Car sickness..... - Page 2

I've never tried the product you were inquiring about.  My 5 year old male gets car sick.  In fact the breeder said the majority of his littermates did as well.  Ugh.  We acquired him when he was 7 months old.  Our female we acquired when she was 8 weeks old and she travels great!

I've tried short trips with him but the drooling and the "thousand mile stare" would start and he gets sick.  I hate doing it but I usually don't feed him for 12-18 hours prior to a long trip in the car (5+ hours).  If we're going on a hike - I just won't feed him his am meal and take my chances.  I just travel with papertowels, extra bags and Nature's Miracle. 

I've noticed that keeping the windows down for him helps.  I've also heard that Ginger Snap cookies can help with car sickness.  I haven't tried those either though.  I would be more apt to try the Ginger pills vs the Ginger Snap cookies.

Good luck!

Tried all that :) her littermate has no problem traveling :) I am a person that spends 50% of my life in a car it would be nice to take her with me :) Still trying to find a way :) I am sure we will :)

I have a dog who almost always gets carsick, and it's a combination of nerves and nausea that does it. He gets carsick naturally, so he gets nervous about the car, and his getting nervous only increases the chance of him throwing up... I found he does best when facing forward, sitting in the center rear seet and looking straight ahead. Fresh air helps him a bit too.

He does worst when he's in his crate, facing sideways.

He is over 2 years old now, and has had chronic carsickness ever since his first ride as a tiny puppy. Fasting and an empty stomach means he just dry-heaves, but you can tell he's just as miserable. When I drove across country, he threw up the whole way, and the poor little guy wasn't himself for about three days afterwards.

Interestingly though, the one time he was flown, he did fine.

Veronica,

I would like to know how much of the Ginger pills you give your dog

and how long before a trip with the car? Thanks

 Ryan

No I don't belive any research was done, is just an known fact, it helps with a upset stomach as well. Since is 100% nature I would say nothing to worry about. You can use mint, giner, and valerian, they all work on some dogs and don't on others.

Give ginger. Unlike anti-nausea drugs, ginger works directly on the gastrointestinal tract and not on the central nervous system so dogs won't become sedated. It calms the stomach and is a wonderful natural remedy to treat dog car sickness. You can grate some raw ginger to give but many dogs might reject to its strong taste. You can give powdered ginger root capsules or even make a cup of ginger tea which may be preferred.

Other natural remedies for dog car sickness include:

• Peppermint tea can also be given to soothe the stomach.
• Fenugreek is another herbal remedy that can be used to prevent dog car sickness.
• A lack of vitamin 
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