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Post by ScarletSpider on Jul 14, 2005 19:41:02 GMT -5
this time last yr we adopted a husky/ cattle dog mix from the time we got her, we noticed that about once a week, she'll throw up a little on the carpet...sometimes its a lot, sometimes not so much. i watched for things that it could be...drinking too fast...certain treats..etc but never noticed anything. whenever she rides w/ her " dad" in his truck she gets sick. we thought at first maybe she was abused by a man, but a yr later she still gets nervous in the car and throws up. then we thought maybe its the truck...so we've taken her places in my jeep...she still does the same thing. for the 4th, we went camping a LONG 2 hr drive away. my husb talked to the vet..who brushed off the puking and suggested we do dramamine...all she did was throw that up too. she puked every 30 miles on the way down....3 times! on the way back, we gave her 2 dramamine and didnt let her eat....she made it 80 miles before it happened. My question is do i just have a car sick dog? is there anything that can be prescribed becuz obviously dramamine just wasnt doing it. my husband and i usually go on a lot of road trips (we're in alaska now so not soo many lately). We plan on driving back across the US after he returns from Iraq. Thats a Long drive...i know my other husky can make it...I just dont want my baby to be miserable everytime she knows its time to go on a road trip....just dont know what to do....am going to call the vet and have a nice long convo w/ her...but just wanted someone elses opinions first....starting to wonder if there isnt something wrong w/ her. please let me know what you think!? THANKS!
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Post by Am on Jul 15, 2005 18:17:30 GMT -5
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Post by Aussienot on Jul 15, 2005 19:12:00 GMT -5
Motion sickness is just that, an inability to cope with the sensation of images moving past quickly. It's got nothing to do with abuse or type of vehicle.
When I first adopted Finn, I quickly realized he had never ridden in a car before. Every trip involved vomiting. A long period of gradual desensitizing - two or three minutes down the road, then out of the car to relax and play, two or three minutes back home, and gradually increasing his tolerance for the sensation of travel. Even now, every 40 -45 minutes we take a break, and I let him get out of the car and walk around a bit.
Try putting your dog in a crate when traveling, and cover the crate with a cloth. Blocking the images going past often helps. Also, let her spend time in the stationary car with a Kong or a bone. (Under supervision in a cool area, of course. ) Make the positive association of being in the car stronger than the memory of being sick.
As to the occasional vomiting apart from travel, what are you feeding? It sounds like something is not agreeing with her digestive system. Have you changed food recently?
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Post by sheila99 on Jul 18, 2005 21:36:16 GMT -5
I had the same issue with some of my past pooches...Try not feeding him 4 hours before you go anywhere....then get him used to being in the car on an empty stomach...this always worked for me...then he was fine in the car...just a little training...
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