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I have a pitbull who is always car sick, any remedies?


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You can often help a carsick dog by positioning the dog to see out the front of the vehicle in the direction of movement. This allows the eyes to help orient the confusing sensations from the ears. It also often helps to open one or more windows about three inches, to help equalize the air pressure.

Stress contributes to carsickness, and a dog who has lost a previous home via a car ride may be stressed by riding in your car at first. The same happens with dogs who have only been driven to the veterinarian's office for treatment, and never to places they enjoyed going.

The solution is very simple. If the dog has been sick in a car then estimate how long it was in the car before it was sick, say 20 minutes? Find a park about 5-10 minutes from home, preferably one just around the corner, even one within walking distance that the dog has been to before.... but this time drive there. Ideally have someone else in the car too to help keep him distracted. Keep him happy all the way to the park. When at the park do all the enjoyable things that the dog loves, fetch the ball, chase the Frisbee, frolic with dad, etc. The stay at the park doesn't need to be that long.... just as enjoyable as possible. Then drive the dog home soothing him all the way again and when home make just as much fuss of the dog as you did at the park. Finish the session with his meal or a treat if time and conditions permit.  


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I have a pit bull that gets car sick too. I don't know any reminedies becuase seh doesn't puke she just wines the whole entire way to were wer going.


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I had the same problem with one of my dogs too, I have 2 pits as well but my hound for some reason would keep getting car sick everytime I took her out for a ride,I took her 3 times the first few times she would end up puking in the car. So I have not taken her since, because I would have to clean up the mess. I just recently tried taking her again, this time I just kept trying to pet her to keep her calm and kept the back windows down,she did just fine, with constant reassurance and letting your dog know that she is safe, it worked for me, I feel part of the reason is because she was not introduced to the car when she was a young pup and would become very nervous, she was a rescue dog and was almost a year old when we got her.So she was scared to the point where she got sick, also another thing to do to distract the dog is keep some dog biscuits on hand,sooner or later she will become more and more distracted and forget all about the car ride and start to enjoy it.Keep working on it and always carry disposable chucks, ( Pads) around to keep just in case your dog becomes ill again,good luck and don't give up :)


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