Dog treats to help prevent motion sickness?

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Rileys mom

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Last weekend Riley went on a 30 minute car ride and threw up. He had eaten about 4 or 5 hours before the car ride. On the trip home and on a 10 minute trip to the park for a walk he did not throw up but drooled a little bit. Other than this weekend he has been fine on the car and gone on several car rides (some up to 5 hours). My concern with the car/motion sickness is that I am going on a 5 hour car ride with someone else and bringing Riley. I don't want him to throw up in her van. I would crate him but I don't think that there will be room as there will also be a springer spaniel and a yellow lab going with.


I have been reading (here and other places) about how ginger can be helpful for soothing a dog's stomach on car rides. I am thinking about ordering some ginger dog treats.

I am looking at Cloud Star Dynamo Dog Tummy Treats - Ginger & Pumpkin http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Star-Fu...=1376285153&sr=1-3&keywords=ginger+dog+treats and Grandma Lucy's Ginger Baked Treats http://www.amazon.com/Grandma-Lucys...=1376285153&sr=1-1&keywords=ginger+dog+treats.

Has anyone tried these treats? Or if not, can make suggestions of other treats that may work to help prevent or atleast reduce Riley's motion sickness?
 
Depends on what is causing the motion sickness. As a life-long sufferer, I say that nothing short of Scopolamine works. But with the dogs, anything is worth a try since you can't pinpoint if it's an eyeball/equilibrium problem, or an anxiety problem.
 
Both ginger and mint will naturally settle an upset stomach, but motion sickness is more about balance and equilibrium than nausea. We have a pup who will puke after about 20 minutes in the car, while his brother is perfectly fine with the car ride.

Our vet suggested giving him a quarter tablet of Dramamine about an hour before a trip, but the first time we did that, it didn't make a difference. We've been taking shorter rides to see if we can get him used to the idea of bouncing around in the car with the hope that longer rides will be easier for him.

I do know that the smoother the ride, the better off he is. In my 4WD SUV the supension is a bit stiff so you can feel all the bumps. He doesn't do so well. In my wife's sedan, it's smoother and he doesn't seem to get sick as fast.
 
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