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09-07-2010, 07:48 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| car sick - how to help? My yorkie gets car sick EVERY time he is in the car for longer than about 10 minutes. I'd love to be able to take him places like the park or friends house but I cannot travel with him. We are on a limited budget so I can't afford buying meds from vet. I've tried holding him, putting him in crate with blanket over, riding in back, riding in front - nothing works. Does anyone have any ideas of how to help him not get car sick? |
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09-07-2010, 07:56 AM | #2 |
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| Try taking him on short rides and as he does better then go a little longer. We travel a lot and my maddie Jo gets car sick...she'll be 3 this month. She's doing better now that we traded vehicles and we have been taking her for rides in the evening...we travel a lot and car sick pups make for a miserable trip for all of us! How old is your baby? He just might grow out of it...Maddie's sister Megan did. |
09-07-2010, 08:03 AM | #3 |
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| We hoped Nick would grow out of it but it has never gotten any better. He is almost 2. We tried the short trips - he never got better, though. So, we just stopped taking him places. |
09-07-2010, 08:57 AM | #4 | |
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Like people, if your motion and eye are not in synch, your system is off and that's why your get motion sickess. Maggie was still getting sick in her carseat, but she started to look out the window and it stopped like overnight! Car sets have come down in price but can be pricey still. Maybe try a box stacked with pillows to see if this will help. Just make sure the pillows don't wobble too much in the box because that won't help either. put a towel over everything and let him sit on that and if he gets sick all you need to wash is the towel. Good luck.
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09-07-2010, 09:18 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Although I've not tried it, I've read ginger can help relieve car sickness....would be inexpensive and if it doesn't work you can always use it in your cooking. Ginger can ease dog's motion sickness - Roanoke.com Ginger can ease dog's motion sickness Paws'n Claws By Dr. Jill Bowen Q: I have a 9-month-old Labrador that is constantly carsick. I have tried all the usual remedies like taking her on short trips, etc. I have also tried some motion sickness tablets, but they made her very dopey for the whole day and when I am only going to Roanoke it is hardly worth it. Have you any suggestions? I have used ginger with good effect in both dogs and humans. The root of the ginger plant is a tasty way to prevent motion sickness. Most dogs appear to like ginger, so you should have no trouble getting your dog to eat it. Ginger cookies are probably the most palatable form as far as your Labrador is concerned. Ginger also comes in a crystalline form and in capsules; however, chopping up a small piece of the root may not be as appetizing. No one seems to be sure how ginger works in controlling travel sickness. The active ingredients are volatile oils and pungent compounds that work directly on the gastro-intestinal tract rather than the central nervous system, as the travel sickness drugs do. Therefore ginger does not have any sedative effects other than on the stomach and intestines.
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09-07-2010, 10:35 AM | #6 |
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| i guess i lucked out with ashley, put her in the car, put it in drive she falls asleep slept for a 5hour beach trip only woke up when we stopped for gas and pee breaks... |
09-07-2010, 01:38 PM | #7 |
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| I don't know about dogs but my entire family gets motion sickness (my Mocha used to but grew out of it...his human relatives are still suffering). What helps us is to always keep the A/C on (even in winter time) so the air is free flowing and not stuffy. None of us can get into a parked car without first "air out" the interiors. Also, we never look out the side window. When we speak, we all look towards the front and tell people sorry about not making eye contact because we cannot look back or to the side. I found an article that confirms this for dogs also. Hope it helps. Dog Car Sickness and Motion Sickness: Causes and Treatment |
09-08-2010, 07:27 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida
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| my sisters yorkie get car sick every time, i will tell her about the ginger cookies before a ride to see if it helps crusier get over his car sickness. yea aint that a hoot, his name is cruiser ... lol |
09-08-2010, 10:33 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | You'll have to let us know if the ginger works for Cruiser.
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