Car sick every ride...

My pup Roxy has the same problem, although she has stopped throwing up and just drools a huge puddle.  When she was throwing up, I made sure I only took her in the car on an empty stomach- that seemed to help.  I also gave her ginger, as it is supposed to help with nausea.  I thought that the nausea made her drool, but it turns out she is just very nervous.  She is slowly getting better, as after each car ride she finds that she is still alive, LOL!

Lucky for me, Tara is a wonderful car dog and has been since the day I got her from the Humane Society. I take her all over with me, to the bank (where she gets a dog cookie from the nice tellers), and to visit her doggy friends. 
 
It sounds like rincess needs to associate positive things with the car. In your shoes, I think I would try getting her in the car, NOT starting it, and just sit in the car for a few minutes, give her a couple of treats, and talk to her (praise) and pet her. Then get out and go for a short, fun walk, and go home. After 5-10 sessions like that, add in starting the engine, but don't go anywhere, just do what you've been doing talking, praising, and petting and a couple of treats, shut the car off, get out and go for that fun walk. Do that a bunch more times. Hopefully by now, she's looking forward to the little car excursions with you and isn't showing any signs of nervousness. Next step would be to add in moving the car just a little bit - back out of the driveway, and put it in park in front of the house. Make sure she's still calm and relaxed, praise, put the car back in the driveway, turn off the engine, praise, get out and go for a fun walk.
 
That's all similar to what I used to do with horses that were nervous about trailering. Once they get confident that nothing bad happens in the trailer, and that there's food involved, and nothing bad happens when they get OUT of the trailer, they load and travel much better
 
A couple other tips - if there is any vet trauma, go to your vet's office once a week and just hang out in the lobby for a few minutes, praise and give a treat, or weigh her on their scale if you can, and praise and go home. It's an added bonus if there are other people there who will pet her and pay attention to her, expecially if the vet techs will take a moment to pet and praise her. Pretty soon she will think the vet's office is a cool place.
 
Drive carefully - no fast acceleration or sudden stops if you can help it. No sharp corners. I don't know if you've ever pulled a trailer, but if you have, drive with your dog like you would if you were pulling a trailer full of your most valuable objects (or full of horses you love more than life itself).
 
Good luck with rincess - I hope she learns to love going off on adventures with you!

How is she riding in your car?  I put car sick dogs in a crate  and cover them so they can't see out and thus get sick.  So far worked for every dog.

I had the exact same problem. Even if Tucker was in the car for 5 minutes he would drool uncontrollably and throw up.  I asked the vet and he said that most likely it isn't because of nausea it is because of nerves.  He said I could give him Gravol (you would have to check with the vet for the dosage) for long car rides.  I started taking Tucker in the car for more trips more often and now he is used to the car and seems to be fine everytime. 

Princess sits in the back seat strapped in with a safety harness. She is a roudy one, so she has to be tied down. I don't think a crate would fit in our car. Possibly, but that isn't something I see being used any time soon.
 
She has to have a thick towel under her or my seats will get ruined. The poor thing had never been in a car before. I swear she was deathly afraid of the thing when I picked her up. She's starting to jump in the door now, but that took some work.
 
I guess I'll just slowly have to get her used to it. We are always driving, and I don't want to leave her behind.
 
 

I did very similar to what TaraMoms suggests. Although I sat in the car and read a book so it took a little longer then 5-10 mins and did this for about a week and the other sessions were longer, but it worked!!!  Once she got over her fear it was difficult to keep her out of the car when the door was open.  Just take your time and have lots of patience.  Good luck!!

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I've had success with feeding car sick dogs either gingersnaps or jelly beans before car rides. 

I tried Rescue Remedy with Roxy.  It didn't seem to have any effect on her, but I hear it doesn't always work for every dog. 

My parent's dog used to be ok in the car and then started becoming carsick so bad they could no longer take him anywhere. The dog actually WAS 'carsick' and the vet told them to give him dramamine. They actually do have carsickness meds for dogs.

My dog , on the other had has only ever been in a car twice , both times to go to the vet. The first time he was a puppy and was just all over the place, the ride didn't bother him at all. The second time,  right before Xmas this year  he was drooling so bad and very anxious. Didn't like being in the car AT ALL.  I have no problem w/the other dogs.  Andy likes to sit up in the front seat like he's a person and watch what's going on. Sassy likes to lay up on the back dash in the window.  I used to travel w/ my cats all the time, one used to spend the entire trip underneath the front seat, the other liked to lie on the front dash. 

I have a product that helps with having a dog in the car. It fits over the back seat...attaches to the front and rear headrests like a hammock . That way the dog feels more comfortable because he can lie down and not have to worry about falling off the seat.

I guess I'm an old stick in the mud, cuz I never let my dogs ride in the FRONT seat.  They ALWAYS ride in the back, either crated or properly restrained with a seat belt harness.  The air bags are my biggest concern.  My nephew learned the hard way about dogs in the front seat when his JRT was killed in a minor fender bender...the airbag deployed and the poor dog was the victim...and it was NOT a quick death.
 
I've always been lucky with my dogs not having a problem with car sickness, but I guess my first idea would be to cover the back windows (if there wasn't room for a nice secure crate) so that the dog doesn't SEE the motion, to drive gently so there are no sudden stops, starts, sharp turns, etc, and to talk to her CONSTANTLY.

I don't let my dogs ride unrestrained either.  I was hit by behind while at a stop light (not even hard enough for the air bags to deploy) and Tanker, who was sitting on the back seat in the middle, was thrown to the front and just barely missed hitting his head on the dash.  We went immediately to the pet store to get fitted for a seat belt.  Heck, unrestrained dogs could become airborne and kill passengers too, in a very bad crash.  Or the could hinder rescuers, or they could run away.  It is never safe to ride with your dogs unrestrained.

Thanks Sandra....glad to know that I'm not the only stick in the mud!!

When Andy rides in the front seat ( which by the way has only been TWICE...once to the vet and once when I brought him home ) He sits with the seat adjusted all the way back as far as it will go and he IS belted in.  I've only ever ridden w/more than one dog in the car when we were going to the vet.  My daughter drove and I sat in the back w/both dogs...one belted in and holding onto the smaller one. At the time I'd just gotten her and we didn't have a small crate that would fit in the car so I had to just hold her.  I don't drive around w/my dogs like most of you do.  To the vet and back. That's it. Once or twice a year. We also live in a very rural area and the chances of getting hit around here on the back roads are slim to none, especially when the speed limit on most roads is 35-45 mph .

Also I wasn't saying I used the hammock.... I just said I have it... as in I sell them in my store. Actually alot of people use them,

Sharon, I'm sure not trying to be critical.  I think that a lot of folks don't realize the potential dangers.  To me, if a child under 60 lbs shouldn't be in the front seat because of the airbags, my dogs shouldn't be either.  And if I shouldn't HOLD a small child or baby in my lap, for safety reasons, and I think that the biggie was even if seatbelted the adults could easily crush the infant.  The only reason I point this out is because of the safety issue that so many folks don't think about.