Anyone used things like stugeron or other non-prescription anti-emetics with their doggy pals instead of cripplingly expensive tablets from the vets?
The current tabs we have for Jack cannot be used for more than two consecutive days, and since we may be travelling about more than that we're kind of stuck. Before going back to the vet we'd like to see what else we can do. We've tried not feeding him but he still chucks bile.
Hi Beth, one of my dogs used to be car sick, to the point of heaving before she actually got in the car.
Appologies if you've already tried this, but before going down the medication route our vet recommended doing very short trips everyday to local places you take the dog for a walk. The idea being to associate the car with fun walks. Then gradually increase the distance travelled, giving them a drink before getting back in the car to come home.
It's a bit of a PITA but it took our dog about a month or so and with a bit of trial and error she eventually got over it. Didn't make it to the medication stage so can't help with that I'm afraid. Good luck!
As an update: after rather more web searches we got brave and gave Jack a 15mg tab of stugeron and an hour or so later took them both for a drive over the bumpy fen roads - very likely to make him puke. He didn't. Result.
FRockyI he was fine with the car, he didn't used to be when we got him last year. But we fixed that by going for nice walks after a short drive. The puking was, as far as we could ascertain, due to motion of the car.
luckily my lab travels fine but travel sickness in a car can be caused by noise inside car,noise you cant hear or humans cant..a person can get travel sick in rear passenger side of car but be ok in rear drivers side ???? maybe try him on back seat of car..but if so make sure he has a seat belt on or a dog belt ......good luck
