Coughing while eating dry food.

[Mezzle2121]

Hello everyone I hope you are all well. I have a question regarding one of my girls.

Today we have noticed that when she eats hay or pellets she makes a sound like a baby coughing. She does it once and them seems fine.

She has never done this before and has only started today.

I have heard her do it at least 4 times in about 5 hours.

Has anyone else experienced this. She will be going to the vets asap. Just wanna here what other people say in the mean time.

Thanks

 

[sport_billy]

Sorry this got missed, how is she now? She may have got a bit of dust in her throat or ate too fast

 

[Abi_nurse]

Sometimes piggies eat too fast and do this. However if she's continually doing this she may have a bit of food stuck. Sometimes they can clear this by themselves, other times it may be better to seek a veterinary opinion.

 

[Merab]

Good idea to go to a vet just in case but it may just be speed eating.
I find sometimes with mine food is inhaled rather than eaten and then there’s a cough or sneeze

 

[Flutterby]

If she is doing it every time she is eating dry food then I would take her for a check at the vets to make sure nothing is going on, like a problem with her teeth.