Carsick Dog

Stop at mile 9 and give her a break???  Sorry, couldn't pass that one up.  Can you make sure she doesn't eat before the car-car ride?  Is she looking out the windows?  Humans get motion sickness when they perceive movement but are not aware of it visually, like people who can ride in cars but not read in cars.  If you see that you are moving your body doesn't have adverse reactions....  I hope it works out for you and her....

You can give motion sickness meds. Try Meclizine. Sorry I dont know the doggy dose, but I have also heard a vet recommend benadryl for a client also!

Ginger snaps are also good for car sickness.  Is she nervous/anxious in the car?

Honestly, the advice to stop at mile 9 and let her walk around for a couple minutes is great.  Take her on short rides and see if she can build up a tolerence.   No food for 2 hours before driving too.

Hello,

I would sometimes have this problem with new pups or adults. What I would do is when you go to bed pick up her food and water the night before. Get up next am. and take her out for her morning business, no drink get in the car and just go for a short ride.  Turn around before she starts to drool, go home get out of car and have a 10 to 15 minute play time.  Praise her alot, tell her what a good girl she is. Then take her inside and give a small drink, wait 30 minutes and feed her a small amount of her food and let her settle down.  Wait an hour then give her more water and the rest of her breakfast. Let us know how that goes. Then if all goes ok extend the ride time a little each time. It is going to take work on your part, but is so worth it in the end.

  Maye

PM me if you have more questions, I can call and talk to you about other options to get her over this.

Most pups will out grow the car sickness if you get them used to riding in the car. This has been my experience.

when I last had a sports car, and lived up a canyon, my dogs got so tired of being carsick on the curves they refused to get in the car... poor things!

Dramamine, the original kind, not the "no-drowsy" kind.  adjust the dose by weight, so if a 150 lb person gets one pill, a 50 lb dog gets 1/3 pill... check the back of the box for dosage...

wrap it up in a bit of velveta or hamburger and give it 20 minutes before it's car time.  my dogs would get in the back seat, lay down, and zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....  no more car sick pups.

BTW, it seemed to be something about the suspension in the sports car.  same trip in my explorer never made them carsick.  you might try her in the back seat if you've got one... might move differently enough to not trigger the response.

cold air helps too... open a window a crack?  run the AC?  just some other thoughts.

We had this problem too with our new pup...
She was baaaaad! 5-10 minutes drivng and she tossed her cookies everywhere and didnt stop until we got home..
Vet said Dramamine.. it worked WONDERS!!!... we were able to take her to Maine (4 hrs away) with NO puking..
She just rested and hung out calmly.. NOT drowsy... just calm..
Cant remember the dosage right now..(but i can get it..)  It was a life saver!

One thing I learned is that if they're going in the car that day, they wouldn't be getting anything but water before the trip.

But after a while, they do grow out of it.  Just try and make them as comfortable as possible. 

Also, try to see if you figure why the dog gets carsick.  I realized that my dog gets real nervous when in the car, so when my wife is with me, I have her calm him until he seems relax.
Or I'd put him in a place where I can pet him if I'm driving alone.