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My puppy swallowed a chew bone that got stuck. Is he okay now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Jack Russell Terrier | Male | 2 months and 13 days old | 5.512 lbs

My 3 month old puppy swallow put of a dog chew bone treat. It got stuck in it throat. It was soft but it was a bit too big to me and he was crying for a bit , it went down but he was drinking milk a bit weird and after another drink he seems to be ok but not sure if gone down very Good, he is breeding ok now . It is a jack russell cross shih tzu

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 15th, 2019

He is likely fine at this stage. Monitor him closely and if he starts gagging, choking, vomiting, not eating, coughing then get him to the vet right away. Please be very careful giving any chew bone treats of any kind to a 2 month old puppy. They are not recommended until they are adults.

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