The animal gags and/or drools; swallowing is painful so appetite often diminishes. While someone holds the pet, check for any objects in the throat. Don't probe too deeply; additional gagging may worsen the condition. Call your veterinarian.

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"

a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)

An emergency in which the airway is blocked by a piece of food or other small object.

Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.

See "trapping".

That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.