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Emotions are another cause of hiccups in dogs. Stress and fatigue can give your dog hiccups, as can excitement. However, excitement usually causes reverse hiccups, which are often confused with hiccups. Reverse hiccups are when your dog takes a series of loud, involuntary breaths through its nose.
Nerve irritation is one of the most common causes of hiccups. The nerve that relays messages to and from the diaphragm muscle is called the phrenic nerve, according to Dr. Williiam Whitelaw, a professor at the University of Calgary. Irritation of the phrenic nerve, either temporary or more permanent, can cause hiccups.