Travel Stress

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Travel Stress
Topic Started: Aug 21 2008, 07:03 PM (87 Views)
Kaz	Aug 21 2008, 07:03 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #688 Joined: June 10, 2008	Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with extreme travel stress/sickness? Poor Til starts dribbling like a fountain as soon as she sees the car, and she is getting worse rather than better with each trip. The vet has given us some tablets that should stop her being sick, but says they wont help with all the other symptoms :cry: We have a big journey coming up that we cant avoid and dont want her to suffer any more than she has to. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.



Tafia	Aug 21 2008, 07:30 PM Post #2
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 5,824 Group: Full Members Member #134 Joined: November 17, 2005	I'm a huge fan of Dr Bach's Flower Essence's. Rescue Remedy is often used for Travel Sickness or you could try Scleranthus whose properties are particularly meant to help with Travel Sickness.



ClaireS	Aug 22 2008, 08:58 AM Post #3
Moderator Posts: 10,446 Group: Moderators Member #113 Joined: September 8, 2005	Is she nervous of the car as well as travel sick? The tablets that stop her being sick will help towards making her feel less worried I expect, but as you realise she needs some help to cope with the car journey. There was a great answer to a similar problem in this month's Your Dog magazine (I think it got delivered about a week ago). Basically if the problem is very severe it will take lots of time and patience to solve. As Tafia says rescue remedy can help as can DAP spray & collars. First just try walking Til past the car with all the doors and boot open, without even attempting to go in. Once she can cope with this then try feeding her next to the car, moving to having a sniff in one of the doors slowly working up to getting in and straight back out again, only progressing if she is is coping ok. After that try very short journeys at first. Where abouts in the car does she travel? If she is in an open area (say the back seat or boot) would she do better in a covered crate or in the footwell? I'm not a huge fan of dogs travelling in the footwell but a friend's dog is only comfortable travelling that way.



Lu20	Aug 22 2008, 09:12 AM Post #4
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 4,195 Group: Full Members Member #423 Joined: March 9, 2007	Had a similar problem with Jess although she was never sick - just stressed. I did everything that Claire suggests above plus once Jess had got used to the car and was happy jumping in and out I would feed her occasionally in the car as well. I then started to take her on short journeys to one of her favourite walks, as she got used to this then I would take her a little further to another favourite walking spot etc: etc: It did take time and she still isn't too happy on long journeys but she is so much better than she was. Now if we travel in the car I always say we are going in the car to [wherever] and she seem to jump at the chance to come. It has become so that even to put the car away in the garage she has to come :lol: :lol: :lol: Patience is needed and don't forget that Til will sense your apprehension as well which won't help.



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