My dog "Love" gets car sick everytime she gets into my car.First she is afraid of getting in and then she will lay on the floor and eventually she ends up throwing up. She is 5 months old and the vet said she would grow out of it but it doesn't seem like she will. The vet also said that she could just be one of those types of dogs that always get carsick. I try to console her and pet her as well as talk to her.I also leave all the windows open for fresh air. Is there anything that I could do so she can stop throwing up in my car? I have to admit I get jealous seeing other people drive around with thier dogs hanging out the window and enjoying the ride...meanwhile my pup is laying on the floor miserable...not to mention cleaning up the mess...Ugh! LOL Anyone have some advice? <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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crate your dog when traveling, turn the crate sideways, don't drive like your at the Talladega 500 hitting the turns hard. Feed the puppy gingersnaps and cream cheese, this really works from personel experience from twenty years in the Navy and my own puker pup and it effectiveness was also demostrated on the cable tv show "MythBusters" good luck
I have heard/read that the best way to curb car sickness was to take pups out as soon as you could and often which has helped other people I know. I didn't have access to a car until my pup was a year old so he was always getting sick at first but seems to be getting better after 3 or 4 outings (short) a week in the past 2 months. He still gets droolie which I have read means nauseous but I make sure not to take him out after feeding and he has stopped throwing up.
I drive carefully too especially around turns and curves which seem to have been the worst for his stomach. He would happily stand and stick his head out the window so mentally he feels ok but I generally just have him stay in a down in the backseat. I'd crate him but the crate doesn't fit in the backseat! Buying a bigger car next year. For the dog. Go figure. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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crate your dog when traveling......Feed the puppy gingersnaps and cream cheese, this really works from personel experience from twenty years in the Navy and my own puker pup and it effectiveness was also demostrated on the cable tv show "MythBusters" good luck
I'd like to add that it is often outgrown, just as it is in humans.
Also, as with humans, the sensation that causes nausea is reduced by looking straight out the front and not out the sides, and especially not out the back. Keeping the vehicle cool helps.
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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We have had several threads in the past about car sickness - you might consider using the "search" function and reviewing those threads for the advice that was posted in them.
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