not quite face down in his cornflakes, but close
Our senior (at age six) cat Sparky was eating his dry food this afternoon while I washed the dishes, when suddenly I heard an odd "clink" from his direction and turned from the sink to find him lying on his side, partially in his overturned bowl. His eyes were glassy and he seemed to be trying to stand up, but his legs apparently weren't working right. I carried him out to the living room, but he still couldn't stand and lay flat on his stomach looking very distressed. So I called the vet clinic, which said to bring him right in. By this time he had improved and was walking around, but still behaving oddly.
One hour, two blood tests, a physical exam and a kitty-cat electrocardiogram later, he was pronounced probably fine. The culprit was most likely a large piece of cat chow that had lodged in his throat, putting pressure on his vagus nerve and causing partial loss of consciousness.
Yes, the same neurological phenomenon that (supposedly) caused Commander Coo-Coo Bananas to keel over and bonk his noggin a couple of years ago.
Total cost, $110. I guess dry food isn't really cheaper.