my friend is driving to Alabama from new york with her cat and dog and they both get car sick. any suggestions?
2006-11-27 02:10:10 · 12 answers · asked by ArmyWife 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
vet can help you with that one, but as far as i know, nothing, except letting them adjust. start them off with short rides, starting with no more than a few hundred feet. when they stop getting sick at that point, go to about a quarter mile. always praise them, give them treats wehn they get out. it could be a fear of being in the vehicle. when they stop getting sick there, double that, and keep working your way up. good luck!! :)
2006-11-27 03:05:13 · answer #1 · answered by rhay ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dogs eventually outgrow car sickness. I have the one exception to the rule - a 4 year old Great Dane, who can't even tolerate a 10 minute drive without upchucking 3 times (and that's a lot of upchuck!) I tried Gravol and Rescue Remedy, neither one helped. Get some acepromazine from your vet. It's a small tablet, and you give it 30 minutes before you leave, it's a mild tranquilizer. It's the only way I can get my boy to the vet, hope your dog grows out of it.
2016-03-28 21:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For that long of a trip, withhold food for 12 hours before, and check with your vet for Dramamine (sic) doses for the pets. You can also use Benadryl. The doseage for that is 1-2 mg/lb up to three times a day. The most important thing though is to make sure that they don't have any food in their stomach so there is less likelihood that they will be irritated/nauseous while driving.
2006-11-27 02:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by skachicah35 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tie a leather strap or belt to the frame of the car and let it hang down and drag on the ground. Not too long, you don't want someone driving over it when you stop, but it needs to hit the ground.
My mother-in-law used to do this for her two sons on car trips. We do it now for our puppy that gets car sick. I have had success with it. The puppy no longer gets sick on rides. We aren't entirely certain how it works, but the theory is that it helps dissipate static electricity.
2006-11-27 02:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by ktan_the_siren 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have had the same problem,i found that if you know the drive is going to be more than 30 mins do not feed your dogs two hours before travelling,if you can't do this than try gravol by mouth,if that doesn't work,try pepto bismo,it will not poision your dogs,it will relax them,also try soothing music very low in the car it really worked for my 140 pound golden retrever.If all of this doesn't work please call your vet as they may just be suffering from car phobia there is medicine your doctor can give you for your dogs.
2006-11-27 02:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by nightbunny76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that if a person or, in this case an animal, can see out the window, he is less likely to become car sick. So you may want to try elevating the cage.
2006-11-27 02:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You could give them benadryl. Call your vet to ask about dosage based on weight. You would be surprised what human medicines you can give dogs, If only the money grubbing vets would tell you. Thank goodness my is awesome and let me in on the secrets!!
2006-11-27 02:17:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, honestly, you might not be able to prevent car sickness. In that case, it is probably best to plan ahead. Be prepared...
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This approach isn't proactive exactly, but it should help you keep your car clean if there's an accident!
2006-11-27 02:50:58 · answer #8 · answered by human_factors 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Drammamine
2006-11-27 02:22:25 · answer #9 · answered by Jon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...maybe she should try driving more slowly and carefully. And someone else to hold tight the cat and dog, so that they don`t move to much.
2006-11-27 02:15:55 · answer #10 · answered by Cloud 9 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