Hi Kelly - are you UK?? I use 'stugeron' or 'sealegs' for Maggie - half a tablet about an hour before we travel. (Active ingredients either cinnarizine or meclizine respectively)
Don't feed for at least 12 hours before you travel, and restrict water for the last 6 hours.
Does she salivate as soon as you get in the car? Will she get in the car OK? I ask because dependant on those answers you can tell if it's a stress response or a true car-sick one. If she salivates and doesn't like the car then you need to de-sensitise her to it - ie spend time sitting in the car, getting her to jump in and out - give her meals in there etc. Then slowly progress to having the engine running and so on.
Another good trick is to freeze a plastic bowl full of water and put it in with her. Don't know why, but it really seems to help with my two. If she's particularly bad, put a few drops of Bach rescue remedy in too.
When you say little - how little? Could you possibly crate her in the car? Or harness her in? Just that if she's a teeny she may be getting thrown around more than the biggies...
Good Luck and let us know how you get on.
Last edited by MrsRottie; 04-10-2006 at 08:43 AM..
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