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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.
Hiccups are caused by a sudden contraction of your diaphragm. The diaphragm is a muscle under your lungs that helps you breathe in. The top of your windpipe (your glottis) closes immediately after your diaphragm contracts which makes the typical 'hic' sound. A hiccup is an automatic action of the body that you can't control (a reflex).