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John Stelting · 08-18-2008, 12:46 PM

My Bently goes to sleep about 3 minutes into the ride. When he is awake he's up looking around at everything going by.

Your dog's problem might be if he's looking out a window straight down and getting motion sickness. Try taking him somewhere and putting him down low so he can't look out the window.

Good luck.

Malia · 08-18-2008, 01:01 PM

My lil Romeo gets sick too. Not as much now, I believe he is getting used to it. He does much better when he's in my lap getting some fresh air out the window. For him not being able to see out the car makes him sick. I'm thinking of getting him one of those snoozer seats too.

I'm not sure if small size has anything to do with it. Romeo is about 5 lbs.

Also he throws up a lot less in my 4-dr luxury car than my husband's Mustang, which is also a stick shift. I've noticed if the ride is smooth, he'll do okay, but a bumpy ride where the gears are shifting or there are bumps in the road he definitely gets sick!!

I've also gotten the advice of not feeding them right before they leave. So there should atleast be an hour between the last time they eat and the car ride.

From my experience, make the ride as smooth as possible (sometimes my dh makes fun of me for driving so slow, but it goes a long way if my baby doesn't throw up!!) with not too sudden accelerating and/or braking.

I hope this helps, good luck to you. Keep us updated.

tayandbella · 08-18-2008, 01:03 PM

Arabella (we decided on a new spelling

) has not gotten sick, knock on wood, she actually seems to enjoy it and then usually falls asleep on Taylor's lap!

Reese1 · 08-18-2008, 01:49 PM

Camden gets carsick, really bad!
We have tried Comfort zone and Homeopet travel anxiety and they didn't help at all!
We have tried a small dosage of dramamine and that did help, but it makes them a little sleepy. So I would use that for longer trips.
We haven't tried ginger snaps or Rescue Remedy!

Angelstarr · 08-19-2008, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malia

My lil Romeo gets sick too. Not as much now, I believe he is getting used to it. He does much better when he's in my lap getting some fresh air out the window. For him not being able to see out the car makes him sick. I'm thinking of getting him one of those snoozer seats too.

I'm not sure if small size has anything to do with it. Romeo is about 5 lbs.

Also he throws up a lot less in my 4-dr luxury car than my husband's Mustang, which is also a stick shift. I've noticed if the ride is smooth, he'll do okay, but a bumpy ride where the gears are shifting or there are bumps in the road he definitely gets sick!!

I've also gotten the advice of not feeding them right before they leave. So there should atleast be an hour between the last time they eat and the car ride.

From my experience, make the ride as smooth as possible (sometimes my dh makes fun of me for driving so slow, but it goes a long way if my baby doesn't throw up!!) with not too sudden accelerating and/or braking.

I hope this helps, good luck to you. Keep us updated.

I was thinking it was the motion from the car too as we have a van. But I have tried holding him too and it doesn't help. I have to drive and my DH held him. That didn't work either. Oh well. I will try the ginger snaps.

mscat · 08-19-2008, 05:15 AM

Hi ,
First of all, always have your puppy in the back seat, and secure. You can buy dog harnessess for the car. It is like a seat belt especially made for a dog. The problem with the front seat is that is you have to stop suddenly your baby is going to get seriously hurt. AND Front seat air bags will kill your dog if they deploy.
My suzi gets car sick too... I have been told it is more out of fear or anxiety that they vomit. suzi pants real hard and has her tounge out too. She vomits only once and that is all. I am trying new things to help her feel better. She is 7.5 lbs. and nearly 6months .She has always gotten car sick too..

BamaFan121s · 08-19-2008, 05:32 AM

Yes, one of mine gets VERY carsick.

She is very nervous in the car and pants and whines and paces. Which is odd because when she was younger she went to my parents house with me at least every other day and was fine. If I have to take her further than the vet, which is not often, maybe once or twice a year, I generally give her a PetEase before hand and it really tends to help calm her and eliminate the problem.

charmed239 · 08-19-2008, 07:26 AM

Ugh Riley gets car sick as well. I am gald you posted this, I was thinkin about trying the dramamine. I feel so bad, he just sits on the seat with his head down and next thing we know he is throwing up everywhere... what is the bonnie other people have suggested.

Jilliebeanz96 · 08-20-2008, 04:25 AM

I asked the Vet about car sickness... she advised using Pediatric Benadryl... .25 of a teaspoon... (Alfie is 4 pounds).

