I'm taking my yorkie on a short 2 hour flight to chicago tomorrow. He gets to sit in the cabin, but has to stay in his carrier bag under the seat. A google search sends me to a product called Travel Ease. It's a natural sedative. Does it work? Can you suggest anything?
2006-11-27 04:57:17 · 11 answers · asked by Nia L 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Most vets suggest that you do not sedate your pet for air travel. I frequently fly with my chihuahua and he has never had any kind of sedative. For a 2 hour flight, I really don't think this is necessary unless you think he'll be barking the whole time. Rescue remedy would be my choice for making them a little less stressed.
2006-11-27 12:45:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often travel with my Pomeranian and she doesn't require any sedatives for traveling. She usually sleeps the entire flight. If your dog is more hyper I would defiantly check with the vet for a sedative before using travel ease. Also check with the airline before you fly because you may need to see the vet anyway for a travel health certificate. Some airlines won't let you fly your animal without one.
2006-11-27 06:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by skittle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would check into the ingredients before giving your dog any OTC meds. When I worked at a vet clinic (for 2.5 years), one lady who boarded her dog with us always brought a "natural" calming remedy for the dog, asking that we add some to her water each day because the dog was anxious (understandable in a kennel situation). We took the bottle from her and got the dog set up in her cage, then looked at the ingredients...it was 40% alcohol! Essentially, she was asking us to keep her dog drunk so she'd be calm. The owner probably never read the ingredients, just saw that it was supposed to be "calming" for nervous dogs.
I don't have much experience with OTC meds other than this bad experience. Is your dog naturally anxious? Does she do OK when traveling in the car? (If she's OK with car travel, she's more likely to be OK on a plane) She would probably be fine with no meds, but if you're concerned, check with your vet and check the ingredients of any product you want to give her.
2006-11-27 05:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by adrienna1026 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of anything homeopathic, but the vet can prescribe some Acepromazine, which is a sedative. It won't totally knock him out, but just calm him. There's also something called Clomicalm that is used for anxiety.
2006-11-27 05:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by BVC_asst 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about the natural herb "Valerian Root"
You get it in capsules that you could mix with some cheese...(all dogs love cheese)
it is a muscle and nervous system relaxant. It works great and there are no side effects and i am sure that you could give it to your dog as it is from the health food store.
what about half a gravol?
2006-11-27 05:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a vet, but I wouldn't advise giving your dog a medication without contacting your vet. They can advise you on the safest meds for your dog. My dogs take Alprazolam for stressful situations like travel or fireworks.
2006-11-27 05:01:40 · answer #6 · answered by Snoopy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dramamine is safe for dogs. Give it 1/4 of a human sized dose. Some pet stores even sell Dramamine for dogs if you can find one that is well stocked enough.
2006-11-27 05:34:08 · answer #7 · answered by Louis G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally wouldn't give anything to my pup that the vet didn't approve. You can usually gt tranqs from your vet for like $25 if you call them and let them know about the trip.
2006-11-27 05:01:32 · answer #8 · answered by sbourque79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Bach's Rescue Remedy. It's homeopathic too. Most Walgreens and airport drugstores have it.
2006-11-27 07:13:52 · answer #9 · answered by Cara B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you know that your dog does not travel well, I would not give it anything unless it came from the vet. I will not allow my Boxers to have ACE as it can kill them.
2006-11-27 12:40:52 · answer #10 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