Choke and feeding fatties.

[pistolpete]

So my dear little highland had choke on Sunday. Took the vet an hour to clear him bless his heart. Have moved him onto a mash and guessing that’s best thing to feed from now on? Poor little chap he was very traumatised. Probably reminded him of all the tubing when he had colic surgery.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

So my dear little highland had choke on Sunday. Took the vet an hour to clear him bless his heart. Have moved him onto a mash and guessing that’s best thing to feed from now on? Poor little chap he was very traumatised. Probably reminded him of all the tubing when he had colic surgery.

We found that mashed grassnuts needed some chaff added to stop.our cob choking

 

[P.forpony]

Poor lad hope he's feeling better now
Choke is horrid!
Do you know what it was that caused it?

Some horses are prone, or can be triggered by certain things but for others it can just be a freak and scary one off.
My tb choked 6 times in 2 weeks when I first brought him home, on literally everything, wet feed, dry feed, hay, haylage he even choked on grass.... long story short he'd had his teeth done the day before he came to me. I had his teeth redone by specialist. He hasn't choked again in nearly 4 years.

The mash is probably a good idea for a bit to make sure there's no discomfort, but I know the Highland I grew up on would inhale a mash like a hoover! So I'd probably slowly be reintroducing things and keeping a good eye on him so you can identify if there's anythings specific that he struggles with.
Also worth a teeth check, even if they've been done recently, any kind of mouth discomfort can interrupt their normal chewing and swallowing mechanisms.

 

[pistolpete]

Thank you both. It was chaff and plenty of water but obviously not enough!