My 6 year old english bulldog Woody has experienced two choking episodes recently. The first was June 19th - he sounded like he was clearing his throat of phlegm/mucus, then suddenly he got into the "downward dog" position and started backing up. His muscles tensed, and his eyes got wide and filled with panic. His tongue started to turn purple. After about a minute of calming him down, I could hear that his breathing was labored - like he was choking on something. I picked him up to get him to the car (he was very scared at this point), and it must have been how I picked him up that he threw up all over the car seat. I could see that something that resembled a peach pit came out (it wasn't hard, it was soft and broke apart). We went to vet just in case - they took x-rays, did blood tests, all that stuff - said he was perfectly fine but he was on medication to prevent pneumonia.
Last night, the same thing happened. My other bully noticed it right away, and jumped off the couch to be at his side. He was in that downward dog position, his muscles tensing, tongue turning purple. My friend was there and immediately stuck her finger in his throat to see if he was choking and said she felt nothing. Shortly after that, he was breathing but very labored. We calmed him down by petting and getting the other dog out of the room. I picked him up to take him to the emergency room but then his tongue grew pink again, along with his gums. He drank water, and acted normal for the rest of the night. He even had a restful sleep after that while I kept my eye on him.
Has this happened to anyone else?? He didn't throw up last night, and nothing came out of him. I know that bulldogs have soft palates - and woody does snore a lot - so I'm wondering if this is starting to become a real problem? This has never happened to him before. He eats real food, meaning i don't feed him raw meat, but rather cooked meat with some various veggies, pumpkin, etc. The only thing that he was eating last night were some cheesy puffs (kinda like cheetos?) that maybe got lodged in his throat (we were tossing them on the floor and making them do little tricks)?? But he started to choke maybe 15-20 minutes after this and he was just laying on the floor not doing anything. Or maybe it's a buildup of mucus??? His appetite is normal today, and I mixed apple cider vinegar into his food and gave him two squeezes of lemon after he ate.
Any advice would be great! Thanks!
Last night, the same thing happened. My other bully noticed it right away, and jumped off the couch to be at his side. He was in that downward dog position, his muscles tensing, tongue turning purple. My friend was there and immediately stuck her finger in his throat to see if he was choking and said she felt nothing. Shortly after that, he was breathing but very labored. We calmed him down by petting and getting the other dog out of the room. I picked him up to take him to the emergency room but then his tongue grew pink again, along with his gums. He drank water, and acted normal for the rest of the night. He even had a restful sleep after that while I kept my eye on him.
Has this happened to anyone else?? He didn't throw up last night, and nothing came out of him. I know that bulldogs have soft palates - and woody does snore a lot - so I'm wondering if this is starting to become a real problem? This has never happened to him before. He eats real food, meaning i don't feed him raw meat, but rather cooked meat with some various veggies, pumpkin, etc. The only thing that he was eating last night were some cheesy puffs (kinda like cheetos?) that maybe got lodged in his throat (we were tossing them on the floor and making them do little tricks)?? But he started to choke maybe 15-20 minutes after this and he was just laying on the floor not doing anything. Or maybe it's a buildup of mucus??? His appetite is normal today, and I mixed apple cider vinegar into his food and gave him two squeezes of lemon after he ate.
Any advice would be great! Thanks!