Here is some great advice from Dr Andrew Jones regarding emergency dog choking treatment. Imagine you are out for a walk and your dog is playing with the ball when suddenly he gets over excited and inhales the ball! With my dog this could happen because she is quite mad when there's a ball around. Often my dog is sick when she gets something stuck in her throat - she sits there heaving it looks disgusting. A dog vomiting in not a pleasant site.
If a ball is stuck in a dogs throat they are likely to gasp and start choking while struggling to breath and then keel over. It might not be a ball but another object. You have a very sick pet - these are fairly common dog problems.
What would you do? My first thought is to try to reach inside the mouth to remove the ball but thats not so easy. It's very difficult to get a hand to the back of the throat, especially if its a small dog.
In this situation you have to act fast - you don't have time to rush to your Vet. If this situation were a choking person you would perform The Heimlich. Well its the same with a dog! This is what you do.
Hold your dog upside down, head pointing down and spine against you.
Repeat sharp thrusts to the abdomen.
Lay your dog down and check the throat for the ball.
Keep repeating until the ball comes out.
Pet owners should really know basic CPR not only for their dogs health but also for humans!
(My dog is sick after drinking - you can read about it in my previous post how my dog is sick)