I used something homeopathic - not rescue remedy but something else specifically for traveling pets - to calm them down and soothe their stomachs. It is the only homeopathic thing I have every used on my dogs but it did work, not 100% but probably a 75% improvement. I can't be sure how much of the improvement was the result of growing out of it and how much was the medicine. But I would buy the stuff again in a second because it definitely seemed to help, and I was definitely not having fun cleaning up puke all the time. I wish I could remember the name of it. Any pet store that carries herbal or homeopathic remedies will probably have one for travel.

Another thing that helped was making my dog lay down while we drove, and, unlike Vancamps JRT, not letting her look out the window seemed to help.

How does your dog do if riding in the back of the truck. This is one of my males quirks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Inside cab of truck--drools, pants, can't get close enough. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

In bed of truck-no problems at all-looks around, lays when he wants,has agreat experience. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
When riding inside of Durango he has no problems whatever.

Carsickness only happened when he was brought home first day.

I think conditioning will work this problem out, I don't think getting older cures this mess. Keep doing short trips/ I don't pay any attention to my male when he rides up front and this also helps.

Just my experience.

Laying down seems to be a good idea. If your dog won't lay down in the car invest in one of those doggie seatbelts. Then he can't move around. If I'm not driving and look out the car window too much it makes me ill too. Maybe put a fuzzy sqeaky toy in the back with him. Have him lay in the backseat without the car on. The only thing to do really is begin a big desensitization campaign slowly. If you don't solve it, it will really put a damper on travelling with your dog (short or long distances) and the negative associations he has with the car will only make the problem worse. Keep up the good work! You seem to be willing to try anything! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

My pup always rides in the cab, laying down next to me with her head close to my lap which is lined with paper towels to catch the drool and whatever else may come along and a roll of towels stuck in the dash corner for a quick grab.

I cannot and will not put her in the bed of the truck to ride by herself. It's a "girl" thing <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

The ear massage is helping along with short rides up the road and back.

My only experience with this was in a puppy that was diagnosed with mega -esophogus, he was unable to maintain his "composure" due to a physical deformity. If these other suggestions do not work, you might look at physiological reasons for this condition. I hope this is not the case, good luck. Have you tried behavioral desensitization?

Motion sickness in puppies is pretty common so I think you are going to find that through a combination of desensitization and simply maturing she will grow out of it. Don't act sympathetic and concerned - she will start to worry that there is
something to be concerned about and that will
make the situation worse. I would make sure when I trucked her that there is somethnig really positive at the other end (play session, run, swim
or something) As she gets older and associates
the truck with training she will probably be a lot
more enthusiastic about going in it. Also I think
that it is a good idea to teach her to ride
quietly in a crate as it will make it much less
stressfull if she has to be shipped or transported
by crate. By the way - sawdust is one of the best methods for soaking up barf on hard surfaces and also works on carpet. Good luck

Between the ear massage and a several more weeks of age under our belt; we're making progress. Drove to class last night and Dallas made it 6 miles! That's a record for her! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> She's much more comfortable about getting in my truck and when she realized where we were at our destination; she was very happy. Dallas enjoys class and was eager to get back in the truck to go home. That ride was 100% A-OK! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Let me tell you that my dog, when he was a pup, used to heave every time we went for a ride. And I have found it true to just let them grow out of it. And they will grow out of it sooner or later. Some dogs just have weak stomachs, just like humans, so they have to get used to riding in a car. Just keep taking your dog for short rides until they get used to it. I dont know about sugar water and cookies helping out with the whole vomit thing. I always thought that sweets make dogs sick anyways. There really is no cure for it just let them grow out of it. My dog loves car rides now!!

Well, I own a truck that has the rubber floor mats and the plain vynil seats :-) And those flappy type things over the windsheild are not for sun, they are for 1/2 rolls of paper towel.

What use is a vehicle in which you cant hit the Taco Bell Drive Thru and have swallowed the evidence before getting back to the house ??

This truck came when I was pregnant with my kid, and has endured all phases up to his present age of 6. The radio knobs have been gone since I dunno when. I dont get why someone would try to keep a people-puppy in an environment that contained fancy upholstery or carpet, much less a puppy puppy. That goes for both mobile and residential containments...
All the previous trucks had vynil floors and seats... Which has no effect whatso-ever for that "Oflactory Peak Experience" you get when a pup hurls in the cab of the truck... it is somewhat easier to clean - park it on a slope and get the hose.

I'd seen this thread and kinda hoped that someone had revealed the secret magic bullet for vomitting puppy, but it looks like I'm not alone with this thing. I do think the marrow bone is a notion worth trying, I've never thought of that but it surely makes sense.

One of my GSD's was bad to get car sick and I quit trying to take her anywhere for over a year. When I found that she could ride without hurling - from that moment on she loves to ride. Two or her pups also cant ride more than 5 minutes with out harking. However, my other GSD she has NEVER got sick even when she was little. Might be heriditary.

Could it be there is an age when dogs become more able to control their vomitting reflex, just as they become able to control their bowels and bladders?

Funny, my dogs always str pups they wanna ride with there head in my lap, then they get bigger they discover the truck bed, and "it's all over". Easiest way to retrieve a wayward pooch at my house is to let the tailgate fall as loudly as possible. I dont know if it's a guy thing, I think it might be a German Shepherd Thing, or a Truck Thing - or maybe a biker thing, cause my German Bred dog, she circles my scoot yipping trying to figger out how to get onto it with me....

But the SMELL THING, in the Truck - there is this stuff, it's expensive as hell, but it WORKS. I mean it really seriously works. It's not a perfume has no odor of its own at all. It's at the Yuppy Pet Store, I've not seen it at the Co-Op yet. "Natures Miracle" or some name like that - about $10 a quart - but it WORKS. Even removing urine odor from carpet or furniture.

Ride safe (with head in or out of the wind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> )
Bobbie

My dog used to vomit on occasion as a pup, but now she's always fine.your dog may be outgrowing the heaves already.

One comment I have is about the 1st post where you say you gave your pup Benadryl. This medication is an antihistamine, which means it is for allergic reactions that involve an Ig E response.(Ig=immunoglobin)

Perhaps some one suggested it's use due to its secondary effect of mild sedation.

My thought is that Benadryl should NOT be used for car sickness