Travel sick pup

[borris 12]

Pup 5 month old gets really sick starts foaming up sometimes as soon as she gets in the van been taking her on short journeys since I got her but she's not getting much better any help would be muchly appreciated.

[Simoman 110]

Had this with a few pups, one was so scared of traveling it would bolt for its kennel when taken near the truck, but ALL came to love car journeys. Stop taking the pup in the car for the moment, i used to feed the pups in the boot and build that up to having the engine ticking over whilst feeding and then short journeys with a fun exercise bit after, then gradually build up the distance.....

[Country Joe 1,411]

Iam exactly in the same situation as your self, I have a Five Month Whippet Pup, who is a very bad traveller.

The things I have tried are,

Very short journeys to field where I let him run, this is two mins in car from my house, did this for a fortnight fine, then took him eight miles, four there and back.

Didn't work he was sick on return journey.

then tried Johnson travel-eze, gave tablets as directed, again didn't work.

He does not appear to be very anxious, so it could be motion sickness,

I gave him two Ginger Snaps biscuits thirty Mins before journey,

then a ten mile trip to the Seashore, five there and back, and no sickness, I reilise its early days, there is a local game fair on Saturday 20 miles away, ten either way, so I will try the Snaps again, my Pup gets three raw chicken wings each morning, and I waited four hours before the longer journeys

If I have to got back to the drawing board, there is a product called DAP, which releases Pheromone, which acts as a calming agent, this is the stuff that the Bitch gives out when with Pups, I have had a look at the reviews, and it looks good., Its for anxiety and stress,you can purchase it as a collar which lasts four weeks, enough to get it used to a car, or as a spray which you spray on its car blanket.

Its not cheap, I found a web site with best prices,

Collar was £27.99 now £15.29

Spray was 23.41 now £13.59

Hope this has been a help.

If anyone out there has used DAP products let us know the results.

[rolysmate 49]

My young bitch was just the same even a 5 minute ride to the park and she was foaming at the mouth but I just persivered with short journeys bit by bit building it up and now at 10 months no problem at all

[Millet 4,497]

Ive had a few over the year's that do this just keep taking them out in the car and they will get past the sickness eventually..it might be wise to stick the pup in a dog cage till the sickness stop's just to save you getting vomit all over your car seat's.

[Moll. 1,770]

Iam exactly in the same situation as your self, I have a Five Month Whippet Pup, who is a very bad traveller.

The things I have tried are,

Very short journeys to field where I let him run, this is two mins in car from my house, did this for a fortnight fine, then took him eight miles, four there and back.

Didn't work he was sick on return journey.

then tried Johnson travel-eze, gave tablets as directed, again didn't work.

He does not appear to be very anxious, so it could be motion sickness,

I gave him two Ginger Snaps biscuits thirty Mins before journey,

then a ten mile trip to the Seashore, five there and back, and no sickness, I reilise its early days, there is a local game fair on Saturday 20 miles away, ten either way, so I will try the Snaps again, my Pup gets three raw chicken wings each morning, and I waited four hours before the longer journeys

If I have to got back to the drawing board, there is a product called DAP, which releases Pheromone, which acts as a calming agent, this is the stuff that the Bitch gives out when with Pups, I have had a look at the reviews, and it looks good., Its for anxiety and stress,you can purchase it as a collar which lasts four weeks, enough to get it used to a car, or as a spray which you spray on its car blanket.

Its not cheap, I found a web site with best prices,

Collar was £27.99 now £15.29

Spray was 23.41 now £13.59

Hope this has been a help.

If anyone out there has used DAP products let us know the results.

 

Seems a whole lot of money for something they grow out of Joe

[dougall 98]

had the same problem with my two it takes time they will soon grow out of it atb

[Country Joe 1,411]

I do know they will grow out of it, just been looking for something to quicken the process, I would have to be really desperate to try the Dap, it is too expensive, but up too now I have spent nothing,£1.20 on anti sickness pills and £1 for two pkts ginger snaps farm foods, and I ate the other pkt.

[Shazza 52]

I do know they will grow out of it, just been looking for something to quicken the process, I would have to be really desperate to try the Dap, it is too expensive, but up too now I have spent nothing,£1.20 on anti sickness pills and £1 for two pkts ginger snaps farm foods, and I ate the other pkt.

 

 

Save your money mate, i have tried the DAP collar and the plug in for cars (air vent thingy) and it didn't work.

Eventually the dog grew out of it but ginger biscuits worked the best at relieving most of it

[Country Joe 1,411]

Im glad I bought the Ginger snaps, they have helped once, and it years since I had any, used to dip them in my tea, which I did with the spare pkt

Cant believe im puting up a post on Ginger snaps on THL.

Edited August 16, 2011 by Country Joe

[bird 9,913]

i had pit bitch and she was no good in the car, done the same small trips (5-10 mins) feed her in the car+ with the motor running, and still no feckin good. I had some( travel sick tabs) of the vet she got a little bit better, but not alot. She was never any good in the car even at 20 months old, i think its like humans some people are bad travellers. I know bloke who gets sick on planes, he is shit scared iam ok on planes but not over keen on flying find it boring.!

[borris 12]

Think I'll try the biscuits lol

[Shazza 52]

Think I'll try the biscuits lol

[Guest born to run1083]

just keep taking them in the car there not being sick from being scared that is a very rare case its just motion sickness that's all, just keep car well ventilated and get them to lie down if you can. eventually there system adjust and settles down. just repition is the key they get there eventually

[scothunter 12,609]

if biscuits didnt have chocolate on them,they had no place in our house ;lol