2007-07-23 09:31:07 · 16 answers · asked by digitorbeatit 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Your dog is probably suffering from either car sickness or claustrophobia. My dog did the same exact thing for years. For a while we gave her dramamine (ask your vet how much to give). That didn't work because she wasn't car sick. We found out that she was claustrophobic because she did not throw up when we took her for rides in our large truck which had lots of window space. She did throw up everytime we took her in a small car with very little window space. After a while of taking her on car rides in the large truck, she got over her fear and can now ride in any vehicle. Hope this helps.
2007-07-23 09:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by jmhtraining 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not exactly normal, but not something vet worthy. Its just like a human who gets car sick and throws up when they ride in cars - not usually part of the norm, but happens alot and can't be fixed by a doctor. I have a dog that throws up everytime we go anywhere, but then again, I have two cats that have made a 10 hour ride without getting sick at all, as well as another dog who has made a 13 hour car ride without getting sick. Its different for everyone and everything.
2016-05-21 03:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Jean said, take him for short car rides to build up his tolerance. You can also give Dramamine prior to a longer car trip and be sure to take a little break so he can stretch and get his equilibrium back. My dog used to get horribly car sick every time. Now we can go to the mountains etc.. with no problems. Just don't get mad at him for it. He cant help it.
Dramamine dose depends on dogs size I give one full adult dose to my big dog 70# and 1/2 dose to my smaller one 40#. I only had to do this a few times.
2007-07-23 09:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by anon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are anti-emetic drugs available from vets. In fact there's a new one on the market especially for dogs, called Cerenia. Anti-emetics are preferable to sedation because you don't really want your dog all sleepy!
Get your dog checked by a vet so they can dispense something for car sickness, it isn't an unusal problem in animals.
Chalice
EDIT: If you want to use Dramamine, please get veterinary advice from a vet! Don't decided on the dose yourself. Your vet may request to see the dog first, which is a good idea to make sure the usual dose rate is suitable for the specific animal.
2007-07-23 09:53:30 · answer #4 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our dog does that if he sticks his head out the window or looks there the scenery goes by too fast and for them it is like a roller coaster ride! Have the doggie lay in the floor board! Hope that helps!
2007-07-23 09:35:47 · answer #5 · answered by T J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont go for a car ride. if you do, let your dog put his head out the window.
2007-07-23 11:14:14 · answer #6 · answered by Meagan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine has a grown dog that gets car sick. She uses Dramamine and it works great. It is also safe - she works for a veterinarian.
Good luck!
2007-07-23 09:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that dogs will get less sick if you keep them in their crate/dog carrier while in the car. I guess this depends on if your dog is small enough to fit in a dog carrier...
2007-07-23 09:41:43 · answer #8 · answered by Meredith526 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People next door hadthis problem. They didn't feed him for a couple of hours before traveling and they also took him on short drives a few times a week to build up his motion sickness.
2007-07-23 09:35:01 · answer #9 · answered by Jean B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him/her stick it's head out of the window. It sounds like your dog gets car sick.
2007-07-23 09:33:47 · answer #10 · answered by blushing angel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