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Nana_Becky · Senior Chi

Car sickness

lil luvs · Senior Chi

Hi Becky - you might try vitamin C and B-complex.   Vitamin C (which helps with stress) can be given as crushed tablet (i use my own vitamin c tablets for the dogs and split them to appropriate size) - about 1-2 grams (depending on roxie's size).   Basic rule of them is, they can get same supplements and vitamins we get, but base dosage correctly - i.e., if bottle says adults take 1 vitamin C - base that on average 140 lb adult - so i would at least quarter the pill for roxie and then grind (unless she willingly takes pills - mine won't LOL)
B-complex (especially B-2 and B-6 with pantothenic acid) helps with nauseau - i use to take straight B-6 for morning sickness during my pregnancies :) Again - base dosage on dog's size - if human dosage is 1 tablet - give her 1/4 or less (it's usually about 5 to 15 milligrams depending on dog's size) If you know you're going on a long trip - start giving her the B-Complex and C about week before.   It won't hurt her to keep her on it all the time either.
Sometimes if you make sure they lay on floor of car, that helps too - not on seat or in carrier.
If she does get nauseaous, you can give her peppermint tea or the peppermint tea capsules - this will settle an upset tummy.   There's no real set dosage for the tea - you can just have a bottle on hand (make the hot tea and cool it down for her to put in bottle to carry with you) and give her some in bowl or by eyedropper.

Hope some of this helps.

Jess · Senior Chi

Wow Sue! I'm impressed! I had no idea B vitamins and vitamin C could be used like that! That's amazing! I must try and remember that one about B6 for when I start having children! lol

If I may, I would just suggest you check with your Vet before administeringg anything yourself Becky. Just to be sure.

I dont know anything that helps with motion sickness for animals, sorry! But I do have a lot of sympathy, it is horrible! I get motion sick myself, so I feel for her!

x

lil luvs · Senior Chi

Yep Jess - learned a lot from my rescue days - we automatically put all the dogs we brought in on vitamin c - helps their immune system and with the stress. And B-6 is wonderful for morning sickness !!! I had it all day long carrying Trevor and it helped a lot - So keep it in mind :)

I should have mentioned, as Jess did, that you should have her checked out first Becky. More and more vets are becoming to receptive to holistic/homeopathic methods now (they're even teaching it in vet school). I happen to have a wonderful vet who always tries "natural" remedies before anything else and it's improved my dogs lives soooo much. A lot of vets want to give them tranquilizers for car sickness and I, personally, can't see doing that. Those upset the tummy after :(