Use caution not to get bitten, especially if you must work on a conscious or semiconscious animal.
Open the mouth and carefully sweep from side to side with your finger to see if you can feel and dislodge the object. Be careful not to push the object further into the throat or to get bitten.
Pull the tongue forward, removing any object, vomit or foreign material present.
If the animal is small enough for you to comfortably lift and suspend, suspend the animal by the hips with the head hanging down.
If the animal is too large to suspend, hold the animal's legs in the air (like a wheelbarrow) so the head hangs down.
If the object does not come out by doing this, Continue for more options.
