Worrying Neck Thing - help needed please

[jcberry]

Oscar is stretching his neck alot of the time... like this.......


if you cant see it above... watch it here


...mainly after he has eaten, may it be a polo or his tea. Am i worrying too much or is it something? is he just sucking the flavour out, or what?

thanks in advance ( sorry about the darkness... you should be able to work it out.

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Sophie x

 

[claireross]

All I can think is something is getting stuck in his throat. Cracker had a really funny turn once, hitting his neck across the door and looked like he was about to fall over, than all of a sudden returned to normal. The vet said it was prob due to bolting his food. I'd check what you feed him, chaff can have big lumps in, also try really soaking his feed and see if it improves. I'm sure it can't be anything to serious if he doesn't seem distressed.

 

[jcberry]

thanks, for that, yes he does have chaff so will check. he is a bit of a pig, so maybe he is rushing his food, thanks xx

 

[Forget_Me_Not]

Agree does look worring. Like when my lad choked. I would try holding feed and letting him at it only when hes finished his mouthful to see if its him bolting his food down... If it is try putting a object *salt licks are brillant as he then gets salt* to make him slow down.

 

[GTs]

Have you checked his glands - that looks like the source of discomfort.

 

[jcberry]

thanks

- GTs would the vet have to do that or is there a way we could check?

 

[Blizzard]

Looks a bit like choke to me, if he rushing his food maybe its sticking in his throat after eating.

Mind you if he is doing it after eating just a polo, is it after ANYTHING and everything he eats?

 

[jcberry]

im not there al the time, but he does it often when im around, vet is coming on fri to give him a tet and flu jab so will ask him then x x