Traveling with your dog can be a very rewarding and exciting experience.
However motion sickness can prevent your whole family from taking a trip, causing you to miss out on adventures together.
Leaving your dog behind can be costly as well as stressful to both you and your pooch.
Motion sickness itself is a stressful condition that affects 1 out of 4 dogs.
Motion can affect the inner ear, which sends signals to the vomiting centre in the brain.
These signals show signs of motion sickness;
- Increased drooling
- Agitation
- Anxiety
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Motion sickness can happen when traveling in a car, plane, train or boat.
Here are some handy travel tips to make traveling a make traveling a tailwagging adventure.
- Plan extra stops, this gives your dog a chance to exercise and take a break
- Check the Internet for pet friendly accommodation and cafés
- Make the car ride as comfortable as possible for your dog by opening your car windows a couple of centimeters. This reduces the likelihood of nausea by balancing the air pressure inside with the air pressure outside, as well as keeping your car cool and well ventilated.
- Give treats for good behaviour to make the car seem like a more fun and rewarding place.
- Allow your dog to relieve itself before departing. That’s one less thing for your dog to get all jumpy about.
- If flying, check specific airline requirements and regulations
- Before leaving, visit us to address any travel concerns, refill necessary prescriptions, and make sure your dog is up to date on all vaccinations.
- Nowadays there is a non-drowsy carsickness medication available which can get your dog from A to B carsick free. Being non-drowsy, means that your best friend is able to arrive at the destination ready to enjoy the outing.
Hopefully these tips will help all of us enjoy our holidays together!