puppy gets very car sick - Page 2

I had a dog that would get car sick all the time-give  a little bit of vanilla ice cream half hour before going in the car. It really works good luck :)

I had a dog many years ago he would be sick even at the parked car so one day I gave him a couple of polo mint   10 minuets before  we went out in the car  went along the street a bit and I would throw a couple of polo mints into the back of the car as I was driving along this dog was never sick again so all his life I gave him polo mints when we were going out in the car give it a try good luck

Quick question, do you have the puppy 'loose' in the back or in a crate?

I'm lucky that my girl is a good traveler but I have noticed that she's actually more comfortable and calm when she's crated for a trip.  I've had her out loose for short drives and she looks distinctly uncomfortable and restless and unable to be calm but if I put her in her crate she flops right down and I don't here a peep from her for 3-7 hours.

Just something about being in the safety of her 'den' I think.

If all else fails, Cerenia is a miracle drug and doesn't cause drowsiness. I am definitely not one who likes to use meds, but I tried everything else and we travel a lot with our dog so I had to find something and Cerenia works fantastic with no side effects. I tried conditioning, not feeding, holistic remedies, homeopathic remedies, windows down, slow around the corners and curves, etc.  I must admit I've never had her ride in the front seat, but it would be a little tight and uncomfortable for her, especially for long trips. My girl would throw up even if she wasn't fed- she'd throw up bile. I got a nice canvas carseart cover which helped, but then of course she chose to throw up by the door, where it would roll off into an area where it's extremely difficult to clean .  For some reason, now that she is on Potassium Bromide for her Idiopathic Epilepsy she no longer gets car sick. Of course I wouldn't wish that "cure" on anyone.  If I am able to get her off of her medication in the future, I'll try the mints and/or the vanilla ice cream.
Char

 RLHAR-My puppy was crated when he was throwing up the most. Riding in the front seat with me holding him has been working for short trips. We had to go to the vet a few days ago and he was ok on the way there but threw up (on me-lol-thank goodness for the towels) on the way home.
 My daughter will take me to puppy class again tomorrow and he should be ok for that, I'm also going to give him a piece of a gingersnap to try that out. I finally got the gingersnaps this weekend.
 Starrchar-i will look into Cerenia in case he never grows out of this...thanks!
Thanks also to the other posters who gave ideas of mints and ice cream. You never know what will work best!

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Sorry havent had time to read all the replys, so I might just be repeating here what someone has already said, but here goes. Do You Crate him or does he have access to most of the room in the back?
Sickness is caused by motion and the best, as well as the safest way to carry a pet is in a crate. Be it a specially designed dog cage, a fold up cage or varykennel. You said the only time he wasnt sick was when your daughter drove and you held him on your knee, the most likely reason he wasnt sick is because you holding him restricted his movement. So try getting a cage to put him into for your journeys to training and he will probably get there without too much sickness (perhaps non at all) but he will certainly get used to travelling much quicker.
Also the one thing people forget is that balance is associated with the inner ear, when pups are young and teething, as well as effecting the ears (in that some which were erect go back down) it can also cause ear ache and this could also be the reason for his travel sickness and / or travel virtigo.
Good Luck
Sue b

In most puppies and young dogs, it is not the car movements that makes them sick. It is the "objects flying by".
A dog or puppy should always be restrained in the car (we have to be) and if you make sure that he can't look out on the sides, his nausea should disappear.

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