Car Sickness

I have a 6 month old beagle whom I have had since 8 weeks old. From day one he has been going in and out the car on short and long journeys without one problem until a couple of weeks ago when he was out of the blue sick.

Nothing had changed in the routine at all, he still sits on the front seat with a harness with the window slightly ajar.

Almost every time he goes in the car now he is sick whether it be a short journey or long one.

It is fairly essential he goes in cars and is happy as we travel a lot with him. What can I do to stop or cure this problem?

Thank you in advance

Hi Kimbo , a dog being sick in the car can be due to fear or motion sickness .
In this instance because your puppy has been fine until now it sounds like motion sickness.
This can be helped by preventing your dog from looking out of the window, a crate of either fabric or one covered with a towel may help.
Some people have success with ginger , you can get capsules from health food shops or online. There is also the option of travel sickness pills from the vet.

Some suggestions:

Don’t feed your dog any food at least an hour prior to a going for a drive in the car;

Do not put your dog in the front seat - this usually makes their motion sickness worse! Put them in the back seat or back cargo space - as Mini suggested you could also use a crate in the car?

Don’t be upset if your dog throws-up - adjust your expectations - this is going to take repeated trips to cure

I said this on another thread the other day