If rocks to sleep a dog, then the trip on the car turns into the real hell: the soiled sitting, exhausted dog and not less exhausted drivers and passengers. That the travel with the pet took place comfortably, everything needs to be provided.
Nausea, vomiting, plentiful slyunovydeleniye, rapid breathing and concern - signs that suffers from travel sickness a dog in the car. If there was such problem, then the trip can become painful both for the pet, and for its owner. Preparation for a trip will allow to cope with a problem and to make a trip of more comfortable.
1. Food of a dog before a trip on the car
Some sobakovladelets, knowing that their pet rocks to sleep, try not to feed him one half a day prior to departure. However this approach can aggravate a situation and lead to what will tear a dog much more often and white foam what negatively wags on health. It will be optimum, adhering to a usual diet, to feed to the pet a small part of a portion. In that case the stomach at a dog will not be crowded, and the trip will be easier postponed.
2. Use of cure for rocking for dogs
If during the trip feels sick a dog, then it is recommended to give it in 30-60 minutes prior to departure motion sickness medicine which children can use. Treat such means Dramina, Aviamor, etc. If at the pet saliva, rapid breathing and concern just run, then it will be rather simple to give him soothing, intended for dogs.
3. Preparation of the car for a trip
By preparation of the car for a trip with the pet who rocks to sleep it is necessary to make sure that in salon there are no pungent smells provoking nausea. The air freshener, gasoline, tobacco smoke or aroma of the bouquet of flowers lying on back seat - what to people can seem insignificant or pleasant makes sick and vomiting a dog.
Not to soil sitting, it is necessary to spread a disposable diaper, a towel or a blanket, and to a tazhzha to take spare.
4. Process of a proyezdka with a dog
During the trip it is necessary to adhere to a moderate manner of driving, to try not to gather high speed and not to brake very sharply. It is worth refraining from loud music or radio. If the pet strongly worries and rushes about on salon, trying to find to himself the place, or whines, then it is necessary to calm him, having stroked on the head, or having talked to it by a quiet voice. It is impossible to abuse it at all, to shout or pull, trying to seat in ""right place"". To a dog it is heavy, and she needs support of the owner.
Some pets try to look during the trip out of the window. Thus they try to cope with a motion sickness, therefore they should not disturb.
5. Breaks
Every 3-4 hour it is recommended to stop and walk with a dog. Duration of such breaks has to be not less than 15 minutes. This time has to be enough for walking, feeding (as necessary) and to give to drink a dog, to give it motion sickness medicine or soothing.
6. Trainings
The main reason for a rocking dogs - a weak vestibular mechanism. Therefore most often such problem arises at dogs about one year and at representatives of small breeds. Training trips to small distances will allow to cope with a motion sickness problem. It is the best of all to begin with trips with pets to places, interesting to them: to the forest, on the small river, on the lake, on a picnic. Then the car at a dog will be associated with something pleasant. Then distances can be increased gradually, thereby training a vestibular mechanism.
Personal experience
The dog is 4 years old, breed - a chihuahua. Learned about a problem of a motion sickness in the first day: on the way from the manufacturer to the house (about 40 minutes drive) it was pulled out by 2 times. Further each trip turned into the real hell: its stream saliva flowed, terribly felt sick and constantly tore. The decision to train him was made. At first with application of tablets from a motion sickness 2-3 times a week in the forest or on the small river began to go to walk. Then began to go to the neighboring cities, gradually refusing motion sickness pills. Now the dog quietly postpones trips to a long distance and can pass more than 1000 km.
If suddenly it became clear that rocks to sleep a dog, you should not put an end to joint trips. Observance of simple rules and a training will allow to minimize this problem or at all to get rid of it.