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Baby Teddy · 04-05-2011, 04:59 PM

I definitely will be getting Teddy a car seat. Is the Snoozer the best one? I just looked online and there are so many options. Which one would you all recommend?

winston2010 · 04-05-2011, 05:09 PM

winston gets sick in the car also, we bought a seat and that didn't help. He is 10 months and it is not fun. I have just bought a thundershirt and am going to try it. They give you 45 days, and if it doesn't work you can return it. It is also made to help in barking and he just started that at anything that moves around him. Hope it helps, gook luck

Mardelin · 04-05-2011, 05:10 PM

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Thank you for the advice...what is a Bonine tablet?

It's an anti nausea tablet.....

Mardelin · 04-05-2011, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Teddy

I definitely will be getting Teddy a car seat. Is the Snoozer the best one? I just looked online and there are so many options. Which one would you all recommend?

Let see I bought 2 Snoozers about 10 years ago....they're still in perfect condition....lots of use. my dogs love them.

Mardelin · 04-05-2011, 05:13 PM

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He doesn't show signs of anxiety that I know of. Does anyone know what these signs are? It might just be motion sickness. He got sick within the first 15 minutes of the trip.

Does he drool....pant? That's anxiety.......however, one can lead to another.....stomach problem making the pup anxious.....

Baby Teddy · 04-05-2011, 06:49 PM

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Does he drool....pant? That's anxiety.......however, one can lead to another.....stomach problem making the pup anxious.....

He isn't drooling or panting...he is very calm in the car. Do you think it could be just motion sickness or do you think it could also be anxiety?

diannenet · 04-05-2011, 07:02 PM

Toby gets car sick if we go up and down hills and on winding roads (after being in the car for about an hour) so we give him 1/2 Dramamine which the vet said is sufficient for an 8 lb. dog. I used to give him 1/4 but it didn't always help. I give him 1/2 about an hour before we leave and so far it has worked every time. We go camping and it's about a two hour drive so about the last 1/2 hour is hills and winding roads. Coming home I don't give him a Dramamine because the hills and winding roads are out of the way first thing. You might want to try that. I am also going to look into the Cocculus. I had never heard of it.

ziggy925 · 04-05-2011, 07:30 PM

Ruger didn't like the car seat I got him, and I tried to stop and let him out of the car about every 30 miles. Sometimes he'd get sick as I pulled into my driveway. I just started taking him with me whenever I got in the car, even if it was a short hop to the post office. So far so good. I don't know if he just got used to it, or his getting older solved the problem. BTW, I still keep a towel in the back just in case.

04-05-2011, 05:09 PM	#17
winston2010 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kentucky USA Posts: 170	winston also winston gets sick in the car also, we bought a seat and that didn't help. He is 10 months and it is not fun. I have just bought a thundershirt and am going to try it. They give you 45 days, and if it doesn't work you can return it. It is also made to help in barking and he just started that at anything that moves around him. Hope it helps, gook luck

04-05-2011, 07:02 PM	#22
diannenet Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,363	Toby gets car sick if we go up and down hills and on winding roads (after being in the car for about an hour) so we give him 1/2 Dramamine which the vet said is sufficient for an 8 lb. dog. I used to give him 1/4 but it didn't always help. I give him 1/2 about an hour before we leave and so far it has worked every time. We go camping and it's about a two hour drive so about the last 1/2 hour is hills and winding roads. Coming home I don't give him a Dramamine because the hills and winding roads are out of the way first thing. You might want to try that. I am also going to look into the Cocculus. I had never heard of it. __________________ *Dianne Toby Speedy*

04-05-2011, 04:59 PM	#16
Baby Teddy YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New York, NY Posts: 648	I definitely will be getting Teddy a car seat. Is the Snoozer the best one? I just looked online and there are so many options. Which one would you all recommend?

04-05-2011, 07:30 PM	#23
ziggy925 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aspen, CO, US Posts: 544	Ruger didn't like the car seat I got him, and I tried to stop and let him out of the car about every 30 miles. Sometimes he'd get sick as I pulled into my driveway. I just started taking him with me whenever I got in the car, even if it was a short hop to the post office. So far so good. I don't know if he just got used to it, or his getting older solved the problem. BTW, I still keep a towel in the back just in case.