Car Sickness

Let's talk about car sickness. First, see your vet, because chronic car sickness can be vestibular disease, motion sickness, or anxiety — and they look identical. Step one: vet exam, possibly a short course of cerenia or dramamine for the car-ride days.

Step two: crate the dog in the back seat, covered with a blanket, facing forward. Step three: empty-stomach trips for two weeks — water only in the morning of the ride. Step four: trips that end in something fun.

A park, a sniff-walk. Never the vet. Step five: build duration.

Five minutes today, ten tomorrow. Be the leader, be the alpha — and the alpha never punishes a dog for vomiting in the car. The dog cannot help it.

Now, the deeper fix: car sickness is half medical, half anxiety, and entirely fixable. Treat the medical, build the duration with empty-stomach trips to fun places, and the back seat stays clean within three weeks. Be the leader, be the alpha of the car, not the passenger in the back seat.

Now here's Steve's notes.