06/01/2026
๐๐ผ๐ด ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ปโ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ
A lot of people travel with their pups, especially during this time of the year ๐
One thing I find really interesting about motion sickness in dogs is that not all dogs experience it the same way.
Some dogs:
โข drool
โข vomit
โข look pale and miserable
Others:
โข panic BEFORE getting in the vehicle
โข shake
โข pant
โข pace
โข scream
โข refuse to load up
And some dogs seem to have BOTH:
โข nausea
AND
โข anxiety layered together ๐ญ
This is why I personally think itโs important to look at the WHOLE pattern, not just:
โthe dog gets carsickโ
Especially when looking at things like:
โข herbs
โข homeopathy
โข nervous system support
โข and training approaches.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐
โข ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐
Classic motion sickness remedy. Think:
dizzy, nauseous, drooly, miserable dogs that seem overwhelmed by movement itself.
โข ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐บ ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐บ
More anticipatory anxiety.
Dogs that panic BEFORE the car ride even starts.
โข ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐
Interesting remedy for dogs fearful of downward motion, drops, braking, or movement transitions.
โข ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ
More shutdown/freeze response.
Shaky, weak, overwhelmed dogs.
โข ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ
Acute panic and terror.
Very sudden intense fear responses.
โข ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐บ
Classic severe nausea picture:
cold, pale, drooly, nauseous dogs.
Now obviouslyโฆ homeopathy is individualized, and this is NOT meant to be a:
โthis remedy for this conditionโ post ๐
But I think itโs fascinating how differently dogs can experience the same situation.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ โ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐
๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐โ
Some dogs truly do seem more:
โข vestibular sensitive
โข nausea-prone
โข autonomically reactive
โข stress sensitive
And after repeated bad experiences, the nervous system can start associating:
car = nausea/stress ๐ญ
So now you may have:
โข motion sickness
PLUS
โข anticipatory fear.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป:
โข herbs
โข flower essences
โข homeopathy
โข calming support
โข nervous system regulation
BUTโฆ
slow exposure, confidence building, and training are often still incredibly important too!
Sometimes we need to support BOTH:
โข the physiology
AND
โข the emotional experience around the vehicle.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ง
Not all motion sickness patterns are the same.
Some dogs are:
โข nauseous
โข fearful
โข vestibular sensitive
โข overstimulated
โข stress reactive
โข or a mix of all of the above ๐
Which is why individualized support often works best ๐พ
