Our weekend was dominated by a viral intestinal epidemic, pneumonia (causes can be: bacteria, viruses, fungi, inhalation of foreign substances - aspiration, weakened immunity due to corticosteroids, chemotherapy or others), and parvovirus.
What we never want is for our dog to get sick from even one infectious disease, that's why we don't expose them to such situations unless it's absolutely necessary.
Among our team of all possible germ-carriers, a couple appeared with a puppy of maybe 4 months, because the puppy got stuck in the paw. The dog had no pathological signs, was not in pain, behaved playfully and normally. The owners were worried, which is understandable, but they didn't take into account what they were exposing a puppy with an underdeveloped immune system to, and that the situation was more dangerous for him than if they had waited for a regular checkup with their veterinarian. I must also add that the concerned owner gave him a cookie that the puppy spat out and licked for the next minute along with the floor full of pathogens, until it finally ate it. I really hope he doesn't get sick.
The advice is to call the vet and check with him if he will refer you to the emergency room with the symptoms you describe. Consider whether it is a really serious condition such as high fever, uncontrollable coughing, urination, diarrhea, general malaise, refusal of water and/or food, difficulty breathing, loss of balance, loss of consciousness, possible fracture or internal bleeding in the middle of a collision with a vehicle or other shock, possible poisoning, bleeding, allergic reaction or a mix of the above symptoms, which requires immediate intervention.
If a symptom in the dog is repeated, record it with a mobile phone and show the video with sound rather than trying to explain in words.
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