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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My vet advised us to use Benylin - yes the human cough mixture!!! The old fashioned Benylin with the antihistamine. It really worked. It has a calming effect like sea sickness tablets. Our small dog had two teaspoons, so two teaspoons shouldn't hurt a German Shepherd.
The only problem was that the dog hated it and used to run away every time she saw the bottle!! Fortunately, she grew out of her car sickness problems.
If you get a feeding syringe from the vets it will help you to give it to him. Obviously, you should check with your own Vet as I am not a qualified person, but as I said it was our Vet who gave this advice and also advised to get it from Boots because it would be cheaper than getting it from him!! Don't forget though it must be the original Benylin and not Benylin Non Drowsy
Good luck.
Hi drgnrdr. My other hubby has sat with him in the car just to get him used to it, then drive slowly round the block. That worked, the troubles start when the journey gets slightly longer. We have put sun blinds up around where he sits (its an estate car), just in case the traffic worries him. You mention not to talk to him. I am guilty of that - I constantly talk to him trying to reassure him. He'll lie down in the car if it's motionless but not if it's moving, and I've never given him treats because I thought it would cause him to be sick. It seems we still have a lot to learn. Thank you very much for the advice,
I would suggest a travel crate with a dark cover over it. If you have to travel him loose, the best place (least vibration) is in the footwell near the gear stick.
Certainly not being able to see out helps to calm them. I myself feel car sick if I watch things going past!
The long slow process of starting with a stationary car, then very short journeys does work eventually. A lot of dogs also grow out of it. My puppies are all car trained at an early age, as they have to travel with me if I go anywhere, and we usually visit the stud dog owner to show them the pups, then the vets, and then the eye test clinics, by which time they are seasoned travellers, having had their mum with them to give them confidence.