Comments on: What To Do If My Dog Gets Car Sick? https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/ Dog Lovers | Puppy Experts Wed, 08 Mar 2023 04:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Erin https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-410013 Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:56:29 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-410013 My almost 9 month old puppy has the same issue. He will puke, foam at the mouth and drool allllllll over the car. If I know he has to go for a ride, I make sure to feed him at least 3 hours before the ride or hold off until we get to our destination.
The solution is easy, per my vet: 1mg Dramamine per pound of body weight 1 hour before a car ride. I have a 50 pound puppy and he is fine with 25mg Dramamine 1 hour before a car ride (versus the full 50mg). My parents pup has the same issue, but she requires the full dose of 1mg per pound.
**Do not give your dog the non drowsy Dramamine as this will harm them. The original or less drowsy are fine.**
Call your vet and ask what mg dose to give your dog.

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-395806 Fri, 12 Jun 2020 22:25:07 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-395806 In reply to Nancy.

Our best friend also had a Dachshund mix and she did the same thing for the first few months. Just like you, their first couple trips were to the vet office which obviously wasn’t too fun. After those trips they tried to make all of her car rides a positive experience. A few months later she was excited and loved car rides.

]]> By: Nancy https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-395715 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:49:37 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-395715 I just adopted a dachshund mix. She is 6 months old and every time I put her in the car, the drool drips like faucets. Unfortunately her first car rides were to the vet because she was sick, and now it happens every time, even it is a short ride to somewhere fun. I am so worried she won’t get over this problem. I’ve had two other dogs who grew out of it, but since she had such a bad start because of trips to the vet, I’m afraid the damage is done. Any thoughts?

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-343074 Fri, 26 May 2017 00:06:38 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-343074 In reply to Dianne.

My best friends dog used to do this, but after many positive car rides she eventually got over it and loves riding in the car now. Hopefully Liza will get used to the car too.

]]> By: Dianne https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-342279 Sat, 06 May 2017 19:36:44 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-342279 My dog Liza foams at the mouth just looking at the keys in my hand. We go to the dog park everyday and she does this everyday . She’s happy once we are at the park! We just go through it.

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-306786 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:12:56 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-306786 In reply to Sam Maguire.

Linus was 2 months old when we adopted him. It’s been a long time since we had this problem, but I’d guess it took about a month for him to get used to car rides. Our friends adopted a Dachshund mix, Kona that had similar issues and she took a bit longer to get used to the car. The good news is both dogs have no issues riding in the car. In fact we took Linus on a 6 hour car ride to the Sequoias and he was excellent riding in harness in the back seat. Hopefully your puppy outgrows his car sickness soon.

]]> By: Sam Maguire https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-306297 Thu, 30 Jun 2016 19:04:08 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-306297 Thanks for your article. We adopted an 8 month old corgi mix last week and he’s been sick or showing signs of nausea on each car ride, even if only 5 minutes. I’m really hoping he outgrows it as we drive quite a bit. How old was Linus when you adopted him? How old was he when he finally outgrew it? Thanks!

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-21827 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:59:47 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-21827 In reply to christy.

I’m sorry to hear that Christy. Hopefully he gets better as you work on the short trips with rewards. That is probably what I would do if my pups were still having problems with car rides. Good luck with your training.

]]> By: christy https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-21755 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:38:36 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-21755 My akita mix koda is almost two and still gets sick every ride. Been using peppermint oil to try to help. Vet gave us an Rx but it was 40 dollars for 4 pills. Didn’t have much luck with Dramamine. Been waiting for him to out grow it to no luck so now we are trying frequent short trips with rewards. He seems to enjoy kiddie cones at the local drive thru. We are 3 trips with no pucking. Extreme foamy drool to.start with but then does ok

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/what-to-do-if-my-dog-gets-car-sick/#comment-10633 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:18:03 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/?p=2448#comment-10633 In reply to Ivan.

@Ivan, I’m glad my post helped. It’s been quite a while now since Linus got sick in the car (about 7 years ago), but I do recall the white foam…poor guy. He does fine in the car today and has been fine for years. I’m sure over time your dog will be doing fine as well. Best of luck!

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