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Motion Sickness
Motion sickness results in nausea, excessive drooling, vomiting, and occasionally other signs such as a poor appetite for several hours after the motion sickness event. Animals may yawn, whine, show signs of uneasiness, apprehension, or have diarriah. Motion sickness is usually seen durning travel by land, sea, or air, and signs usually dissapear when the motion of the vehicle ceases.
The principal cause of motion sickness is due to stimulation of the censory organ in the inner ear, which has connections to the vomiting center in the brain stem. Fear of the vehicle may be a contributing factor in dogs and cats, and signs may occur even in a vehicle that is not moving. This occurs if a dog has become preconditional to illness associated with travel in a vehicle.
In some cases, motion sickness can be overcome by conditioning the animal to travel. In others, drug treatment can help prevent motion sickness, provide sedation, and decrease drooling. These medications can be obtained from your veterinarian and include tranquilizers, sedatives, and products to decrease nausea and/or vomiting.
All credit goes to The Merk/Merial Manual for Pet Health - Home Edition
Motion sickness results in nausea, excessive drooling, vomiting, and occasionally other signs such as a poor appetite for several hours after the motion sickness event. Animals may yawn, whine, show signs of uneasiness, apprehension, or have diarriah. Motion sickness is usually seen durning travel by land, sea, or air, and signs usually dissapear when the motion of the vehicle ceases.
The principal cause of motion sickness is due to stimulation of the censory organ in the inner ear, which has connections to the vomiting center in the brain stem. Fear of the vehicle may be a contributing factor in dogs and cats, and signs may occur even in a vehicle that is not moving. This occurs if a dog has become preconditional to illness associated with travel in a vehicle.
In some cases, motion sickness can be overcome by conditioning the animal to travel. In others, drug treatment can help prevent motion sickness, provide sedation, and decrease drooling. These medications can be obtained from your veterinarian and include tranquilizers, sedatives, and products to decrease nausea and/or vomiting.
All credit goes to The Merk/Merial Manual for Pet Health - Home Edition