Coughing, Gagging and Choking in Dogs Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments

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Today we are going to be talking about coughing, gagging, and choking in dogs. Most of the time it's harmless and happens drinking water too fast or having dust or hair in the back of their throat.
There is a scary chance that it is something more serious that needs to be taken care of immediately.
We will discuss the common issues from minor to severe and how to address them when it happens.
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@Cahdolly1 2 жыл бұрын

Would be very helpful for video examples of each type of cough

@geraldinesabado3162 2 жыл бұрын

I know right? My puppy is making a sound that make me think if it’s coughing or sneezing. and that’s what I’ve expecting for this video to see how’s it sound like to determine the sounds of their coughing or gaggling and if they have allergies.

@LCx829 2 жыл бұрын

All I saw was humans coughing 😂

@sergiorodriguez8909 Жыл бұрын

. @@geraldinesabado3162 p. a

@christinebrennan4484 6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@letzkatchup 6 ай бұрын

Another video that doesn't let you hear examples of 'coughs' omg!! 😢

@jemb3427 11 ай бұрын

Great vid, would be nice to update it with actual footage of how the different coughs sound like, so that its easier for us to diagnose. Regardless, thank you for the info very helpful :)

@garyengler165 Жыл бұрын

It's a wonderfully produced all encompassing overview that struggles to see the forest from the trees. Not having sound clip examples for each cough may only exacerbate owners' worries and concerns.

@aprilMichelleXJRL 2 ай бұрын

I need to hear the coughs

@sallyc1809 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful information!! I only wish I could actually hear the the different coughs in this video. But this was so informative, excellent. Thank you.

@serenetravel2892 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful information! Thank you 🐕

@dkattkatt7633 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very thorough!

@clemencialorenz4759 5 ай бұрын

Very informative. Thanks

@bonnymabee1319 Жыл бұрын

This information is very helpful to help my dog

@kimberlysmith7825 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this

@henrynunez6691 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@olivewilliams451 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@elizabethvasquez1024 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@mariab2139 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for helpful information

@dopedogtreats 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely 💖

@dawnsreviews7205 Жыл бұрын

Trachael coughs are also caused by using only collars on small to medium dogs..as they pull on their leash they can ruin the trachea..that is why there are harnesses. This advice was given by two veterinarians I have dealt.

@GMKDP 10 ай бұрын

I think that's the cause of my poor Aussie coughing today. Thanks for your advice will stick to harness....hope she gets better...

@dawnsreviews7205 10 ай бұрын

@@GMKDP Bless your sweet Aussie!! Hopefully the coughed stopped.

@nancypeterson7708 9 ай бұрын

Never used a collar on my small dog. It is very common in very small dogs. He developed it around 5 years.

@dawnsreviews7205 9 ай бұрын

@@nancypeterson7708 we switched right away upon the veterinarian suggestion since she had seen trachea collapses due to it. We did not want to take a chance. Sorry your furbaby is experiencing coughing. Five years old is still fairly young.

@GMKDP 9 ай бұрын

@@dawnsreviews7205 she's better now! She's also 50 pounds so she's probably not too prone to trachea collapse but, still if I'm going to keep her on a leash for a while I'll be using harness. I believe she just had a sickness basically.

@juanbarberis7192 Жыл бұрын

Everyone has an opinion on the Internet! What a world!

@montanawarren8462 10 ай бұрын

And some of them are experienced and have a reliable comment.....take what you want and leave the rest that's what they tell you in an AA meeting....

@patriciavineyard6838 Жыл бұрын

thank you

@CarolBerens-cl2cw Ай бұрын

Thank u.

@vickihou8114 10 ай бұрын

I was trying to find examples of what the different coughs sounded like - all this video did was show pictures of wonderful dogs - not very helpful

@patriciajordan1845 Жыл бұрын

I have a 13 year old Chihuahua she had a gagging cough when I took it to the doctor. He said she was in heart failure. Now she’s on three different medication’s two different heart pills and one the diuretic pill. She doing well now with no gagging.

@krakenhits1587 11 ай бұрын

My dog's a bit older to probably 12 to 13 and he's been progressively getting worse with his gagging and coughing constantly. Was your dog doing it for a long time before you got a treatment?

