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Does your Yorkie get car sick? This past weekend I had to take my Alfie out with me twice. I have kept him in my home every day since he came home. He was just 4 weeks when he came to live with us and to protect him we have kept him in and all that is involved with having a Young Yorkie Puppy. This weekend was my Daughters 9th Birthday so we had two little get togethers with the families, Saturday and Sunday. I couldn't leave Alfie alone at the house for hours because I felt that he isnt use to it because someone has been with him now everyday all day for the last 3 1/2 weeks since he came to live with us. I bought him a little cushined carriers that we used to take him home in and seat belted him in just the same when we took him home. Each time he is in the car he has been sick. No crying, or anything.. just vomit and then he seems to be fine. Will he grow out of this...:( is it that he is in the carrier... should I be giving him something first? He is almost 8 weeks now... at first (on the way home, first time in the car... that it was because he was so young and nervous)... but now he knows us very well.. and it 4 times the size he was then. Any ideas? |
Sorry, I can't help you there. :( My yorkie has never gotten car sick. She does very well in the car. |
I have one that is prone to car sickness. From the suggestions here on YT, I use 1/4 of a "Bonnie". Works great for Deuce, but he's 10 mos. and about 7 lbs. Check with your vet for your little one on a dosage. Some on here recommend ginger snaps, but they didn't seem to do the trick for my Deuce. Good luck, that certainly no fun for you or the baby. |
Thanks for the advice.. we have an appointment tomorrow for his first shots so maybe he will suggest something... I just feel so bad. Alfie is so happy all the time... but in the car its like he is drugged he gets so not like himself. :( Quote:
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I think that it is from being in the carrier. Just as in humans, line of sight is very important when you are moving. Once I got Hot Rod is snoozer car seat, he was fine. He got sick 2 or 3 times when I had him in a carrier riding. You could also try giving your little one half of a ginger snap cookie about 1/2 hour before riding. That should help also. Good luck. |
Thanks.:D I saw a thread earlier about Pet Car Seats. I think I may look into finding one tonight.. it seems like a good investment... I thought I was doing the right thing with his little carrier and straping him in.. but the motion must be too much for him. Quote:
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Cooper Gets sick too. He used to love to ride when he was little. Then he started getting sick. The other day my daughter was getting some stuff out of her car and she had Cooper on his leash. He saw the door open and sat right down and puked. It was sooo pathetic.... I miss taking him with me. I still do sometimes and then once he gets to my dads or where ever he is usually ok. I have tried Rescue Remedy... it sort of works but not for any length of trip for us but every dog is different just like people. I am going to try the ginger snap thing this week when I get groceries. And if that doesn't work I will try the Bonnine. Good luck. |
Oh poor little Cooper... :( ~ I will have to try the ginger snap thing tomorrow.. and then whatever else may be needed.. I wont leave him home when we vacation.. we put off going anywhere this summer because he was so young.. but this winter I plan on weekend trips at least...... I hope he starts to like it. Quote:
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Max loves car rides, and does not get sick, but now, the boat is another story:eek: |
Sam shakes just alittle then after awhile he is fine. |
Baxter is 7 months old. When I first got him he would ride in the carrier, and his view was pretty obstructed. Just as soon as we would get going he would vomit then frothing at the mouth. After a few rides I realized that he wasn't going to be okay with it so I let him ride in the front seat with me out of the carrier and he was much better. He still doesn't like it, but he just lays his head on my arm and sits on the console. Hopefully as he gets a little older things will get better. But, for now I don't make him ride in the carrier. We don't go that far anyway. |
Jewels gets sick and the rescue remedy works for her |
Bella Shakes Bella used to be fine when she was very young, but since she was about 4 months old (she is 10 1/2 months now) she shakes, so badly that sometimes I think she is just going to fall apart. She also pants with her tongue hanging out and giving her water doesn't help. After awhile she goes to sleep and does pretty good. But the first half hour to 1 hour is bad. I think it is anxiety with her. But she doesn't vomit thank god. At least not yet.:animal-pa |
My Lhasa Poo got sick no matter what. We had her 10 years and only the last couple months could I put her in the car and not have her throw up or drool like crazy. When she was young we took her yard saleing and thought the short rides would get her used to the car. Nope! We had to stop and buy some baby receiving blankets to sop up all the drool in the car and on us. I don't know what changed in the last few months of her life, other than I lost weight and she could sit on my lap and look out the window. The Yorkie we have now loves car rides, we have the snoozer carseat/bed for her and she gets mad if you leave without her. |
Baxter usually throws up when we go to the vet. Only on the way home. If we go any where else, he's fine. |
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. :animal36 |
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. |
Arabella (we decided on a new spelling:rolleyes:) has not gotten sick, knock on wood, she actually seems to enjoy it and then usually falls asleep on Taylor's lap! |
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! |
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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.. |
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. |
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. |
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... :eek::rolleyes: 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. |
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 . |
Cash has gotten car sick. We let him ride right by the window so he can look out, otherwise he will get sick. |
hi ,the pills i got from the vet for honey are called cerenia , they work realy well and dont cause drowsyness |
i think Meiling got car sick when i first got the snoozer console seat...but not ever since.. |
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,, |
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. |
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