Julie Sloan wrote 12/23/2013 05:13 PM Swallowed it whole!!!! #387593 - 12/23/2013 05:13 PM
Julie Sloan Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2010 Posts: 510 Loc: Offline	I gave Tanka boneless skinless thighs tonight and he swallowed them both whole! How can that even make it through? I'm a little freaked out.
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Tracy Collins wrote 12/23/2013 05:58 PM Re: Swallowed it whole!!!! [Re: Julie Sloan ] #387594 - 12/23/2013 05:58 PM
Tracy Collins Webboard User Reg: 10-09-2008 Posts: 1917 Loc: St. Louis, Missouri Offline	Boneless meat will easily dissolve in a dog's strong stomach acid. Dogs don't have molars to grind up their food. They only need to be able to tear it into hunks they can swallow. For a big dog, a boneless chicken thigh is one good (but greedy) bite. It will be fine. Cinco | Jack | Fanny | Ellie | Chip | Deacon
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Julie Sloan wrote 12/23/2013 06:36 PM Re: Swallowed it whole!!!! [Re: Julie Sloan ] #387596 - 12/23/2013 06:36 PM
Julie Sloan Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2010 Posts: 510 Loc: Offline	Good! He's 110 so pretty big. It just seemed like it would get lodged in his throat. But it's been about 90 minutes now and he hasn't thrown up. Thank you very much for responding.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 12/23/2013 09:20 PM Re: Swallowed it whole!!!! [Re: Tracy Collins ] #387597 - 12/23/2013 09:20 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Tracy Collins Boneless meat will easily dissolve in a dog's strong stomach acid. Dogs don't have molars to grind up their food. They only need to be able to tear it into hunks they can swallow. For a big dog, a boneless chicken thigh is one good (but greedy) bite. It will be fine. I'm totally in agreement! I also agree with the "good but greedy" part. Your dog seems to have been converted in less than 4 days. ETA Oh my gosh! I just realized (thank you for the PMs, folks!) that this was BONELESS meat. I wasn't even overly concerned when I thought it was a bone-in-thigh. I figured, worst case would be a very smooth and much smaller piece of that weight-bearing bone might appear in the poop. But boneless ..... Once the dog swallows it, that hunk o' meat is in big trouble. Tracy said it well .... Edited by Connie Sutherland (12/23/2013 09:20 PM) Edit reason: ETA
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Julie Sloan wrote 12/23/2013 10:16 PM Re: Swallowed it whole!!!! [Re: Julie Sloan ] #387600 - 12/23/2013 10:16 PM
Julie Sloan Webboard User Reg: 10-12-2010 Posts: 510 Loc: Offline	I appreciate the replies to an unfounded fear. It just seemed big to go down his throat. I'm glad there's no worries.
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Tresa Hendrix wrote 12/23/2013 11:26 PM Re: Swallowed it whole!!!! [Re: Julie Sloan ] #387602 - 12/23/2013 11:26 PM
Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008 Posts: 1473 Loc: Alaska Offline	He probably chomped in half it as he swallowed it so fast you didn't see it happen! A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
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