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My 13wk old rottie pup is fairly used to car journeys.. she's been in the car almost every day since we got her at 8 weeks to go to the yard, go to my mum's 30 miles away and when we drive to places to walk her. Recently however she's started being sick on journeys with particularly windy roads. She's fine on the motorway and on short journeys..she's even been all the way to Thirsk and back and was fine. There's no pattern to it, we took her to beacon fell last week and she was fine there and back, today on the same journey she was sick. Is there anything I can do to stop her feeling sick on journeys on windy country roads?
 
I think that only time will stop her from being sick, even if you dont feed her, she will throw up frothy sick, she is still very young, it might take months for her to stop.
 
My daughters Lancashire Heeler was the same. Fine on long straight roads but sick when you got to twisty roads, roundabouts etc, which was usually just before she reached her destination frustratingly. She got a job in Yorkshire and he now spends most of the day travelling round twisty lanes and he soon got over it!
I would suggest you don't feed your pup for a while before journeys, and if you can make your journeys as short and straight as you can, with something really nice at the end like somewhere exciting to play, and hopefully he will improve, but it may well be just a question of time. How do you travel her, is she in a crate, as they seem to travel better in a restricted space.
 
There are various non sedative remedies from the vet to try,once the puppy has experienced several journeys without incidence it should settle completely.Do not feed for at least four hours before the trip, ginger root is supposed to stop nausea.
 
She usually travels on the back seat, her crate would be too big for the car. I will try waiting 4 hours post feed to travel her. Usually she's sick when we drive her to places to go for a walk so there's always something fun after the journey but we often have to see breakfast again before we get there. I heard ginger is good, would ginger biscuits help do you think? Maybe giving her one before a journey that's likely to make her sick? Will try to keep to straight roads but sometimes it's unavoidable due to where we live!
 
can she go in the boot with a dog guard at all? she might feel really unsteady on the seat and it wont be helping. Does she have a seatbelt harness? I woudnt feed ginger biscuits, they are just full of sugar and no good for dogs. Obviously not feeding before you travel is wise but one of mine is carsick and even 4 hours later youd be amazed what is still in the tum to bring up, she is almost 5 months and still a bit sicky. Ime she will just grown out of it and until she does, carrier bags, babywipes and kitchenroll aplenty.
 
I'd try and get her some sort of enclosed car crate or transport box, even a soft canvas one so she feels more secure/enclosed. I used to feel sick in the rear seats of my mother's old Focus because of the suspension, so I imagine dogs can do the same!

I am assuming she has a car harness as you can get a fine and points for travelling a dog unsecured in the body of the car x
 
CaveCanem said:
I'd try and get her some sort of enclosed car crate or transport box, even a soft canvas one so she feels more secure/enclosed. I used to feel sick in the rear seats of my mother's old Focus because of the suspension, so I imagine dogs can do the same!

I am assuming she has a car harness as you can get a fine and points for travelling a dog unsecured in the body of the car x
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O.O didnt know that!!! Will be purchasing a seatbelt harness... She usually lies quietly on the seat and doesnt move about, she's very good. She does have a funny look on her face before she starts heaving so i can usually catch it in time.
I'll have to look into a car crate, only trouble being that we have a small car and she's going to be a big girl! Would you recommend any?
 
Depends on what you're looking for - a dog guard so she can go in the boot, a wire or plastic transit crate etc...you can find lots of travel solutions at most of the bigger pet chains or on Ebay. For made to measure things you are looking at a bit more expense.

I don't mean to be Funtime Frankie :o but if you think of the damage a flying Rottweiler would do in the event of the accident, you really should secure her for her health and yours x

My GSD goes in a plastic airline crate but I have removed the back seats of my car.
 
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