We think that I'm cured of my after meal Airelickies!
I'm back on Wellness but that wasn't the answer. Airelickies were still happening. We had a couple of suggestions to "wet" my food so that's what we did. Mom puts water on my kibble about an hour before I eat it and it gets all moist and soft. It's very yummy!
So what can this mean?
Dry kibble irritates my throat because I eat it too fast?
Is my throat too small for my body?
Will I outgrow this and be able to eat dry kibble when I'm older?
What do you think?
So until next time.........
Love ya lots,
Molly
Well. that's great if you've solved the problem. I hope things continue to go well.
ReplyDeleteGlad you've sorted out your airelickes!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's great news! Hope it continues and you can enjoy your aftermeal playtime!!!
ReplyDeleteMolly, I'm glad that you have a solution. I hope it's permanent.
ReplyDeleteNubbin wiggles,
Oskar
Glad you are not airelicking at the moment Molly. More time to play , methinks. Have a great Monday.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes Molly
Dry food can actually take the moisture out of the mouth - probably Molly was licking so much to try and make her mouth moist again. Maybe she doesn't produce a lot of saliva. Our Mom has Sjorgrens syndrome and she doesn't produce tears or saliva and she knows certain foods like dry crackers and such make it much worse. We have always had water to our food.
ReplyDeleteI'm still keeping fingers crossed that this was all temporary! We hope this "cure" (Mitch and his toys!) is permanent!
ReplyDeleteSam
Well I have no clue about aire licks but hope the water on the food solves the issue. Mitch has the right idea to grab the toy. Wonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteSo glad the airelickies are all figured out!!! Who woulda thought just adding water would have done the trick. Happy Monday!!
ReplyDeleteHappy to hear things worked out! Awesome pics! Have a fun week, my friends!
ReplyDeleteGood NEWS fur You Molly. I was SURE it wasn't somethingy... SCARY.
ReplyDeleteMy mom often soaks our kibble when she wants us to have an nice FULL meal and .... not fool around about it. hehehee
Yeah, so happy that you know how to get rid of the AireLickies problem and we will keep our paws crossed all the time that it won't come back to you anymore.
ReplyDeletePlaying with Mitch after eating sounds so much fun too!
A friend has told me once that adding some water in the kibbles helps the dogs eat slowly and by eating slowly, less air will get into the body; besides, it helps digestion too.
Sounds like the airelick problem is solved. Sure hope so..imagine adding a bit of water helped that much.. Loved the pics of M & M playing together.
ReplyDeleteTailwags
Ernie
Oh wez glad it solved..youz probably woofin it down too fast ( some's getting stuck ) so you can go and help Midge eat his..:) xx00xx
ReplyDeleteLets hope the Airelickies stay licked! Heehee! Mom actually puts us in separate rooms to eat - not that there was every any issue, but she did it from the start, so neither of us would feel the need to gobble down our food to protect it from the other. Once we are both done, we wander out, check each other's dishes to make sure neither one of us has missed anything, and then we go on about our usual craziness!
ReplyDelete*kissey face*
-Fiona and Abby the Hippobottomus
Well I just had dis feelin it had sometin to do wit food! Are you getting pieces of dry kibble stuck between your toofies and now that it's wet, it won't get stucked anymore???
ReplyDeleteWe hope you outgrow it. But if the water makes your food tastier, good for you:)
ReplyDeleteMom has to guard us when we eat, too. People don't understand that food grabbing is an inherent dog thing.
Mocha Barney, Ashley Pumpernickel and Winniechurchill
Hmmm...I dunno what caused it but I'm glad that you figured out how to make it not happen anymore. I bet playing with Mitch is WAY more fun than licking the air!
ReplyDeleteWiggles & Wags,
Mayzie
We always have water in our food, too - just as a way to prevent bloat...Mitch, excellent solution to the problem!!
ReplyDelete-Bart and Ruby
We are so excited to hear the water in the kibble is working to prevent the airlickies! Mommy wouldn't have even thought of that. Mommy is glad she reads blogs -- she is learning a lot. Keep up the good work Molly!
