my dog whimpers a lot when swallowing anything, including dry and wet food and water too. earlier today we were playing fetch with him with a piece of wood and he caught it and immediately started whimpering loudly and after that is when his trouble swallowing started. what could this be?

This is abnormal and does warrant a vet check. Potential considerations would include a fractured tooth, dental abscess, foreign body, neurological disorder etc. The sooner we gave him checked the better.

About two weeks ago our dog started gulping (hard swallowing) nonstop out of nowhere. We took him to an emergency vet and they X-rayed his stomach and throat -neither showed blockages. They prescribed him something to coat his throat (almost like pepto) and generic Prilosec OTC for 7 days. During that time, all of his symptoms subsided. However, two days after his script ended, symptoms reappeared. We are taking him back to his vet in a few days but is there anything we can give him in the interim? (Pepto, Prilosec, etc.) also, is it worth taking him back or should we just treat the symptoms?

If the Prilosec seemed to help, I would start that backup. I would follow up with the ER vet and make sure that there is nothing else going on.

What to do if my dog hard to swallow food, vomitts, and stops eating, viscous saliva

Thank you for your question. If your dog is vomiting, not eating, and salivating, he needs to be seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible. He may need medication or treatment to help him.

My vet is a friend and she said he has old rollin g dog and would be okay up to 2 weeks. We are on day 8 the only improvement is he stopped rolling uncontrollably. rolls to the side and falls down. He's having a hard time eating and drinking because his tongue is coming out the side of his mouth so food sits in his mouth. he gets some in but its hard. he's has lost a lot of weight. I and giving him an IV once a day. He was throwing up but now he is just like spitting phlegm a little. He is making a gargling noise.

Thank you for your question. I apologize for the delay in my response, this venue is not set up for urgent emails. It sounds like he is not recovering normally from what we call Geriatric Vestibular Disease, and likely needs to be seen by a veterinarian. Since I cannot see your pet, it would be best to have them seen by a veterinarian, as they can examine them, see what might be causing this, and get treatment if needed.

My FIL’s ACD/collie mix seems the be experiencing difficulty swallowing. He is drooling, including foam or bile, not eating, panting and drinks a lot of water be maybe isn’t actually getting it. Behaves fairly normally otherwise.

Thank you for your question. I apologize for the delay in my reply, this venue is not set up for urgent emails. Since I cannot see your dog, It would be best to have your pet seen by a veterinarian, as they can examine them, see what might be going on, and get any testing or treatment taken care of that might be needed.