Why does my dog keep coughing gagging like he's choking?

That's because kennel cough, the most common reason an otherwise healthy dog begins to cough, is something between a cough and a gag and an ungodly sound coming from deep in the dog's innermost sanctum. Most coughs are caused by irritations in the respiratory tract itself. read more

My clients at the veterinary clinic try to reproduce their dog’s cough all the time. That’s because kennel cough, the most common reason an otherwise healthy dog begins to cough, is something between a cough and a gag and an ungodly sound coming from deep in the dog’s innermost sanctum. read more

If you notice your dog coughing, it may be caused by a number of possible conditions. Coughing and gagging in dogs is a common occurrence, and may be caused by eating or drinking too fast, foreign objects in the throat, allergies, infections, heart disease, parasites, distemper, kennel cough and more. read more