My beagle has always gotten car sick since she was a puppy,
the vet said I could give her childs gravol which I do but she still gets sick and drools as soon as I put her in the car. by the way she's three.
2007-06-29 11:16:43 · 10 answers · asked by astro_dj 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They don't outgrow it. They either are motion sick or aren't. Thank the Lord most of them aren't. I have a golden that barfs bucket fulls if she takes a ride. We only take her in the car to the vet, but nowhere else. I had a Shih tzu that couldn't make it around the block without barfing. Yet I have had dozens and dozens of dogs who ride well that I took everywhere. It just depends on the dog. They make motion sickness drugs like Dramamine, but they don't help.
2007-06-29 11:22:19 · answer #1 · answered by mama woof 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If the dog were to out grow being car sick it should have by now at age three. If she is drooling as soon as you get into the car means that she is not getting car sick from motion but because of stress. She is afraid of the car, the motion, the noise etc. You need to train and socialize the dog to the car. Start with just putting the dog in the car and stay with it for about 5 minutes, remove the dog and go back into the house. Don't praise or tell the dog "OK". Just act normal. Do this several times over several days. Next put a treat on the seat and let the dog discover it, again do not praise. Then just start the car. The drive to the end of the driveway, then maybe around the block. Never proceed past a step if the dog has not been calm and not stressed.
Your dog's problem is behavioral and you never medicate to avoid a behavior problem, you correct.
2007-06-29 18:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If she starts drooling as soon as you get her in the car, it's anxiety, not motion sickness. She's not going to "grow out of" being anxious, but she can be acclimated to the situation and get used to riding so that's it's not so stressful to her. The best way to get her used to riding in the car is to take her everywhere you go--and treat her well! You can also try giving her ginger tablets which you can buy online. Ginger is a natural product that soothes an upset stomach--people used to drink ginger ale to settle their stomachs before medications like Reglan and Phenergan became so common.
I had a dog like this--actually I still have her but she rides fine now--and the way we overcame it was with a 7 day cross-country road trip. I was afraid to take her, thinking she would be miserable, but a very wise doggy friend of mine told me to go ahead, so I did. By the third day, she was riding like a trooper, and has had no more problems with anxiety/car sickness since. I guess she was finally in the car enough that she figured out she was safe there and there was nothing to dread--except chicken dinners from Olive Garden and down comforters at Marriott. Ah, life is tough on the road!
2007-06-29 18:40:41 · answer #3 · answered by kk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Kelpie is the same way.
However, we've found that if we put him in the back of our truck (in a firmly attached transport kennel, of course) where there is a lot of ventilation, he never gets sick. If you have a truck, you might want to try that...
It's a relatively safe method, since he is in the kennel he can't jump out of the back of the truck and hurt himself, and if he pukes all you have to do is hose down the kennel and you're ready to go again. Just be sure you have the transport kennel attached firmly to the truck bed!
I've had my Australian Kelpie for about 3 years, and he's never gotten over his car sickness, so I'd have to say that this is a habit that sticks with a dog, unfortunately.
2007-06-29 18:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by The Samurai Lullaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog got sick until he was 6 months, then was OK. I did two things. I stopped feeding him for a few hours before the car ride, and I started taking him for a ride once a week, so that he would get used to it...
2007-06-29 18:23:54 · answer #5 · answered by hanksimon 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a standard poodle that I can now take for car rides but it took 5 years.
I had her since she was 2 weeks old Mom was hit by a car so friend gave her to me.
2007-06-29 19:39:46 · answer #6 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This website has some good suggestions for drug-free intervention:
http://www.nomoremotionsickness.com/AnimalMotionSickness.html
My daughter gives her 15# dachshund either a dramamine (a dog's gut is much shorter than a human's so it passes through more quickly) or 1/2 a benadryl tablet. This was per her vet's advice.
2007-06-29 18:18:49 · answer #7 · answered by Karen W 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
before i answer this question i need to ask you something,how often do you take the dog for a car ride,i had a dog that never got over it,and gravol helps it wont stop it.if you only take the dog in the car once in awhile.i would'nt even try again.if you take the dog all the time or as often as you can and it still gets sick.i would stop taking the dog.i had to stop taking my dog in the car.good luck i hope this helps
2007-06-29 18:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by kwaynedglvr 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes they do. What you do is not feed it say an hour before you take yuor dog somewhere. My dog used to get car sick and now she doesn't.
2007-06-29 18:26:01 · answer #9 · answered by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it depends on how many time you take it on the road the more you do the more it will get over it
2007-06-29 18:20:02 · answer #10 · answered by unknown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