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Originally Posted by charmed239  Riley used to be very sensitive to any thing out of the ordinary, Noises, people. you name it..he would shake, and crouch and hide. well my vet told me, if I know that there will be a situation coming that he is going to be nervous or scared, to give him 1 Dramamine. the same stuff that use for carsickness. and I did try it when we had a big anniversary party that year..and it worked like a charm. he was his usual self minus the stress, and fear. he did not shake, he was social. and he actually looked like he was relieved to not be anxious and stressed, he seemed to enjoy the day, and the visitors, and that never happened before.. and the vet assured me that if it is only on occasion it is completely safe.. and he was not the least bet groggy or sleepy. just calm. |
but I'm afraid to even try. We've tried several meds for when we travel and nothing has calmed them down, mostly Nini which is my hysterical one. I can't remember the name of the first drug I gave them, but the experience scared me half way to a heart attack. I decided to try it first at home to see how they would react to it and if any complications, we're minutes away from the hospital.
Well, they were, how should I put it? High...very high, like sloppy, drunken people! They were still nervous and jumpy. The only difference was their slower reaction time and that they were walking sideways to their left and falling. I felt so guilty and scared, it made me cry. The vet suggested a lesser dosage, but that didn't work either.
Last time I gave them meds was in April to get on a plane...didn't work for them, especially for my girl
The not sleepy or groggy just calm, tempts me to ask the vet for our next trip. Calmness would be great
