What's causing my senior dog to dry heave from his throat for weeks?

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My 10 yr. old lab has been dry heaving occasionally for the past few weeks. I thought it might be grass eating at first but now it seems like something else. His abdomen seems fine - normal, not hard. I induced more dry heaving by applying gentle pressure to his throat and trachea. He otherwise seems normal. The only other thing is he's been having an anal gland issue & has one inflamed - the vet gave him Meloxicam for that & for his joints & it didn't fix the anal gland issue. Pet's info: Dog | Labrador Retriever | Male | neutered | 10 years and 6 months old | 90 lbs

Tomasz Wnuk · Accepted Answer

Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Chronic heaving / gagging can be caused by problems with larynx or trachea, like laryngeal paralysis, chronic infection / inflammation, laryngeal mass, mass on the neck and more. A visit at your local vets is recommended to establish diagnosis and implement treatment as required. Your vet may want to examine the throat under sedation and/or take radiographs of the neck and chest.

What's causing my senior dog to dry heave from his throat for weeks?

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