On the way to the vet he didn't get sick.. for the first time. We kept him out of the carrier and held him.. this seemed to help. The only thing that did happen was he pee pee'd all over my husband...

The Vet said he may grow out of it.. but for now to try the Benadryl and then if that doesnt work we could find something else.

honey01 · 08-20-2008, 05:08 AM

honey is sick about 5/6 times on a hour jorney , i tried everything to stop her , not feeding her before , trying to make the jorney fun , pet carriers , in the end i took her to the vets and she got some tablets i carnt remember what they are called but there brill ! , they are new on the market and they work on the brain as well as the tummy , they are £20 for 4 tablets , honey has to take 2 before the trip , so it is expensive but its worth it . i will see if i have a empty packet it the cuboard with the name on it , if i find one i will post the name for you .

carleirulesme · 08-20-2008, 06:28 AM

Cash has gotten car sick. We let him ride right by the window so he can look out, otherwise he will get sick.

honey01 · 08-20-2008, 11:39 AM

hi ,the pills i got from the vet for honey are called cerenia , they work realy well and dont cause drowsyness

xxmxaxrxyxx · 08-20-2008, 12:01 PM

i think Meiling got car sick when i first got the snoozer console seat...but not ever since..

Angelstarr · 08-20-2008, 12:28 PM

I hope I am not doing something wrong by asking this if I am please feel free to delete this post. I will not be offended. I am just looking for a car seat for Cooper and I though maybe someone had an extra one they were not useing anymore or whatnot, and were willing to part with it,,

jadecomputergal · 08-20-2008, 12:29 PM

Only one of my four has ever gotten carsick, but it's coincidentally the same one I'm about to take on an airplane. I just called my vet to see if there's something I need to give her before the flight. It's been such a hassle to get all this scheduled, I hadn't even thought about airsickness until I saw this post.

As far as the carsickness in general, we don't usually take our girls on long trips, but they always do fine in the car. Jasmine's only episode was when we were bringing her home. It was about an hour drive, and she had never been in a car. I asked for towels to take with us in case she got sick.

She did fine until we were literally three minutes from our house. An odor of skunk spray permeated the car, and she almost immediately started gagging then started throwing up. I still don't know if it was the trip, the odor, or a combination of the two that made her sick.

08-18-2008, 12:46 PM	#16
John Stelting YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: colorado springs, co, usa Posts: 380	Car riding My Bently goes to sleep about 3 minutes into the ride. When he is awake he's up looking around at everything going by. Your dog's problem might be if he's looking out a window straight down and getting motion sickness. Try taking him somewhere and putting him down low so he can't look out the window. Good luck.

08-18-2008, 01:01 PM	#17
Malia YT Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Livermore, CA Posts: 299	My lil Romeo gets sick too. Not as much now, I believe he is getting used to it. He does much better when he's in my lap getting some fresh air out the window. For him not being able to see out the car makes him sick. I'm thinking of getting him one of those snoozer seats too. I'm not sure if small size has anything to do with it. Romeo is about 5 lbs. Also he throws up a lot less in my 4-dr luxury car than my husband's Mustang, which is also a stick shift. I've noticed if the ride is smooth, he'll do okay, but a bumpy ride where the gears are shifting or there are bumps in the road he definitely gets sick!! I've also gotten the advice of not feeding them right before they leave. So there should atleast be an hour between the last time they eat and the car ride. From my experience, make the ride as smooth as possible (sometimes my dh makes fun of me for driving so slow, but it goes a long way if my baby doesn't throw up!!) with not too sudden accelerating and/or braking. I hope this helps, good luck to you. Keep us updated. __________________ Now if only the rest of us were as determined as this dog

08-18-2008, 01:03 PM	#18
tayandbella Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 27	Arabella (we decided on a new spelling) has not gotten sick, knock on wood, she actually seems to enjoy it and then usually falls asleep on Taylor's lap!

