I'm sorry but I don't really understand what your try to say
My dogs never been the same since my van was written off by a granny … he physically shakes
Our 8 year old Cockapoo is exactly the same she stands and pants all the way to our destination even last year we went to the Isle of Wight and she stood all the way panting. Our dog groomer said to ask the vet for these calming tablets and they seem to work the twice we’ve used them.
Last week we gave Roxy one of these tablets and we drove from Stoke on Trent to Nottingham and from there to Doncaster and she was more chilled and less panting, if we go on a long trip I’ll try giving her the 2 tablets.
I'm not surprised, it must be hugely traumatic for a dog, I don't know how you can ever get around that, except not ask the dog to go in a vehicle again.
Matthescratch
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Hi. Long time lurker here. I decided to post here in the hope that my experience may help someone.
Our previous dog suffered badly from thunder and fireworks (but not travelling). So we decided to try a thundershirt which helped a bit.
we have a new dog now(collie cross) that use to suffer from travel anxiety and sickness so we thought we would try a thundershirt on her and it helped a lot.
We did other things like positive association, making sure she was sufficiently exercised and putting her blanket from her house bed into the van bed. Combined with the thundershirt she now loves the van and can’t wait to jump up and snuggle in.
It’s just a tightly fitting soft coat that kind of gives her a hug.
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Our previous dog suffered badly from thunder and fireworks (but not travelling). So we decided to try a thundershirt which helped a bit.
we have a new dog now(collie cross) that use to suffer from travel anxiety and sickness so we thought we would try a thundershirt on her and it helped a lot.
We did other things like positive association, making sure she was sufficiently exercised and putting her blanket from her house bed into the van bed. Combined with the thundershirt she now loves the van and can’t wait to jump up and snuggle in.
It’s just a tightly fitting soft coat that kind of gives her a hug.
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Thanks for all your input guys.
We are considering swapping our passenger swivel captains seat for a twin bench which will allow Luna to ride up front which might help.
Letting her ride unrestrained although not illegal as such may help, but in case of accident I’d rather she has it on. As said before, no problem in the Mondeo restrained.
If we can reduce the anxiety problem with training or the Thundershirt, (thanks @Matthescratch) then great, but a medical solution is worth considering.
@Rioja John , thanks for your suggestion and if it works as you suggested then great. We will consult the vets and see if it’s something they would recommend for Luna.
Cheers
We are considering swapping our passenger swivel captains seat for a twin bench which will allow Luna to ride up front which might help.
Letting her ride unrestrained although not illegal as such may help, but in case of accident I’d rather she has it on. As said before, no problem in the Mondeo restrained.
If we can reduce the anxiety problem with training or the Thundershirt, (thanks @Matthescratch) then great, but a medical solution is worth considering.
@Rioja John , thanks for your suggestion and if it works as you suggested then great. We will consult the vets and see if it’s something they would recommend for Luna.
Cheers
I think you might find 'unrestrained' is illegal. Even in the front (which mine likes to do) whilst restrained might raise the law's bushy eyebrows. You'd have to ask a couple of ex plod on here to check though. It is possible the law changed quite recently about this matter.
I am ex plod. As aforementioned above, the legislation does not actually define "restrained".
The guidance has recently changed, including official guidance in the Highway Code, but "restrained" has still not been defined by legislation. As a consequnce it's an almost unenforceable piece of legislation.
As such a court will generally accept that if an animal is not interferencing with the safe operation of the vehicle at the material time then there is no offence.
The guidance has recently changed, including official guidance in the Highway Code, but "restrained" has still not been defined by legislation. As a consequnce it's an almost unenforceable piece of legislation.
As such a court will generally accept that if an animal is not interferencing with the safe operation of the vehicle at the material time then there is no offence.
Xanax is a human tranquillizer that we get from the vets for our Springbatt…. Works well without zonking her out completely
“Restrained” is a grey subject and is actually no different from a “secure” load. (It is just like there is no such thing as an “accident”!)
My view is to consider the impact (no pun) of an object flying loose in the event of a sudden stop or collision. I don’t allow my dogs to creep onto my lap or under my feet while driving - I “restrain” their access to the front. Beyond that, I have trained them to lie down on the floor when I am driving.
Yes, if I have a collision they are as likely to kill me from flying through the air into the back of my head as the loose load in the rear/boot of the van is! However the dogs are happy and the load in the boot couldn’t care less!!!
The breath of our sadly now departed elderly Labrador was the only thing likely to kill the vans occupants, especially when we got close to his favourite walk. 2 rotten back teeth the vet refused to remove at his age. He was never restrained in his 15 years, always lay down behind the seats.
Forget all about this sorry!
Finally caught up with my daughter. She asked the head vet.
Response was…
can try over the counter tablets called Zylkene 75mg which may help x