ReplyDeleteWe think you'll probably outgrow this. A couple of us used to have to get our kibble watered down for us, but now we can eat it dry. Sky eats too fast and gets sick, so he has to eat out of a special dish with bumps in it. Now he's the last one finished, but he doesn't get sick anymore.
ReplyDeleteMorgan, Sebastian and the Porties
Oh! We are glad the prob is gone for now. Hope it doesn't come back.Sometimes eating dry food very fast can make the stomach acid come up and irritate the throat. Also silent acid reflux can also cause dryness which can make U want to ..err...airelick.Hope it is nothing of this sort and U can eat dry kibble once U are older and learn to eat slowly.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know what U mean about mom being a killjoy. I try to help my sis Ginger finish her food too, she's SUCH a slow eater. But Mum wouldn't let me.
Buddy of course is the fastest eater in our family and doesnt ever need help.
Wags, Shadow
We have our feets crossed thats all it is. We think you eat to fast. Wonder if one of the bowls with the sections is better. Also try eating with your bowl on the floor. Mom read a few bad things about bowls up on stands
ReplyDeleteBenny & Lily
Yea!!! Yup, I think you've figured it out! I think, for now, you'll just have to enjoy your kibbles moist. I think you'll be able to eat the dry kibbles when you grow a bit more. We Airedales are just a weird breed, Ma always says. I thinks she's right!
ReplyDeleteKisses
Ruby
Those AireLickies did not look like fun. We hope they stay away for good. Maybe your insides just have to grow more. Or maybe you need to eat slower.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being a friend
Sweet William The Scot
Oh, YAY, we are so happy you found such an easy fix to your airelicking, Molly. Now let's celebrate - bring on the ice cream.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Phantom, Thunder, Ciara, and Lightning
Hope that works. We're with the OP Pack.....ice cream celebration is in order.
ReplyDeleteXXXOOO Daisy, Bella & roxy
How interesting! We sure hope you're A-OK now!
ReplyDeleteLuv,
Dave
Molly,
ReplyDeleteWe are very happy you are not Airelicking anymore. Plus Mitch is so nice to give you something to do after eating.
We are jealous of your ice cream run the other night! Tell mom summer is ending soon so you need to get more ice cream often NOW!
Violet
We're so glad that the Airelickies are gone.:) We'll keep our paws crossed too.:)
ReplyDeleteLove,
Teddy Bear & Sierra
I am happy that you are better Molly!
ReplyDeleteI hope you keep getting more better and more better
love
tweedles
I dont know but if the water works, keep putting it in there. Maybe you just get too dry eating the dry kibble?
ReplyDeletewags
Jazzi
I don't know what it was, but yahoo that you don't have air lickies anymore and you can get back to more play time and fun.
ReplyDeleteLoveys Sasha
HOwdy Molly, glad your lickies are gone. My mum soaked my food for the first six months. Don't know why, she just did. Now I eat dry. Anyhoo glad you are fine. No worries, and slobber, Rory
ReplyDeleteGlad those airelickies are gone. Barbara always soaked our kibble when we were puppies and she still moistens it for us.
ReplyDeleteYour friends,
Niamh & Ambrose
Hi Molly, we're not sure but if it's working why not keep it up. We're all on raw here but we've not had any aire-lickies. But then again, we're not airedales.
ReplyDeleteWOOHOO!~ So glad that you are better now and not having any more of those airlicking things!! We are on that same food and LOVE It! Mama does put a little bit of water in ours too! xoxo Chloe and LadyBug
ReplyDeletewe think you just like your mum to have to do more 'gourmet' things to your food! hehehe
ReplyDeleteglad the airelickies are done!!
Well I'll be!! Thank Dogness the airelicks have subsided and you can have a fun game of tug-a-war after dinner!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has a skinny EsoftAgus (the only thing that's skinny, BOL) and has to have it stretched at the dogter! She says Molly's airelicks looks like she fweels right before she goes for a stretching!
Your furiend,
Winston