I might be overthinking this, but I just found a food (Canidae Multiprotein All Life Stages) that has a small kibble. I have a 2 yo Belgian Malinois mix that has mostly eaten large kibble. She has thrown up a few times since we've adopted her (a year now) and each time, I have seen her large kibble unchewed (enlarged even, with gastric juices I suppose) in the vomit. A few times in a year isn't that much, but since she has been fussing about her food lately (not eating as often as she used to) I decided to switch to another food, which she gobbles down as soon as the food tray is put down. This new food has fairly small kibbles. I can hear her chewing the small kibbles, and in the 3-4 days I've been feeding it to her, she has not thrown anything up.
When looking for a kibble that was fairly small, but still not dedicated for small breed dogs, it was rare to see one that was ALS/all breeds. Some of the ones that did, have little to no glucosamine, which I did want for her. So it made me wonder about the lack of choices here. Perhaps there is a reason why companies don't make small kibble for big dogs.
Is there a reason why a large dog (80 lbs) should not be eating small kibble? I searched this forum and someone complained about a large dog choking on small kibble. That is something I'll look out for, but at this point that's just not happening. But is there another potential hazard I should be aware of?
When looking for a kibble that was fairly small, but still not dedicated for small breed dogs, it was rare to see one that was ALS/all breeds. Some of the ones that did, have little to no glucosamine, which I did want for her. So it made me wonder about the lack of choices here. Perhaps there is a reason why companies don't make small kibble for big dogs.
Is there a reason why a large dog (80 lbs) should not be eating small kibble? I searched this forum and someone complained about a large dog choking on small kibble. That is something I'll look out for, but at this point that's just not happening. But is there another potential hazard I should be aware of?