My labrador has always chewed her food (unusual for labs!) But then a few weeks ago she had what appeared to be a choking episode which upset her a lot. She did go back and eat the rest of her dinner but she was clearly shaken up. After this episode she seemed to have the same issue at each meal time and sometimes would go outside and vomit mid-meal.
After two days of this I got her a slow feeding bowl, which she loathes, and the issue did seem to resolve for a couple of weeks. We kept a very close eye on her when she ate. But in the last couple of days she has starting refusing food. As a non-hungry labrador is an offence against nature I have been hand feeding her her meals but obviously that's not a long term solution.
For background - she is an 11 and a half year old yellow labrador, spayed, 25Kg, of working stock rather than show. We have had her since she was a puppy. She is not overweight. She has been on James Wellbeloved kibble since weaning, moving from puppy to adult to senior. The vet always comments on how clean her teeth are (probably because she chews rather than gulps her food). She takes a daily Onisor tablet for arthritis in her leg (she had a CL op when she was 3) and has always had a YuMove tablet with her food. She is terrified of both the car and the vets, so before I put her through these I thought I would ask for the wisdom of The Doghouse.
Her ears are clear and I don't think it's an ENT type infection. She is happy in herself and walks miles a day with us without distress. She does sound a bit wheezy when breathing - my son has taken to calling her "Darth Doggy".
The obvious thing would be partial tracheal collapse but I'm worried there is something else going on, like a blockage/tumour in her throat.
Any other ideas or advice please?