08-18-2008, 01:49 PM	#19
Reese1 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,304	Camden gets carsick, really bad! We have tried Comfort zone and Homeopet travel anxiety and they didn't help at all! We have tried a small dosage of dramamine and that did help, but it makes them a little sleepy. So I would use that for longer trips. We haven't tried ginger snaps or Rescue Remedy! __________________ Crosley Wrigley Camden

08-19-2008, 05:15 AM	#21
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Hi , First of all, always have your puppy in the back seat, and secure. You can buy dog harnessess for the car. It is like a seat belt especially made for a dog. The problem with the front seat is that is you have to stop suddenly your baby is going to get seriously hurt. AND Front seat air bags will kill your dog if they deploy. My suzi gets car sick too... I have been told it is more out of fear or anxiety that they vomit. suzi pants real hard and has her tounge out too. She vomits only once and that is all. I am trying new things to help her feel better. She is 7.5 lbs. and nearly 6months .She has always gotten car sick too.. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

08-19-2008, 05:32 AM	#22
BamaFan121s Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,432	Yes, one of mine gets VERY carsick. She is very nervous in the car and pants and whines and paces. Which is odd because when she was younger she went to my parents house with me at least every other day and was fine. If I have to take her further than the vet, which is not often, maybe once or twice a year, I generally give her a PetEase before hand and it really tends to help calm her and eliminate the problem.

08-19-2008, 07:26 AM	#23
charmed239 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: w.leisenring pa usa Posts: 381	Ugh Riley gets car sick as well. I am gald you posted this, I was thinkin about trying the dramamine. I feel so bad, he just sits on the seat with his head down and next thing we know he is throwing up everywhere... what is the bonnie other people have suggested. __________________ LISA, MOM TO RILEY BLUE & BELLA MIA

08-20-2008, 04:25 AM	#24
Jilliebeanz96 Loved by Alfie & Evie Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA USA Posts: 1,439 Blog Entries: 4	Went to the Vet... I asked the Vet about car sickness... she advised using Pediatric Benadryl... .25 of a teaspoon... (Alfie is 4 pounds). On the way to the vet he didn't get sick.. for the first time. We kept him out of the carrier and held him.. this seemed to help. The only thing that did happen was he pee pee'd all over my husband... The Vet said he may grow out of it.. but for now to try the Benadryl and then if that doesnt work we could find something else. __________________ Proud mommy of the one and only... Alfie Boy~! ...and Lil Evie Girl~! Also in our is Me (Jillian)Daddy (Lee)and skin-sis (Madison)

08-20-2008, 05:08 AM	#25
honey01 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: derby , uk Posts: 19	honey is sick about 5/6 times on a hour jorney , i tried everything to stop her , not feeding her before , trying to make the jorney fun , pet carriers , in the end i took her to the vets and she got some tablets i carnt remember what they are called but there brill ! , they are new on the market and they work on the brain as well as the tummy , they are £20 for 4 tablets , honey has to take 2 before the trip , so it is expensive but its worth it . i will see if i have a empty packet it the cuboard with the name on it , if i find one i will post the name for you .

08-20-2008, 06:28 AM	#26
carleirulesme YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 545	Cash has gotten car sick. We let him ride right by the window so he can look out, otherwise he will get sick. __________________ o0Tashia, Jonathan, Carlei, and Sophie0o CaSh

08-20-2008, 11:39 AM	#27
honey01 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: derby , uk Posts: 19	hi ,the pills i got from the vet for honey are called cerenia , they work realy well and dont cause drowsyness

08-20-2008, 12:01 PM	#28
xxmxaxrxyxx Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 15,110 Blog Entries: 3	i think Meiling got car sick when i first got the snoozer console seat...but not ever since.. __________________ Yoshi Mei Ling Ting Ting Ting Ki Sun Hye Yukio Kioshi

08-20-2008, 12:28 PM	#29
Angelstarr Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New York Posts: 166	Anyone have ingood shape car seat they are not using? Like to sell? I hope I am not doing something wrong by asking this if I am please feel free to delete this post. I will not be offended. I am just looking for a car seat for Cooper and I though maybe someone had an extra one they were not useing anymore or whatnot, and were willing to part with it,, __________________ Hugs Cher' (aka Angelstarr) Cooper and Daisy Mae

08-20-2008, 12:29 PM	#30
jadecomputergal Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Chester, PA, USA Posts: 323	I'm REALLY glad you posted this Only one of my four has ever gotten carsick, but it's coincidentally the same one I'm about to take on an airplane. I just called my vet to see if there's something I need to give her before the flight. It's been such a hassle to get all this scheduled, I hadn't even thought about airsickness until I saw this post. As far as the carsickness in general, we don't usually take our girls on long trips, but they always do fine in the car. Jasmine's only episode was when we were bringing her home. It was about an hour drive, and she had never been in a car. I asked for towels to take with us in case she got sick. She did fine until we were literally three minutes from our house. An odor of skunk spray permeated the car, and she almost immediately started gagging then started throwing up. I still don't know if it was the trip, the odor, or a combination of the two that made her sick.