Hello

I have a 15 week old puppy, she is fantastic and is learning very well. The only problem we are really having is that she gets very car sick

Not only sick but will poo aswell

We started it all very gradual, just popping her in the back of the jeep and giving her treats etc, she used to love sitting in the back. But when we start moving it's drool and bubbles, followed by poo and then a litter later sick.

We try to take her just little journeys, but even half a mile up the road sometimes she will poo on the way there and on the way back!

It's been tricky as we are trying to take her out and about as much as possible to get her socialized but find we are restricted to where we can go as we know she'll be ill.

We have covered up her crate in the back with a blanket and that has helped with the sickness as she settles and lies down in the crate instead of standing up and swaying around. But her pooping seems even worse.

Is this quite common for pups? Some say she will grow out of this if we keep at it, and others say she will always be sick in the car. I really hope not as we live in such a fantastic area we really want to be taking her out and about to the great places to go for walks.

Any advise is very welcome, or even just reassurance that others have had this too and there is light at the end of the tunnel!!

Thanks
Rhiannan & Miss spewy pants Bailey lol

My dog did this as a puppy but now is fine in the car he does still dribble so I take a towel with me so I can dry his front off as a rough with dribble down it is very unbecoming. So take plenty of wet wipes with you and enjoy.

Thanks, it is nice to hear that some people have been in the same boat and their dogs have grown out of it.

How long was it before you pup started to improve?

We've had Bailey for 6 weeks now and she is just as bad, we take towels, bags, wipes with us everywhere we go. We usually have to stop twice on the way to wherever we are going to tidy up her crate

Sounds like she is anxious about being in the car if she is pooing as well travel/motion sickness is just that being sick.
We had a dog that was very anxious about being in the car but only when in the crate, we like you didnt want to have him swaying about, but the anxiety stopped in no time once he was out of the crate could see us, what was happening outside and became very good at keeping upright and balancing when going round corners they do learn how to cope with the swaying and compensate, do though put something thick on the boot floor or wherever yours sits when traveling if you have a hatchback they are better in there as its more level than a back seat and do take her out in the car whenever you can.

My boy (Bailey!) had car sickness when he was younger, drools and everything but he's started to grow out of it. We've got him a harness that clips in to the seat belt and he's great with it. He used to be quite wary about geting in the car but now he knows it means there will be good places at the end of it so he happily jumps in now!

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He may grow out of it! a little one I look after did! They do say that ginger helps! I used to give that one a ginger biscuit prior to travelling, there is also a drug you can buy but do not know it's name
regards
DT

I used to give ginger nut biscuits to my setter as she was very travel sick as a puppy. Sea legs is also supposed to be good but I wouldn't know what dosage to give you puppy. I have never needed to use them the ginger biscuits have worked with mine.

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I've tried giving her little bits of stem ginger (the kind in syrup in a jar) and bought some dog travel tablets which I don't think did much.

I've also bought a harness which clips in to the seat belt but haven't tried it yet...mainly because I'm worried she will poo and be sick on the seats!

We have tried her up in the front on our knee (I know that is bad) and she was much better, still lots of drool and she was sick one time all over me which was but obviously no pooping as she's on our lap.
It's obviously not safe for her to be on a lap in the front so we have been putting her in the crate in the back again. I know perseverance is all that will fix this, it is hard sometimes - you want to take her out somewhere fun like the beach which is only a mile away, but you end up stopping every 2 mins to clean up.

Rhiannan

Do you have aircon in your car??? The reason I ask is that this used to upset one of our dogs! (Misty RIP) we noticed if we turned off the aircon and opened the windows she was OK! just a thought!!
DT

No air-con in the jeep, we usually open the windows for her so there is fresh air. She settles ok in the crate, lies down as soon as she's in. But after a min or two will stand up, start whining, then 2 seconds later poo in the crate. So we stop, clean up, then off we go again and she lies down again.