Motion sickness in cats and dogs is often caused by inner ear issues, worsened by the stress and
anxiety a pet can feel when leaving home, fearing a trip to the veterinarian or going to the groomer.
Signs of motion or carsickness include drooling and vomiting.
You might consider visiting with your veterinarian regarding products available for your
cat and dog motion sickness issues. There are also a few conditioning behavioral-training steps you can take
to make the car trip a little less anxious for your pet.
For instance, consider slowly conditioning your pet to leaving the house by making it "fun".
Lots of praise and petting works here too (but keep your eyes on the road!).
Start with
short trips down the street or to a friend's house close by.
Traveling in the car would make me anxious
too if it meant going to the docotor "every" time. Start with short trips to
build tolerance and then gradually increase travel time.
Allow your pet to see outside. It occupies the mind and is actually supposed to
help reduce the vertigo that causes motion sickness.
Keep the vehicle cool, well ventilated and with room to move around.
Don't forget safety though, and, in spite of this lovely photo, we never recommend driving around in a convertable with the
top down where your pet is able to jump or fall out. When it comes to having the top up,
Petco has some great back seat barriers that would let your pet safely have the run of the back seat without being able to jump in the front
when you least expect it. Barriers give them room to move around with out the danger of crashing through
the windshield should yhou have to stop suddenly.
However, if you need further confinement, they have some good carriers too.
Pet ramps are also a great idea for getting large dogs into the car. You'll also find these at
Petco as well as the Solutions Catalog site.
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