@justinderek5086 10 ай бұрын

Did your dog have seizures Also? I have a 14 year old mix and he is having problems just breathing now along with the kennel cough

@krakenhits1587 10 ай бұрын

@@justinderek5086 No seizures, he was coughing a lot when he was done drinking water. Then it seemed to become a habit he was doing it all the time. I did take him to the vet they said his trachea is narrow and they prescribed hydrocodone. I gave it to him for 4 to 5 days twice a day and it seemed to really work. He now does it once in awhile but not constantly. I think the hydrocodone which is a cough suppressant gave him enough of a break for him to feel some relief and now he doesn't do it all the time.

@roserea3156 Жыл бұрын

My dog sounds like a snow goose honking.

@CrashBandiscoot 3 ай бұрын

That reminds me of a very bizarre story on the MrBallen YT channel 😳

@Warrior._cats_.animation10 Жыл бұрын

My dog has been coughing and vomiting for 2 and a half days, and i dont know what to do.

@wesman7837 11 ай бұрын

When I got my pitbull puppy his first shots, he got terrible chicken pox like bumps all over his body, and he started shaking within a few hours and they lasted a few days. He was supposed to have his second shots, but the vet recommended against it because of the reaction from the 1st shots.

@StrangeRealityVlog 10 ай бұрын

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@John___Dough 7 ай бұрын

My dogs been doing this for a month now he is taking three different medications and it’s not helping I think I’m gonna have to do X-rays I feel so bad for him is there anything I can do to help ease his cough

@Ivanrodriguez-zj9to Жыл бұрын

What is the remedy?

@jeanne819 Жыл бұрын

It would be helpful to provide video clips of dogs actually coughing and not all the photos

@jan4534 11 ай бұрын

A bunch of useless clips and reading from articles all over the internet by a lame voice that makes me feel sleepy.. I wasted time on this video and there are better ones out there.

@travelingmagi Жыл бұрын

You should include Choking relief from swallowing foreign objects like tennis balls, rawhides, toys, etc.

@edonisqorrolli1559 Жыл бұрын

Where I can find a video about this?

@wesman7837 11 ай бұрын

How do you get them relief for that?

@Trish37 3 ай бұрын

@@wesman7837Don’t buy them those things, or watch them closely with tennis balls and take it away from them before it gets ripped apart. NEVER and I repeat NEVER give your dogs rawhide. It has splinters in the bone and can cause serious health issues/damage. Rawhide has been on the list of non recommendations for a good while now!

@ilovedogs2172 Жыл бұрын

Australian shepherd puppy is gagging but not throwing up anything!! Please if you know what to do please help! And yes I took him to the vet

@scottsevert Жыл бұрын

Did you, in your KZfaq video about dog coughs, tell me that I should look up what a dog cough sounds like on KZfaq?!

@patriciashelton6644 11 ай бұрын

Occasionally my dog will gag an a little yellow bile comes up then he's fine. I took him to the vet,x rays, tests for heartworm and Pavo was done. Everything looked fine. Think it's where he pulls too much on his leash at times. He wants to play tug of war with it. He chewed his harness up,now I got to buy another. She suggested Hills wet food. I can't afford fifteen dollars a day,so I make his food. He's doing great. I don't even discuss that I make his food with the vet,yet I Kno it has more meat and organ meat ( liver) plus vegetables than any brand of dogfood. Why do dogs have so much trouble these days? Our yard dogs back in the day never got sick until they got really old. Then they just slowed down and would eventually pass.

@wesman7837 11 ай бұрын

Because they are subjected to so many chemicals these days just as we are! There are so many chemicals in the water, in the air, and in our foods that it is making people and animals alike very ill!

@StrangeRealityVlog 10 ай бұрын

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@boondoggy2 2 ай бұрын

Vaccines!!!

@campgoerOne 9 ай бұрын

What about Lung Worms?

@girirajsingh6160 Жыл бұрын

Where can I get best treatment of my labrador in India,plz guide

@CopperFox-mu2jj Ай бұрын

I have a mini poodle and he has waken me up around 3 times every night gagging and coughing like he can’t breathe and it is scaring me so ima take him to the vet becouse it’s been around 2 weeks he’s done this

@raymondcote2913 2 жыл бұрын

Our Maltipoo puppy chokes and gags mostly at night while sleeping, sometime severely. Vet can't seem to help us, gave us antobiotics for 2 weeks. Now says may be allergies, been going on 3 weeks.

@thaddeusgabriele.alarcon5834 Жыл бұрын

update, cause my dog also gags specificaly every night. Going to take her tomorrow to vet.

