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sportschick · 03-15-2012, 11:34 AM

I ordered something similar on e-bay. Me too, I hope it works. I have a longer car ride with her on Sat., and I am so afraid she is going to puke everywhere. I am going to feed her earlier than ususal, so maybe that will help.

fifeandshaffer · 03-15-2012, 11:58 AM

My dog got car sick too my vet told me get a car seat I already had one, said take a atleast a ten minute ride everyday for a month don't feed right before and I know this sounds stupid but shaffer was a nervous dog vet said tell him how long the car ride was and that he would be ok, it worked he didn't get car sick anymore, my one dog loved the car shaffer never loved it but he didn't get sick in the car. I also have a sports car and I have that same car seat it's fits ok i have a second one that looks similar but the civer comes off to wash and it matches the inside of my car. he could sort of see out but I bought one of those memory foam pillows cut it down to fit in so he could really see out.

grjoga · 03-15-2012, 01:16 PM

I was afraid the price was a little too good to be a good car seat. I think if you have the money, the other one would be a lot more pet friendly and perhaps safer too.

Sami_girl · 03-15-2012, 02:24 PM

I took Sami to pick up my son and to the post office in her new pink Snoozer today. Adorable and safe but did not help her car sickness. She still threw up, ugh. I'm going to keep trying though!

sportschick · 03-16-2012, 10:41 AM

Well, I got the Pet Gear Booster Seat today (delivered by my cute UPS guy - just a little bonus there!!). I doesn't really fit right in my stupid, bucket seat sports car. It kind of leans towards the driver's side. I am going to have to take out the little pillow that comes with it so that it is deeper for her to sit in. I am going to take her out in the car tonight and see how she does.

Tomorrow will be the big test because we have to drive about 1/2 hour to get somewhere. SO, hopefully this seat will help and she won't puke.

roseslevi · 03-16-2012, 11:45 AM

My two year old little girl still gets car sick. She is in a snoozer car seat, I put a pee pad over the car seat so that I don't have to keep washing it. I also give her ginger snap cookie before we leave to go out in the car and this seems to help.

sportschick · 03-17-2012, 03:29 PM

O.K. guys, GOOD NEWS. I bought that Pet Gear Booster Car seat. We went to visit a friend today with a really ugly, yappy, fat Maltese (o.k. so I am biased - I have a REALLY CUTE, well behaved Yorkie). Anyway my doggie did NOT get car sick!! YEAHHH. She loved the booster seat, actually fell asleep in it while we drove. I fed her a small amount of food like 7 hours before we drove. But she did really, really good. She even tried to make friends with the Maltese (who tried to nip her). MY dog was quiet and nice and friendly. The Maltese was SO not. I understand that it was her "territory", but my doggie welcomes people and animals who visit her in HER territory.

O.K., I know I sound obnoxious, but she really is a good doggie and didn't get car sick!!!

lovespandp · 03-18-2012, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sportschick

O.K. guys, GOOD NEWS. I bought that Pet Gear Booster Car seat. We went to visit a friend today with a really ugly, yappy, fat Maltese (o.k. so I am biased - I have a REALLY CUTE, well behaved Yorkie). Anyway my doggie did NOT get car sick!! YEAHHH. She loved the booster seat, actually fell asleep in it while we drove. I fed her a small amount of food like 7 hours before we drove. But she did really, really good. She even tried to make friends with the Maltese (who tried to nip her). MY dog was quiet and nice and friendly. The Maltese was SO not. I understand that it was her "territory", but my doggie welcomes people and animals who visit her in HER territory.

O.K., I know I sound obnoxious, but she really is a good doggie and didn't get car sick!!!

That is great news!! Do you put the car seat in the back? It might fit better back there...

sportschick · 03-18-2012, 08:50 AM

There is NO room in the back seats of this car. Plus, I want to be able to see what she is doing while we are driving. If she does start to throw up, I can at least grab the paper towels.

lovespandp · 03-18-2012, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sportschick

There is NO room in the back seats of this car. Plus, I want to be able to see what she is doing while we are driving. If she does start to throw up, I can at least grab the paper towels.

Oh ok- Hope it all works out for you! Sounds like it just might!!

dydy · 04-29-2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ashley_

I have this same car seat and really like it. I think I got it off of ebay. I also have another one my mom gave me that her dog out grew that is one of them that hangs off the top/back of the seat and are usually a little cheaper and/or easier to find in a store, but I really don't like it as much. It doesn't seem as comfortable and she doesn't seem as happy in it. Just my opinion.

And my yorkie used to get car sick all the time and I got these calming treats/pills and they really help. They don't really calm her down, but she has never thrown up after giving them to her and she would throw up in the car even if she hadn't eaten and then it was just stomache acid and I felt really bad for her. Good luck!

Can you share what the calming treats/pills were? My little guy is still getting sick in the car after 10 minutes. We've been taking him on short drives to and from school every day for the last few weeks. He can make it there and back but anything beyond, he pukes. He has a seat and can see out the window. Doesn't seem to be helping so I need a Plan B before we take him on a 5 hour drive.

jnsdrexler02 · 04-29-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dydy

Can you share what the calming treats/pills were? My little guy is still getting sick in the car after 10 minutes. We've been taking him on short drives to and from school every day for the last few weeks. He can make it there and back but anything beyond, he pukes. He has a seat and can see out the window. Doesn't seem to be helping so I need a Plan B before we take him on a 5 hour drive.

