[at-l] Running with scissors

[Amy Forinash]

Dogs can be just as prone to carsickness as people.

Seeing the horizon is good.  It occurs to me that my dog, who is short  
but no puppy, also gets carsick.  I may try installing a doggie seat  
for her.  I may also open a window.  I think I'd rather deal with the  
occasional bug up the nose than a violently ill dog.

On Jul 31, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Tom McGinnis wrote:

> I'm thinking:
> 1) Ear mites/infection, making puppy just unstable enough to woof/ 
> poop with car motion, but not enough to otherwise affect him.
> 2) Puppy too short to see horizon, and so gets motion sickness.  
> Raise him up and see if problem goes away as his line-of-sight  
> improves his outlook[!]...
> 3) Puppy *sees* horizon, but has not tuned young brain to tune out  
> motion "noise", in which case, a plastic tarp and a long trip would  
> be in order...
> 4) FWIW, *I* will react similarly to the puppy if, in winter, warm  
> dry air is blown in my face whilst driving. {Burp!} It, ah, really  
> pays to have a breath of fresh air sometimes.....
>
>
> Dem's my thoughts, any whey.
> not-vet-toe
>
>
> --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Felix J <AThiker at smithville.net> wrote:
>
>> I've got a question for you dog-owning folx. How do you
>> get a puppy to not throw up or defecate while riding in a car?
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