@Flex_K58 Жыл бұрын

Cause while sleeping he dreaming about something that is natural dont worry guys

@wayward-souls2872 Жыл бұрын

My puppy is doing the same thing what was going on with your puppy @@thaddeusgabriele.alarcon5834

@Braveheart0326 Жыл бұрын

Following… my mini goldendoodle will gag at night followed by a weird noise

@amyschubach1997 2 ай бұрын

Air fresheners plug in type caused my dogs to cough. Took me a few days to figure out

@mrsisterfister6240 2 жыл бұрын

nothing about Valley Fever !!

@bryshany9207 Жыл бұрын

My 11 week old puppy started harshly gagging immediately after eating today and he coughed up what looked like flem but never vomited but now he will randomly give a dry cough/gag 😢 I looked in his mouth and couldn’t see anything what causes this

@catherinegrace2366 Жыл бұрын

Check for heart worms.

@brandonpennington1983 Жыл бұрын

I'm guessing if it sounds wet like she has something in her lungs, would be pneumonia?

@user-kn2hm8lx8h 7 ай бұрын

I need help with my dog it's coughing and vomiting I don't know what is wrong 😢😢I don't wanna lose it

@juliesmith5567 11 ай бұрын

The thing is if your showing and mention dogs coughing we havent heard yet so how do we know if we know if we do know if are dogs got it let us hear them then by video or tape recorder😮

@mistervacation23 Жыл бұрын

Me and my dog had the same cough so I just took some of his medicine. Save me from having to go to the doctor

@lukewoodworth2101 7 ай бұрын

Can the position of the dogs head cause it. Like my dog was laying on his back he inhaled which cause him to sit up right and gag or he will rest his head a certain way and it will cause him to gag. Doesn't seem sick

@paranormalactivity-gd8hb 9 ай бұрын

My dog is throwing up yellow and vomiting and coughing and hazing Please help

@joycewedel9084 8 ай бұрын

What about snorting? My dog makes snorting sounds occasionally. ???

@nancypeterson7708 9 ай бұрын

Does CBD oil help with tracheal collapse

@wecareforpets7997 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, would you like to know 2 home remedies that will help treat your coughing dog or puppy?

@AkitaSue Жыл бұрын

I would like to know of remedies to help a dog with a cough. my elderly male Akita has had a cough for probably at least three years and the vets never comment on it.

@rolo4945 Жыл бұрын

Teaspoon, slippery elm, teaspoon honey teaspoon coconut oil,tablespoon of hot water.

@nakiareddick9993 Жыл бұрын

Ok i need to watch this with it freak me out

@nancypeterson7708 9 ай бұрын

Is CBD oil good for a collapsed tracheal.

@StrangeRealityVlog 10 ай бұрын

What if my dog 🐕 swallows his tongue 👅 while sleeping 😴 or laying on his back

@kellyelmabrown4059 7 ай бұрын

Coughing out phelm

@lisac23 Ай бұрын

My 6 month old puppy snores and snorkels all the time he’s a bully. Part pitbull part bulldog when he runs around mostly he gags up phlegm like he struggles to get it out. What would this be?

@albertoserranotorres2058 Жыл бұрын

I have a pug with collapse traquea . she sometimes coughs for more than a hour and the veterinarean says theres no cure or surgery for that. I literally cant sleep with her doing that for long periods of time and shes getting worse even Im desperately asking for a solution to this

@jeanne819 Жыл бұрын

I am sorry your pug is coughing so much - my 13 year old pug is coughing intense and gags every day multiple times- I brought her to vet who did nothing to help her cough (that was reason for my visit) and ended up hours in a vet ER at night to see what was going on and xrays done and could not conclude on them tracheal collapse. The ER vet gave a few cough pills but it is not indicated on bottle what they are. I can't get half a pill in my pug now as she detects the horror taste and smells it no matter what food it is disguised in. It is beyond stressful as you know and seek a quality vet and sadly, I am unable to locate one in my area. I am thinking a steroid injection or something to help ....... but most importantly, I need a correct diagnosis.

@Nita1218 Жыл бұрын

Try to put the medicine in food and dissolve it then force it into the back of your pups throat.

@Nita1218 Жыл бұрын

Wet food

@montanawarren8462 10 ай бұрын

@@jeanne819like doctors not all veterinarians graduate at the top of their class and some of them think they have a God instead of an MD at the end of their name

@karendegraaf1146 14 күн бұрын

How can we like a video BEFORE we watch it?

@aprilmiller6767 8 ай бұрын

My nine-year-old female Papillon has a condition that the vet can't solve. When the weather gets colder, it sounds like she is trying to breathe through a lot of mucus. It comes and goes but is most apparent at night. When she gets excited, she develops a reverse sneeze and sometimes a coughing fit. The other day, after coughing, she had white foam hanging from her mouth. Has anyone else seen this?

