What's been your experience with calming aids? I'm moving to another state in a couple months, and this will be my dog's first major road trip, so I'm not sure how he would react. Which ones, if any, would you recommend?
>>2091599
The only calming aid I've ever heard of working is the thunder jacket.
I would reccomend getting your dog used to the car. Take him in the car while you run errands. Take him to a dog park like an hour or 2 away. He'll hopefully start to recognize car rides as fun, and not freak out.
My dogs used to by antsy in the car, but I started taking them to a dog beach about an hour away and now they hop right in and settle down when they get in.
>>2091601
Will this work for a 14 hour drive over 2-3 days?
>>2091754
I took my dog on a road trip. The total time in the car was somewhere around 24 hours due to us being stuck for four hours after there was an accident.
My dog ended up being really stressed out from the ride, and this manifested in gatrointestinal distress. He didn't want to eat his food, but he ate spiky grass at one stop and he ended up having diarrhea, which then became bloody diarrhea. The emergency vet we took him to was REALLY shitty and only served to stress him out more.
He never freaked out in the car, he just lay there quietly as we drove. He did bother us when he needed to go to the bathroom and when he was thirsty, but that was it. Poor guy.
All that said, ask your vet about Cerenia for potential carsickness. I had it on hand, but it didn't do anything to prevent that diarrhea.
>>2091754
How much time do you have before the trip? Is it 14 hrs total or 14 hrs each day?
What kind of dogs are they? Do they go to new places regularly?
It should be fine. Like I said, get your dogs used to the car and take them nice places so they associate car rides with good times. Give them treats when they are being good in the car. when it comes time for the trip, take them out for potty breaks and 10-20 minute walks. even if you're at a gross truck stop, act excited like you're at a nice park or something and they'll just think they are having a great day out with you. Eat at places with patios so they can be out of the car and sniff as far as their leashes go.
>>2091760
We're probably gonna do 8 hours the first day, and 6 the rest.
>>2091786
My dog's a 6 year old lab mix. He does fine in the car with no issues, but he hasn't been in the car for more than an hour. Every time he's in the car, we're usually going to the dog park or Petco, so I guess I'm off to a good start.
