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We have a rescue that we got at 7 months. Up until about a year and a half, he threw up at least once every single time he was in a car, whether it was for 5 minutes or an hour. On a 7 hour car ride, he threw up no less than 20 times. He was really GOOD in the car (would immediately roll up and fall asleep), but we just couldn't manage to settle his stomach.

We've tried children's Gravol, a herbal motion sickness drop, and Rescue Remedy (all together, and all separate) with some success. He did the best when we gave him a gravol about an hour before we left (ie would throw up 8 times on a 7 hour trip instead of 20+). We also tried him in a Thunder Shirt to no avail.

He's now just over 2 and is perfect on short rides. If we're just in the city, while we still bring paper towel along, I can't remember the last time he threw up which is so relieving! We haven't taken him on the 7 hour trip in over a year, opting instead to leave him with relatives because I fear that he'll be very similar to what his puppy self was.

My friend also had a retriever that threw up on every car ride until the day she turned 2, and then she was perfect.

EDIT: I should also add that we had tried him in a crate, a booster seat, with a seat belt harness, and on our lap with no real differences in the severity of his motion sickness.