@spriinngflowerrs 8 ай бұрын

Happens to my pets too but I never got the chance to record it and allow it to vet. It is stressful when that happens because it looks like they have difficulties breathing. Let me know if you got the chance to know what it is :)

@Michelle-fz7wm Жыл бұрын

My chihuahua mix puppy has started this coughing gagging thing. He’ll do it once or twice and then take a nap. I’m worried and taking him to the vet tomorrow

@isaidit911 Жыл бұрын

My 12 yr old chiweenie does the same. I was told it was environmental related. But it's been going on for months. I had x-ray done to check heart size due to heart murmur, trachea and lungs. So frustrating. He is on a vet cough med.

@StrwBryShrtCk123 Жыл бұрын

Is your baby feeling better? What did vet say?

@Gailmartin333 Жыл бұрын

@@StrwBryShrtCk123 You GB ❤😂

@Fruitfusion7 Жыл бұрын

My dog ate a copper wire and he is coughing and wommiting continuously.please suggest me some treatment.please🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺

@brendaz3644 Жыл бұрын

I'd get him to a vet ASAP

@kellyelmabrown4059 7 ай бұрын

Germs 🦠 that cause coughing

@mayagardeninginnocentsoul5379 2 жыл бұрын

Hi doc my dog also sufffering one of these but couldn't indentified which one of these would you mind if I can share you the video of dog so I can go for better treatment I'm from india

@anjlikashekhar4778 2 жыл бұрын

Did you receive any response

@sreeeehxri. 2 жыл бұрын

Same here.... suddenly dog become coughing or idk what happened and after sometime she became normal...don't know what to do

@sreeeehxri. 2 жыл бұрын

@Amandeep Tripathy she's good now... I have consulted her at the nearest veterinary hospital when she continuosly started chocking and doctor said that she have fix and treatment in going on :)

@jenishapandey7904 2 жыл бұрын

@@sreeeehxri. what was the issue please? What treatment were included?

@sreeeehxri. 2 жыл бұрын

@@jenishapandey7904 my veterinary doctor prescribed a tonic named nurokind-pet and also he mentioned my dog has fix and can be treated also it will last almost 2-3 years of age and when I started giving this tonic she became normal...I highly recommend you that if your dog behaves like that kindly take him/her to the nearest veterinary hospital ☺️❤️

@user-bk3re3bf2w 10 ай бұрын

Mydog has ben this

@AJ-ss5te Жыл бұрын

Would be helpful if this video like hurried up when your trying to figure this out in the heat of the moment 🤦🏻‍♀️

@kellyelmabrown4059 7 ай бұрын

Look at doggy

@donnaallen9874 Жыл бұрын

@brandonpennington1983 Жыл бұрын

Oh no my baby girl has lymph nodes present.

@debmcgee9016 Жыл бұрын

My border collie just started coughing early yesterday morning and can't get him in to his Vet until tomorrow morning at 11:15 tomorrow morning... But he's coughing and gagging and there was white stuff up . He's eating and drinking water. He just had his yearly checkup and vaccinations a week and a half ago and yes he gets the kennel cough with his vaccinations even though he's not around other dogs never can be to safe... I've got him a Vet appointment in the morning but just wondering if maybe his shots could set something off with him. He's not even 5 years old yet

@darkmandrin5889 Жыл бұрын

Any update

@Games-qx8yg Жыл бұрын

What is the medicine to this problem? Is it life threatening?

@lauriesumner9134 Жыл бұрын

Just saw your message. Did the problem get resolved? Because my border collie Jake suddenly developed a cough, reverse sneezing and congestion. Overnight he went from a very healthy dog... Clean bill of health at his last physical a few months ago. He is also blind. He about quit eating last night (home-made chicken and rice) but is drinking. He seemed to show possible signs of nasal mites right before this started. I've been up 36 hours watching his breathing. Had a virtual appt with our vet this afternoon. Without an actual exam he can't be sure of the cause but suggested allergies could be a cause. I feel it's more like an infection (I'm actually a nurse) so I was able to get a prescription for an antibiotic and sterile nasal spray. I understand hesitancy about antibiotics but he's only had them 1 other time. I'd prefer being proactive so I'm hoping to see some progress by Monday. He's snoring at the moment.. he's exhausted.. and seems a LITTLE less congested and symptomatic so I'm praying this continues. I'm also praying for your border collie and all the dogs experiencing an illness right now. It's so much more difficult watching our 4-legged children be sick. They can't tell us how they're feeling and being sick is so scary and confusing to them. It's heartbreaking! Best wishes and good health to all who read this!

