Move them to shade or air conditioning immediately.

Wet them down with cool or lukewarm water — focus on the belly, armpits, groin, and paw pads.

Point a fan at them to help the water evaporate and pull heat away.

Have someone call an emergency vet while you cool them, and head there right away.

Open their mouth and look — only remove an object with your fingers if you can clearly see and reach it.

If you can't reach it, place both hands around their belly just behind the ribs and give firm upward thrusts, similar to the Heimlich maneuver.

Check the mouth again after each attempt, and get to a vet immediately regardless of whether the object comes out.

Apply firm, direct pressure to the wound with a clean cloth or gauze — don't lift to check, just hold steady pressure for a few minutes.

If blood soaks through, add another layer on top rather than removing the first.

Once bleeding slows, gently clean around the wound and wrap it loosely — not tight enough to cut off circulation.

Get to a vet for anything deep, gaping, or that won't stop bleeding after 10 minutes of steady pressure.

Clear the area of anything they could hit — furniture, stairs, sharp edges.

Don't hold them down or put anything in their mouth. Dogs can't swallow their tongue, and restraining them can cause injury.

Time the seizure on your phone — this detail matters a lot to your vet.

Once it ends, keep them calm and quiet, and call your vet — especially if it lasted over 2 minutes or another one follows soon after.

Remove them from access to whatever they got into, and save the packaging if you can — it helps the vet know exactly what's involved.

Call your vet, an emergency clinic, or a pet poison hotline right away and describe what and roughly how much was eaten.

Only induce vomiting if a vet or poison control specifically tells you to — some substances cause more damage coming back up.