Before I go into detail, I just want to say that she's insured and I am keeping an eye on how she is, and may take her to the vets this evening.
However, as I am not out on a long dog walk like I usually am, I thought I'd post this question here too in case someone tells me something I may not have thought of.
My collie is 11 and very fit and healthy. However, over the last few days she has been doing a lot of reverse sneezes and also gagging ever so slightly. She is now off her food this morning. She is now sleeping and snoring, which is also unusual. Her poo is normal.
I am convinced she has eaten the tip of a badgers tail. She picked something up the other day which I told her to drop but then remembered where she'd dropped it the day after and ate it before I could stop her. It had a red end, and kind of grey fur on the other. The red was almost berry coloured, but if it was a berry she surely would not have been as interested as she was. The berry bit was round and smooth.
While she has been gagging a bit (not loads though, its quite sporadic) she has also otherwise been pretty much her normal self. Lively and enjoying her two hour walks, she also joined DH for a 6 mile run last night although she did stop a couple of times to 'cough.'
I am a bit more concerned that she seems unwell today but also wondering if she is likely to regurgitate whatever it is that is bothering her. She's fully insured so money isn't an issue, I am just hesitant to rush her to the vets immediately in case it's something very trivial. I struggle to work out what to do with animals and medical stuff a bit (and it doesn't really happen very often.)