@debmcgee9016 Жыл бұрын

@@lauriesumner9134 . Actually my Border Collie Jasper sadly ended up with kennel cough after taking his yearly vaccine for it and was put on antibiotics and cough syrup with a painkiller in it that I had to go to the drug store to get filled for him. Honestly it come as a utter shock to me because both my babies stay current on their vaccines and are very well taken care of. My Vet said it could have happened due to an animal passing through on my property but my babies don't live outside and they still vaccinated up and I keep my property sprayed with Clorox water ... So it's a big mystery to me

@debmcgee9016 Жыл бұрын

@@lauriesumner9134 . I've still got the names of the antibiotic and the other cough suppressant my Vet put my Border Collie on which both are used for a wide range of issues with the respiratory and throat and any other infections or anything going on . I'll be happy to tell you which med's they if you need more info. But what seem to happen with my baby boy is that the kennel cough vaccine set it off in him and he's 5 years old and he's been getting the vaccine every year every since he was old enough ... It hasn't been because an animal came across my property because all my property is fenced in and I have all 3 acres sprayed with just about straight Clorox water and my two fur babies absolutely do not run loose on this 3 acres of land... I have another breed of dog besides my border collie ... She's a solid black Czech GSD both my babies are AKC registered and imports and they are all I have... As in I don't family no children or family members ( They are my entire world and family so I give them the best life as we all do with our beautiful fur children) ... I hope your beautiful baby gets better and will be praying for that sweet little darling let me know how your baby is doing ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️

@HaskaTice 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what dog this is at 1:05 ? Thanks 🙏

@CrashBandiscoot 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a border collie mix?

@trenaphillips1973 3 ай бұрын

Border Collie

@maliacote9829 11 ай бұрын

'Aproprily'...I assume was supposed to be appropriately.

@wilgr2103 2 жыл бұрын

He sounds so bored

@underfellgirlsans2243 Жыл бұрын

😆

@StrwBryShrtCk123 Жыл бұрын

He sounds like he's a student that had to make this video and yeah, so bored

@lilyjameson5156 Жыл бұрын

I think it's irresponsible of you to say that "outside of Texas and Florida, chances of your dog getting heartworm is not super high, but it's possible." Look at a map online of where heartworm disease is prevalent. It's in many more states than just Texas and Florida! "In the United States, heartworm disease is most common along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from the Gulf of Mexico to New Jersey and along the Mississippi River and its major tributaries, but it has been reported in dogs in all 50 states." Responsible owners need to put their dogs on a monthly heartworm preventative to make sure they are protected. It only takes one mosuito bite to infect your dog. Heartworm disease can be fatal. It's horrible, and the treatment is very uncomfortable for the dog, as well as very expensive for the owner. This sometimes leads to the dog being euthanized because the owner can't afford treatment, so it's very serious in many ways!

@jeanne819 Жыл бұрын

My beagle as a kid had heartworm and needed surgery - horrible but she lived - and we live in NY

@debmcgee9016 Жыл бұрын

Everyone should keep there dogs on heartworm prevention

@moe5739 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud

@zsavage1820 10 ай бұрын

G'z another video telling you to go to a OVER PRICED VET!! HUGE THUMBS DOWN!!!

@frankcottone8381 8 ай бұрын

Maybe if you listed heartworm sooner, my dog wouldn't have died Oct 5th. My dog had no bloating, so don't dismiss if bloating not present. Now my awesome dog is gone, so quick.

@zsavage1820 10 ай бұрын

WTF pimping for likes BEFORE anyone gets to even see the video.. .WHAT IF WE DON"T LIKE IT!!! how about asking at the end ...ya know.. like it should be!...

@GBeistline 7 күн бұрын

The reason my wife and I clicked on this video so fast, is because we need to hear the coughs. What are you doing? You taught us nothing except that dogs cough. If I made a video about what different diagnosable sounds a baby makes it is choking vs a heart problem etc, and didn't include the difference in sound....? I'd feel really inadequate. If my dog dies tonight, it will NOT be your fault OF COURSE. But I actually needed help in this situation "Top Dog Tips." He's at the vet now, we'll see how it goes.

@GBeistline 7 күн бұрын

Sorry, I'm not trying to disparage you, just maybe think about changing your channel name to "Pictures of cute dogs." or something like that?

@brandonpennington1983 Жыл бұрын

She definitely has allergies because her hair is patchy,guess we will take her to vet