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- Taking Your Dog's Temperature
- Feeding Your Adult Dog
- Essential Grooming Supplies
- Flea Products
- FrontLinePlus
- Enervite Vitamin Supplement
- FleaControl
- Bathing Your Puppy
- Bag Balm
- Bil-Jac Dog Food
- Denosyl For Dogs
- Pet Bathing 101
- Ear Cleaning
- Worms
- Why dental care?
- Bufo Toads
- Flea and Tick Products
- Lyme Disease
- Glucosamine, Chondroitin & Joint Care.
- Eye Care
- Crate Training
- Car Safety
- Preventing Car Sickness
Preventing Car Sickness
We all love taking our pets everywhere we go, but one things stops us. When they get sick in the car. Follow these few things and they can come on the rides and have fun with us.To prevent car sickness:
- Avoid feeding the pet within three hours before a ride. Give the pet a good opportunity to relieve himself before the trip...a hardy walk has the added benefits of tiring and calming a dog before the road trip. Some vets suggesat limiting water consumption just before the ride, too.
- Many pet owners have successfully used ginger as a natural way to prevent travel sickness. You can use grated raw ginger or powdered ginger root capsules. Ginger has worked for many people, too.
- Some folks bring newspapers for their dog to sit on because the smell of newspaper has a calming effect on some dogs.
- For some dogs, a couple slurps of vanilla ice cream can quell nausea.
- Some give their dogs Dramamine (approximately 25mg for medium-size dog) before a trip. A few give their car-averse dogs tranquilizers before a trip. But discuss drug options with your veterinarian before you consider using them.
- Be prepared in case the dog gets queasy in the car. Cover the seats, bring towels, paper towels and baggies, give a back seat dog plenty of air, play soothing music, and do not play music too loudly.
- If your pet is unaccustomed to car trips, take them on several short rides before attempting a long one. Make sure that the first few car trips are to pleasant places, so that the dog will associate drives with positive experiences.
- For long road trips, give yourself and your pet a rest stop and take a walk every two to three hours.
- Avoid letting dogs stick their heads out the car window, which can lead to eye, ear and other injuries.
- Dogs are at risk in convertibles with the tops down and in the open bed of a pick-up truck.
- Avoid leaving a dog in a car alone to avoid the risk of theft, accidental death and heat stroke even when it does not seem that warm outside.
- If you must leave the animal in the car for a short period, take the leash off the dog. The leash can get caught on objects such as the parking brake to the adjustment handles beneath the seats. If this happens, the dog can panic and injure himself. Be extremely careful not to let dog escape out the car you open the door.