I need this info also! Rylee Belle does fine on short rides but we live in So. Cal and have a vacation home in Lake Havasu City , Az. and that is a 4 hour drive. I have tried not feeding her right before and that is worse because she throws up bile. My 11 year old Chihuahua still gets car sick also. He knows what to do for himself though............he prefers lying on the floor of the passengers side...........that seems to help him a little bit!

sportschick · 04-30-2012, 04:19 AM

Hi guys, they are GNC Ultra Mega Relax premium formula chewable tablets. There is chamomile, hops, giner, taurine and L-tryptophan in them. There are other ones, but they have much higher ingredients and my dog is only 5 lbs. I didn't want to give her something that had too high ingredients in it.

She actually hasn't gotten car sick anymore. She loves being in the car in the booster seat. She looks out the window for awhile, then conks out. Most dogs, supposedly grow out of the car sickness, I was told. I, hopefully, am lucky and she has grown out of it!!

ashley_ · 04-30-2012, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dydy

Can you share what the calming treats/pills were? My little guy is still getting sick in the car after 10 minutes. We've been taking him on short drives to and from school every day for the last few weeks. He can make it there and back but anything beyond, he pukes. He has a seat and can see out the window. Doesn't seem to be helping so I need a Plan B before we take him on a 5 hour drive.

I am not sure what they are....they are pills that I got at petsmart. They have lots of versions of the same thing. I got the treat type ones first, but Joli is super picky with treats and learned that they made her sleepy pretty fast. Then I got the pills and pill pockets. Then she learned the pill pockets were no good and wouldn't even eat them without the pills. Smart girl... But they are small enough that I can force her to eat them so they still work. And she gets excited when they come out because she knows she gets to go somewhere, but she still doesn't want to take them. Silly girl.....

Namor · 05-03-2012, 05:11 PM

The Snoozer carseat and time worked for us. Deuce used to drool when he got in the car now it's fun for him. The more you take them the better they get. Stay with it.

03-15-2012, 02:24 PM	#19
Sami_girl YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Northern California Posts: 345	I took Sami to pick up my son and to the post office in her new pink Snoozer today. Adorable and safe but did not help her car sickness. She still threw up, ugh. I'm going to keep trying though! __________________ Sami, Pixi and Amanda

03-16-2012, 11:45 AM	#21
roseslevi Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: E. Falmouth, Mass Posts: 2,102	My two year old little girl still gets car sick. She is in a snoozer car seat, I put a pee pad over the car seat so that I don't have to keep washing it. I also give her ginger snap cookie before we leave to go out in the car and this seems to help. __________________ Rosemarie, Levi and Lily "The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous

05-03-2012, 05:11 PM	#30
Namor Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,504	The Snoozer carseat and time worked for us. Deuce used to drool when he got in the car now it's fun for him. The more you take them the better they get. Stay with it. __________________ Mary & Deuce

03-15-2012, 11:34 AM	#16
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	I ordered something similar on e-bay. Me too, I hope it works. I have a longer car ride with her on Sat., and I am so afraid she is going to puke everywhere. I am going to feed her earlier than ususal, so maybe that will help.

03-15-2012, 11:58 AM	#17
fifeandshaffer YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: cherry hill, nj usa Posts: 306	My dog got car sick too my vet told me get a car seat I already had one, said take a atleast a ten minute ride everyday for a month don't feed right before and I know this sounds stupid but shaffer was a nervous dog vet said tell him how long the car ride was and that he would be ok, it worked he didn't get car sick anymore, my one dog loved the car shaffer never loved it but he didn't get sick in the car. I also have a sports car and I have that same car seat it's fits ok i have a second one that looks similar but the civer comes off to wash and it matches the inside of my car. he could sort of see out but I bought one of those memory foam pillows cut it down to fit in so he could really see out.

03-15-2012, 01:16 PM	#18
grjoga Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Lenoir, N.C. Posts: 28 Blog Entries: 1	I was afraid the price was a little too good to be a good car seat. I think if you have the money, the other one would be a lot more pet friendly and perhaps safer too.

03-16-2012, 10:41 AM	#20
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	Well, I got the Pet Gear Booster Seat today (delivered by my cute UPS guy - just a little bonus there!!). I doesn't really fit right in my stupid, bucket seat sports car. It kind of leans towards the driver's side. I am going to have to take out the little pillow that comes with it so that it is deeper for her to sit in. I am going to take her out in the car tonight and see how she does. Tomorrow will be the big test because we have to drive about 1/2 hour to get somewhere. SO, hopefully this seat will help and she won't puke.

03-17-2012, 03:29 PM	#22
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	O.K. guys, GOOD NEWS. I bought that Pet Gear Booster Car seat. We went to visit a friend today with a really ugly, yappy, fat Maltese (o.k. so I am biased - I have a REALLY CUTE, well behaved Yorkie). Anyway my doggie did NOT get car sick!! YEAHHH. She loved the booster seat, actually fell asleep in it while we drove. I fed her a small amount of food like 7 hours before we drove. But she did really, really good. She even tried to make friends with the Maltese (who tried to nip her). MY dog was quiet and nice and friendly. The Maltese was SO not. I understand that it was her "territory", but my doggie welcomes people and animals who visit her in HER territory. O.K., I know I sound obnoxious, but she really is a good doggie and didn't get car sick!!!

03-18-2012, 08:50 AM	#24
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	There is NO room in the back seats of this car. Plus, I want to be able to see what she is doing while we are driving. If she does start to throw up, I can at least grab the paper towels.

04-30-2012, 04:19 AM	#28
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	Hi guys, they are GNC Ultra Mega Relax premium formula chewable tablets. There is chamomile, hops, giner, taurine and L-tryptophan in them. There are other ones, but they have much higher ingredients and my dog is only 5 lbs. I didn't want to give her something that had too high ingredients in it. She actually hasn't gotten car sick anymore. She loves being in the car in the booster seat. She looks out the window for awhile, then conks out. Most dogs, supposedly grow out of the car sickness, I was told. I, hopefully, am lucky and she has grown out of it!!