Car sick

[Yorkiesatwork]

My "biggin" Marley is a great traveler... Three weeks after I adopted him I took him on a 1500 mile round trip to Illinois so I could walk in my baby sister's cancer survivor event. He ate, potty'd, and slept on que. My new guy Maxie is a different story. He 'pits up' if the car weaves; is in stop and go traffic; or he gets too close to a wndow. He does like to stay at Crowne Plaza hotels (most welcome small pets with a hefty fee); and likes to visit new dog parks. My life is richer (albeit more constrained) since my Yorkie fur-kids came into my life.

[Mom to Hot Rod]

Congrats on you new addition. As for being carsick, my poor Maggie May was throwing up as the breeder drove to meet me and then from picking her up to home--45 minute long drive. She threw up the entire ride. She was pretty much carsick for her whole first year with us. I had and have the Snoozer car seat(s) and I could see that once Maggie discovered if she looked out the window, she was fine. She's a maniac now and loves to go for rides. Everytime I take her out thru the garage, she runs towards the car and wants to jump in. lol

Whenever hubby gets home she tries to climb into his car. We love the snoozer. Hot Rod never really got carsick except the time I drove to my sisters which was an hour long trip--he was about 5 mos old. I didn't have the carseat yet so I had him in his crate. He threw up a little but his little tummy was so upset from the ride that he didn't eat for a whole day. Once he got into the snoozer he was fine with riding in the car.

good luck.

[CoCos_Mom]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

Do you have a puppy seat for him? It was probably only the first or second time he was in a car, so all is not lost. He may have eaten shortly before you picked him up and I'm sure he was nervous. My lil Muffin used to get car sick as a puppy, but frequent short trips to get her used to traveling helped her get over it. You'll not want to feed him within two hours of going for a car ride until he is used to traveling. Some just get motion sick, I suppose. My Kacee was never car sick, but I still took her for frequent and short trips to get her used to being in a car. I would take her to quieter areas like parks, so there wouldn't be things around that would scare her. She loves to go for rides in the car. You may want to even just take your puppy out to the car and sit for awhile to get him used to being in the car, before you take him for rides. Good luck to you!

Excellent advice, yorkieusa!!!! My friend and I have twins. I have the girl and she has the boy. Prince gets sick and poops every time she takes him for a ride and we were just talking about this on Saturday. I was wondering about the dramamine and I was going to start a thread but I'm glad I saw this. I'll let her know to come read this!!!!

[dydy]

I'm sure it was just a case of nerves. My little guy gets skittish and sick in the car too. Now that's he's a little older (4 months) we're going to start bringing him on quick trips so that he can get used to the car more. Today we went to the vet and he made it about 10 minutes before getting sick. Good luck!