Sealegs tablets for travel sickness

[Country Joe 1,411]

The problem with infrequent long journeys is that the amount of stress builds and builds the longer the dog is in the car, and if the journeys are not daily, the dog never becomes desensitised to the stress and fear. A minute up and down the road every day, feeding dog in vehicle, letting it ride up front on the passenger seat, are the best ways to densitise the dog.

I have been doing this Skycat taking him in the car 2 min journey to fields where I exercise him, also sitting in the car with engine off, for half an hour, he does okay with this, but then take him, 5 miles and he starts drooling and being sick, I will keep doing the short journeys, but twice a week I will do a longer one with the sealegs.

[Country Joe 1,411]

I give up, I have tried Sealegs dont work, as i said i have tried everything, just have to hope he grows out of it, he is now turned six Months, and I would say he is worse.

Yesterday, after a sealegs tablet, he was slavering and foaming at the mouth after 10 mins in the car, i stopped at a farm and stood by the car, talking to the farmer for an hour, we were standing next to the car where he could see me, engine switched off, and he continued to Slaver and foam at the mouth for an hour.

I walked him today, and put him in the Car outside the house, again stationary, engine off for 15 mins when I went to let him out, the floor was soaking with slavers and again he was foaming at the mouth,

Have phoned my vet, but no use, he just said he could give something that would sedate him, which I would not do.

I have tried giving him his food in the car, but he wont touch it, short journeys too the park, and every herbal sickness tablet on the market, and I wont be buying any more, I must have been lucky, as I have never had this in a Pup.

[chook1 184]

Have you tried Traveleze pastilles - they worked for my brothers dog, were as nothing else did,

she would be slavering as soon as the car started to move, it wasnt that she was travel sick

it was stress causeing it with her, as she would poop and pee in the car as well,

 

She was given one of them tabs about 30 mins before we put her in the car, took her out

for the day, she was in the car for near enough an hour and nothing, she was the same

on the way back and actualy slept.

Edited September 15, 2011 by chook1

[Country Joe 1,411]

Cheers Chook, but the ingredients for Traveleze and Sealegs are the same.

Meclozine Hydrochloride,

[jimmy 76]

have you tried scullcap they worked for my 2 whippets

[Country Joe 1,411]

No, havnt tried that one I looked on a site travel sickness in Dogs, and it says there is a new product on the market that is only available from a Vet on prescription, that does not sedate, will check it out with my vet, probably cost an arm and a leg.

[Casso 1,261]

looking beyond the tablets,i think you've still got an underlining problem,the car journey is just magnifying ,,dont want you to take this the wrong way because its not sent with that intention bud,,but is the dog nervy with you, and what sort of a bond do you have with the pup,,

some dogs love car rides and relish the chance to be in a moving vehicle with their owner,,,some sensitive,submissive types, find the close proximity with their owner extremely difficult to stomach,,if ya get my drift

also the sicker the pup is the more unsettled you are with him,and the pup will pick up on that,and that doesn't make life any easier between both of you,,

look bud , you know the pup better than anyone, but i think there is something else going on with the pup ,you could put your finger on,,

[Country Joe 1,411]

No offence taking I have had the pup since 10 weeks, he had been well socialised, with the breeder, and by myself, he is not nervy, and we have bonded really well, lives in the house, has been a dream to housetrain, he is not afraid of dogs, or humans,every Car journey has been to where he can get out and run, he has never been scolded or shouted at anywhere near the car, today I sat in the car with him, engine off and he was fine, no drooling and he fell asleep, so he obviously does not like being in the car on his own. I have even had him on a couple of short bus journeys and he is fine.

Edited September 16, 2011 by Country Joe

[lurchergrrl 1,441]

Since when can't you get Sea legs any more ... I've got some here that I use for the lurcher. I told the chemist it was for my son, who weighs around the same or a bit less than the lurcher. I give her a full dose the night before we travel. They work a treat.

 

I don't have a car, so my dogs don't have the chance to get into one regularly to get used to it. The whippet is no problem at all, car/train/bus whatever he's a good traveller. The terrier is the same. The lurcher, however, spews and drools like a trooper - and she's nearly 4. And most of the pups from both litters off her dam were the same ... I reckon it's something in their make up. A mate of mine had the sister to this one and she was in the car every single day. In the end he had to sell her 'cause he couldn't put up with the sickness. Some of them just never settle with it.