when should coughing cause concern and alert you to the fact that your dog may be choking? beyond coughing and choking sounds, there may be other signs of distress in your dog that you can watch for, including excessive drooling, pacing, pawing at their mouth or rubbing their face or snout along the ground. acting quickly, in a calm manner, try to locate and clear the food or foreign object using your fingers. if you can see what your dog …

if your dog ate plastic and you’re completely sure of this, then stop reading and take your pet to the vet or emergency vet right away. although it can be important to tell your vet the amount of ingested plastic, the vet has other methods of determining this in an emergency situation, too. if any, take your dog to the emergency room. this method of choking is not nearly as common as getting plastic stuck in the throat, but it …