When Penny gets excited and plays, she starts to cough. It’s a dry cough and gags at the end occasionally. My other dog has had kennel cough and the vet has ruled that out. it sounds kind of like she has a hairball stuck... but she’s short haired. She’s otherwise acting completely normal. What could the cough be from?

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