Road Trip dilema

[Dee-O-Gee]

Gryphon & Mollie will be going on a road trip with me the end of this month. It will be a 4 1/2 hour drive to where where heading.

The only problem is, is that we have car riding "issues" and really don't want to see this long drive turn into an ride. Issues such as excessive barking (and I really mean excessive barking) and bouncing & boinging all over the back seat.

A friend recommended that we give each dog a Gravol before heading out and wanted to know;

a) If giving Gravol to a dog is o.k. and
b) If so, is one tablet per dog safe?
Gryphon weights 48 pounds and Mollie weight 36 lbs.

Also, has anyone ever used the seat belt harnesses that you tie into the car seat belts and do they work to restrain your pet?

Thank you for reading my questions!

[free]

i know my sister used gravol because one of her dogs used to get sick and they were down here 1ce a month from montreal. doseage i have no clue, her dog is under 15lbs so she bought baby gravol. she also uses seat belts for both of her dogs they can lie down or sit up but cannot wander the back seat. she uses a harness style one.

[Dee-O-Gee]

Thank you free.

This will be Mollie's 2nd longest road trip. The first time was when she was a puppy and she threw up all over a blanket in the car.

[free]

the other thing my sister was told she could try was boiling ginger and give him the water before getting in the car. some say dont give food or water an hour before you leave. when we go to windsor or montreal beau will only drink bottled water or what we bring from home, he doesn't like the taste from other places

[Dee-O-Gee]

Interesting. I never knew about the food/water time frame but will bring that into play as well.

I was going to pack their own food/water bowls (not to mention a gazillion other animal related paraphernalia) but will also pack a few bottles of water for roadside stops too.

Thanks free-I really appreciate the tips and suggestions. It's making my trip planning that much nicer and looking forward to getting away.

[hazelrunpack]

Mollie may be better now, klm. Every setter we've ever had as a pup suffered from car sickness early on, but grew out of it. that it's the same with Mollie.

And sporting goods stores carry those foam ear plugs. Very effective against excessive barking! You just need to keep a sharp eye out for emergency vehicles since you'll be unable to hear the sirens...