their kibble, especially when another dog is nearby, & chew some. I bought a go slow bowl for my border collie because she always burps after eating her food. She still occasionally burps but nothing like she used to. You could try hand feeding but this could be a problem if he is fussy & won't always eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Augustine Approved Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 You can try a slow feed bowl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy69 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**Super_Dogs** Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I would not worry if your dog is keeping the food down. My youngest dog was eating so quickly she would bring her food up. I was getting very worried. She is now eating from a go slow bowel and it is keeping her food down. I know have 2 of my other dogs eating from a go slow bowel now to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 One of my greyhounds basically inhales his food.He now has a scoff stopper bowl and it has slowed him down a lot.I got a cheapy one from the reject shop ( just to see if it worked) but the proper ones are not expensive anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Would those bowls work for a chi though? I'd be tempted to sprinkle his meal into the holes in an egg carton or an icecube tray ..... he may not chew, but it might slow him down a bit ;) Edited January 17, 2012 by persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**Super_Dogs** Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Would those bowls work for a chi though? I'd be tempted to sprinkle his meal into the holes in an egg carton or an icecube tray ..... he may not chew, but it might slow him down a bit ;) Good idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnesse Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I would try putting his kibble in something like a kong wobbler, that way he will eat slower and work for it a bit :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkes Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Do you have other dogs? You could sprinkle the food out over the lawn so he has to take longer to find it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Augustine Approved Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 With those slow bowls I do not think it is so much the breed of dog as you can get different size bowls. I have only tried it on fresh food and it works but never tried it with kibble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy69 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for all your replies. Bud is our only dog. I don't think putting it over the lawn would help as I put his biscuits down in the morning before I go to work but he doesn't eat them straight away. He doesn't actually eat anything until I get home. That's when he usaully hoovers his kibble down. Even if I leave him his favourite treat out before going out he wont eat it until I get back. I might give the treat ball a go and see if that slows him down a bit otherwise I will just keep an eye on him when he's eating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosepup Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for all your replies. Bud is our only dog. I don't think putting it over the lawn would help as I put his biscuits down in the morning before I go to work but he doesn't eat them straight away. He doesn't actually eat anything until I get home. That's when he usaully hoovers his kibble down. Even if I leave him his favourite treat out before going out he wont eat it until I get back. I might give the treat ball a go and see if that slows him down a bit otherwise I will just keep an eye on him when he's eating them. Are you sure he's a Chi? Food doesn't even get to hit the ground here. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy69 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Yep definately a Chi moosepup. He drives me crazy when it comes to him eating. Somedays he will eat his dinner straight away other times he wont eat anything. It has taken me ages to find something that he will eat but like I just said he doesn't always eat it. He is given his kibble in the morning which he usually doesn't eat until I come home and then he is given his dinner anywhere between 6 and 7.30pm. He has kangaroo mixed with whatever kibble is leftover in his bowl with some grated carrot and cheese occassionally he gets cooked chicken breast which he would have all the time if he had his way. Probably not the best dinner but if I try and give him anything else he doesn't eat it. It's going to be interesting form Thursday onwards as my OH and I are going away for 5 days so he is staying with my mum. Hopefully he will eat while he is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papillon Kisses Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 If the Euk small breed is the same formula as the regular sized dog kibble, then you could try switching to that. I find that my dog will swallow kibble whole if it is small, but chew the kibble if it is larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raineth Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Thanks for all your replies. Bud is our only dog. I don't think putting it over the lawn would help as I put his biscuits down in the morning before I go to work but he doesn't eat them straight away. He doesn't actually eat anything until I get home. That's when he usaully hoovers his kibble down. Even if I leave him his favourite treat out before going out he wont eat it until I get back. I might give the treat ball a go and see if that slows him down a bit otherwise I will just keep an eye on him when he's eating them. That bit makes me wonder whether he's suffering from separation anxiety? maybe he is too anxious to eat all day, then he feels better when your home but scoffs the food because he's so hungry by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy69 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 You could be right raineth but he has done this from the time we got him. He was about 17wks old when we got him. He also hasn't been socialised with other dogs(which is a completely different topic) as we missed the socialisation period and were working on a station which believe it or not didn't have any other dogs living there. Other dogs would come for a visit with their owners but he would just goes mental when he saw them or they came too close. I might have to check out the Euk reg sized kibble and see if it's the same and if so try him that. Once again thanks for all the replies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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