Very often it can happen that you have to go on a trip in the company of your dog or cat . This movement by car, however, can prove to be a pain for the dog or cat , some natural remedies can help. Let’s see which ones.

>   1. What is motion sickness

>   2. Symptoms of  car sickness in dogs and cats

>   3. Dog car sickness: natural cures and remedies

>   4. Cat’s car sickness: natural cures and remedies

>   5. Natural advice

What is motion sickness

Motion sickness , or motion sickness, from the Greek kìnetos / movement, is the scientific term to indicate a state of malaise that one feels when traveling by car .

Motion sickness is a disorder  that occurs when the vestibular apparatus in the ear that regulates balance is excessively stimulated due to the movement of the car. The vestibular apparatus consists of 3 channels, oriented according to the three directions of space, which are filled with a liquid that adapts to the movements of the body.

Due to the movements of the car, accelerations and decelerations, the vestibular system is stimulated too much to involve the vomiting centers causing the symptoms of motion sickness.

Symptoms of car sickness in dogs and cats

The main symptoms of motion sickness are: nausea, hypersalivation, vomiting, abdominal pain.

This symptomatology can be more or less serious depending on the subject. Animals suffer from these ailments quite frequently, even on short journeys. Some are so sick that they involuntarily defecate and urinate.

Dog car sickness: natural cures and remedies

To combat the ailments caused by car sickness in dogs, a very effective help comes from nature: ginger . In fact, ginger has a powerful antiemetic , carminative, absorbent, hypocholesterolemic and hepatoprotective activity.

The action of ginger is expressed at the gastrointestinal level without repercussions on the central nervous system. Due to these characteristics, ginger is an excellent medicinal plant to combat motion sickness in dogs, in which it is able to effectively prevent vomiting , hyper production of saliva and any state of restlessness associated with nausea.

Ginger is to be given to the dog in the form of a dry extract , because it has a noticeable spicy note when fresh. The dosage ranges from 25 mg (for small dogs) to 75 mg (large dogs) as needed, approximately half an hour before departure and every 2-3 hours during the trip.

Bach flowers are also an excellent remedy against motion sickness , prepare a mixture with the following flower essences: aspen, elm, scleranthus and vervain (put two drops on the dog’s tongue every 2 hours).

How to cure dog and cat vomiting with natural remedies

Cat car sickness: natural cures and remedies

As for the dog, also for the cat a valid remedy against the ailments caused by car sickness is ginger . As just mentioned, ginger has an antiemetic, carminative, absorbent, hypocholesterolemic and hepatoprotective action.

Ginger is an excellent medicinal plant to combat motion sickness in cats because it effectively prevents vomiting, hyper production of saliva and any state of restlessness associated with nausea,  without affecting the central nervous system . 

Ginger is to be administered to the cat in the form of a dry extract , because it has a noticeable spicy note when fresh. The dosage is 25 g, as needed, about half an hour before departure and every 2-3 hours during the trip.

Bach flowers are also an excellent remedy against motion sickness, prepare a mixture with the following flower essences: aspen , elm , scleranthus and vervain (put two drops on the dog’s tongue every 2 hours).

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Natural Tips

Sometimes the animal is fasted before departure to prevent vomiting from creating further discomfort. Instead, it is better to give a few dry bites to eat so that it can buffer the stomach juices.