I have a 2yr old female APBT with the worst case of carsickness that I've ever seen. I took her in to foster about 5 months ago and had her for two weeks of normal rides, meaning no drooling/vomiting, then she was spayed and has drooled/vomited ever since that fateful day. I've done short trips/long trips, front/back/crate/cargo area, windows up/down, another dog/alone, Jeep top on/off, soothing her/ignoring her, given every herbal pill/spray/aromatherapy and she always drools. She willing gets into the car, then refuses treats as she's stressed but hops out like nothing happened. Occasionally she'll vomit as we pull into the parking space, and she does this no matter what car she's in.
Has anyone else experienced such a sudden onset of this that went on for months like hers has? My vet didn't see any physical issues with her and she's very athletic. Any advice is appreciated!
Here is a video of her in the car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OPEJjmUMs

I fostered a dog who had many issues,the rescue named him Bart because he would barf in the car.Even for short rides. Bart continued with his problem after being adopted in his new home. They had been trying to help Bart with his barf. They gave Bart some fresh ginger mashed up before his ride and it did seem to help him some. I never heard of this before but maybe it would help.

I would check now with a vet advice before I would do this again, but at the time I did do it on a vets advice.

I had a flat coat retriever that was absolutely terrible in a moving vehicle, he was useless by the time we got any where. It became a phobia, and he won't go anywhere near a car.
The vet had me break apart a Dramidine(sp) tablet so as to give him part. After about 4 or 5 doses he got off the fear and more importantly his car sickness.
He was fine after that no pills envolved.

If my dog isn't learning, I'm doing something wrong.
Randy

There was a dog with a similar problem on Ceasar the other day. He solved it by putting the dog on a wet towel - something to do with getting overheated.

One of the most powerful memory imprints of any dogs brain is probably the car ride when it was taken away from all it knew that was safe and secure, its mother and its littermates.So its not surprising that car rides evoke very strong mental and physical trauma,including going to the vet to be spayed.I think you said she was a foster so you may not know too much about her past either. Some dogs become sick in the car because they are frightened, not because they have motion sickness.It is necessary to reassure the dog that these fears are groundless.

You may have to recondition the dog to ride in the car all over again. It is best done over several weeks.For the first 3 days several times a day just sit in the car with the dog and give her lots of praise for not showing any signs of stress or sickness. Then for the next 3 days start and run the engine and continue with the lavish praise. Finally, drive around the block, then go half a mile, then two miles when she shows no signs of drooling. These exercises can take weeks or even months. Be patient.

If the dog really has motion sickness and it is not stress related, I have heard that dramamine or acepromazine may work.I have also read that sometimes the dog has balance problems, however I would imagine that your vet checked for that. Some dogs just don't care for the motion of the car.

I use dramamine for mine. He's slowly getting better. He didn't throw up at all on a 200 mile trip last week... Well, he did on the way out of town, but not on the way back.

I don't break it up though. He's 85 pounds now, so I just give him a whole pill, 2 if he has anything in his tummy. The more you put them in the car, the more they get used to it.

For your pit, it looks to me like she's probably drooling from anxiety, not sickness. Probably thinks she's headed back to the vet to have more parts removed.

Update: we just took a drive to a park to do our monthly APBT meetup walk and Inky didn't drool a drop! I hadn't taken her anywhere in the last two weeks, compared to almost daily car rides previously, and she was dry the whole 30 minute ride there and back. She even ate a french fry on the way back. Who knows how this came about after almost 5 months of drooling/vomiting, but I'm so happy we made this small victory! Thanks all for the advice.

I will tell you what worked for me;
In order to fix the problem you have to first determine whether it's being caused from anxiety or the actual motion of the vehicle.In my case the core of the problem was anxiety,he simply did not like the fact of being put in a crate and on to truck.Once we reached our destination and got out he was fine.
I simply started letting him know that the truck was a good thing by feeding him in the truck first.Then I would start the truck while he was eating.Then finally I would take a ride around the block.Very small increments but it worked for me..

I came across this and thought you might be interested. Go to http://www.throughadogsear.com and you will find CDs that can be played just for a car ride.

Weirdest thing I ever heard was a leather strap being attached to the back of the chassis. Has something to do with electromagnetic fields or something...but there is anecdotal evidence that it works. One would think something conductive would work better, but old timers say leather works best, and it works on people, too.

One guy's dog only got sick in his car-his wife's was ok. Leather worked great. Different cars put out different currents, I guess. It sounds completely nuts, but I have heard it several times. Found it on another forum, too.
http://www.vomdomburgerland.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2894&sid=fda5dfca42a29cc9c6863ba720569c34 You have to scroll a bit to see it.