choking

[siani1989]

i was feeding horse this morning - i always wet there feed - and he was eating happily and all of a sudden he froze and kind of wreched and choked i rubbed his neck and he was ok again ????

 

[f_s_]

Quite common, usually they are stuffing their faces so quickly a bit gets stuck!!

Rubbing gently towards the horse usually helps. Glad you wet feeds. I dampen all mine down quite a lot, as I had a pony with choke once, which was awful!!

I also find that with a lot of the supplements they are dry and powdered, so they need to be dampened. Similarly, garlic granules and the powder is awful, and garlic really stings as it's so strong!!

 

[siani1989]

god it was awful i was like O MY GOD- the feed was like damp - but he does eat it fast as he is one of them horses who lunges in with his teeth and bites to the bottom of the bucket

 

[f_s_]

Glad he is ok

 

[Daisy11]

my mare did this i have to make it extra sloppy its just where shes greedy and gulps without chewing propley

 

[PippiPony]

So sorry, but i agree, make it sloppier so it is harder for them to grab great mouthfuls. Very scary.

 

[Rocky715]

Rocky suddenly started choking like this too so now all he can eat is soup!!! no joke - I have to soak Calm and Condition and Fast Fibre into proper slop! We had teeth and endoscopy done and found nothing so it turns out he is just greedy! xx

 

[kellyeaton]

is his teeth up to date?x

 

[Rollin]

Agree Babaybells. Only once had a problem with choke. A new horse, vet identified he needed dental treatment but he choked before dentist could visit. He is OK but his teeth were terrible.

 

[Tiarella]

This is one reason why I dont feed my horse...other than grass and hay

and the fact that he is fat without feed. I would be terrified if he choked!

 

[janet68]

One of mine suffered choke last week was at it for about half an hour and he was making a screaming noise(quite distressing) and he was only eating haylage.