CHOKE!!

[maewest4u]

Hi y’all. Just a heads up on an experience I had last night. Our 3 1/2 yr old miniature horse was pleasantly eating his normal dinner of Purina Miniature Horse pellets , one sliced up carrot and 1/2 flake of grass hay. He started choking! Gagging, stopped eating, head down, squealing, then became lethargic. I was unable to get a vet till morning but by then it had resolved it’s self. What a horrible experience. He was so scared and uncomfortable for hours. The culprit we decided was a big slice of carrot. So… please be careful and cut up those big carrots into little pieces. I’ve learned a valuable lesson.

 

[Abby P]

Glad he's OK! Choke is scary.

 

[Cayuse]

Sorry that you had to go through that! Keep a close eye on him for a few days and maybe take his temp. Aspiration pneumonia can happen after choke if they inhaled anything during the choking episode.

 

[maewest4u]

lesson.

Sorry that you had to go through that! Keep a close eye on him for a few days and maybe take his temp. Aspiration pneumonia can happen after choke if they inhaled anything during the choking episode.

Thank you for the advice. It makes me realize I love my animals way too much. I’m still shook up about the episode.

 

[Kelly]

I’m so sorry that happen to you. Glad he is feeling better, that is so scary! He is a handsome little guy!!

 

[maewest4u]

Thanks Kelly!

 

[LostandFound]

Glad he is ok. Sliced carrots are bad. A friend got stuck with a huge vet bill because she thought cutting them up small would make her horse less likely to choke and the vet said that was what caused it. The vet told her feed carrots whole or don't feed them at all.

 

[maewest4u]

Glad he is ok. Sliced carrots are bad. A friend got stuck with a huge vet bill because she thought cutting them up small would make her horse less likely to choke and the vet said that was what caused it. The vet told her feed carrots whole or don't feed them at all.

Wow!! That’s good to know. I started slicing them when he started loosing baby teeth. No more carrots!

 

[Willow Flats]

Poor guy! He scared you both. So glad he's ok. ❤

 

[LostandFound]

I was very surprised, you would think slicing them would make it easier, but I guess because it's easier they don't always chew like they should. You could always play professional chef and top off dinner with freshly grated carrot using a cheese grater.

 

[maewest4u]

I found when he was losing his front caps he couldn’t bite into the whole carrot so I started slicing them Live and learn. I’m a fantastic chef. I love the idea of the grated carrots! I can do that easily with my Kitchen Aid.

 

[Cayuse]

He's gorgeous!

 

[maewest4u]

Thanks Cayuse. He is so smart and well mannered. I’ve had Phantom since he was 4 months old. A real gentleman. I’m so thankful he’s doing well.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

Totally scary. Dapper Dan sort of choked on a slice of carrot once. He got it down all right but it gave me a scare. Now I cut each slice into pieces. Also, I've found that after they lay out a while they are softer.
I'll try grating, though. Sounds much safer.

 

[dognpony]

Hi y’all. Just a heads up on an experience I had last night. Our 3 1/2 yr old miniature horse was pleasantly eating his normal dinner of Purina Miniature Horse pellets , one sliced up carrot and 1/2 flake of grass hay. He started choking! Gagging, stopped eating, head down, squealing, then became lethargic. I was unable to get a vet till morning but by then it had resolved it’s self. What a horrible experience. He was so scared and uncomfortable for hours. The culprit we decided was a big slice of carrot. So… please be careful and cut up those big carrots into little pieces. I’ve learned a valuable lesson.

How terrifying. So glad your baby is OK!

 

[Dragon Hill]

I'm glad your beautiful boy is ok and you know what caused it. I have an older mare that chokes on just pellets. She gets soupy mush now.

 

[HersheyMint]

So glad your boy is ok.

 

[maewest4u]

Totally scary. Dapper Dan sort of choked on a slice of carrot once. He got it down all right but it gave me a scare. Now I cut each slice into pieces. Also, I've found that after they lay out a while they are softer.
I'll try grating, though. Sounds much safer.

I’m so glad you saw the carrot issue before Dapper Dan had a bad choke. I seriously am going to be grating Phantom’s carrots, as silly as it seems.

 

[Kelly]

You can buy them already grated

 

[betwys1]

I have been feeding out 1-4 lb of carrots a day for some months, since I found they often run cheaper than apples, and are better appreciated. My horse gets 2 decent scoops of horse feed too. Never had a choke, but these are horses standing 15 hands high.