Any advice for traveling with my car sick prone dog?

05-26-2006, 12:03 PM

its a long move and I dont know what to do to make it easier for her.

*bresamil* ^(Premo) · 05-26-2006, 12:08 PM

Can the vet give you a canine version of Dramamine?

*PrepH4U* ^(Premo) · 05-26-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by apple

its a long move and I dont know what to do to make it easier for her.

Call your vet and they can give you some calming pills for the road.

*BS Gal* ^(Premo) · 05-26-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by apple

its a long move and I dont know what to do to make it easier for her.

Put him in the van that your mom is driving?

Seriously, I think if you called the vet, you could get something for that. I know you don't have anything else to do today.

Lugnut · 05-26-2006, 12:19 PM

Dramamine is fine for dogs. Dosages are something like like 25mg for dogs under 20Lbs and 50mg dose for dogs over 20Lbs.

You should be able to confirm that with a quick google though.

baileydog · 05-26-2006, 02:23 PM

If I tell the dr I get car sick, do you think he will give me valium?

*onebdzee* ^(Premo) · 05-26-2006, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lugnut

Dramamine is fine for dogs. Dosages are something like like 25mg for dogs under 20Lbs and 50mg dose for dogs over 20Lbs.

You should be able to confirm that with a quick google though.

my mom had a dog that if he even looked at the inside of a car it would

vet recommended giving him Dramamine about a half hour before he was "loaded" into the car....he did great everytime

05-26-2006, 05:23 PM

yep, talked to the vet,
they said dramamine too.

every six hours

aye,aye,aye... tis is gonna be some trip.

*happyappygirl* ^(Premo) · 06-02-2006, 10:22 PM

depending on how far in advance you are, you may be able to recondition him. every day, feed him in the car, and afterwards take a SHORT drive. extend the length of the drive as you go along. sometimes this works sometimes not.

ginger snap cookies also take the edge off the nausea. don't travel him on an empty stomach, and you should travel him in an airline type crate with rubber matting to preserve his footing, and to save the vehicle's interior.

Lots of rotts are car sick from a really young age. i take them for car rides in a small airline crate with pine shavings in it to absorb any tossing of cookies. They quickly overcome this behavior once they find the meal in the car, and the final destination is FUN. how long is the trip?

dazeworkfarm · 06-03-2006, 09:29 PM

Now this is not a scientific answer BUT it is easy and works for me- Put an old fashioned choke chain dog collar on him for the ride- the more tags on it the better! Seems the metal helps to eliminate the static electricity they accumulate....mine never get sick now and I had two that would "burp" all over the seat!

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Lugnut U give me zits Member Since: Dec 2005 Location: Lexington Park Posts: 7,114	Dramamine is fine for dogs. Dosages are something like like 25mg for dogs under 20Lbs and 50mg dose for dogs over 20Lbs. You should be able to confirm that with a quick google though.
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baileydog Hormonal Member Since: Oct 2003 Location: Were not in Smibville anymore, Toto Posts: 3,768	If I tell the dr I get car sick, do you think he will give me valium? __________________ LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG
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apple Posts: n/a	yep, talked to the vet, they said dramamine too. every six hours aye,aye,aye... tis is gonna be some trip.
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06-02-2006, 10:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
happyappygirl ^(Premo) Rocky Mountain High!! Member Since: May 2004 Location: Quiet Valley Farm Posts: 4,653	depending on how far in advance you are, you may be able to recondition him. every day, feed him in the car, and afterwards take a SHORT drive. extend the length of the drive as you go along. sometimes this works sometimes not. ginger snap cookies also take the edge off the nausea. don't travel him on an empty stomach, and you should travel him in an airline type crate with rubber matting to preserve his footing, and to save the vehicle's interior. Lots of rotts are car sick from a really young age. i take them for car rides in a small airline crate with pine shavings in it to absorb any tossing of cookies. They quickly overcome this behavior once they find the meal in the car, and the final destination is FUN. how long is the trip? __________________ Ride the Glide of a Racking Rocky Mountain Horse! http://www.briesrottweilers.com People who are organized are too lazy to look for things!
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dazeworkfarm Member Member Since: Jul 2001 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 53	Now this is not a scientific answer BUT it is easy and works for me- Put an old fashioned choke chain dog collar on him for the ride- the more tags on it the better! Seems the metal helps to eliminate the static electricity they accumulate....mine never get sick now and I had two that would "burp" all over the seat! __________________ Terri from "All in a Daze Work Farm"
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