Billy, this is truly a trial and error endeavor! You will feed the garbage disposer [or the dogs] lots of errors. Please search the recipes or foods here, as there are good suggestions to try. You need to find things that don't "mush out" all over the inside of your mouth-small pieces that can be controlled and swallowed-lots of liquids to help slide down. And ALWAYS-tiny bites! Patience and perserverance at this point. Amy in the Ozarks.