my dog (F lab, shepherd, spaniel, rotweiler, etc., mix: 1 year old)
always gets carsick and throws up. I tried a number of things
(benedryl, dramamine, herbal things, etc.) with little success. A few
people recommended valium so i tried that. It worked perfectly,
although she needed quite a lot of it to get and stay calm. I've been
giving her 10 mg about an hour before travel and another 10 mg 45 min.
later. She stays awake and alert but doesn't get sick. But i'm not
happy giving her all of this valium. i weigh over 200 pounds and 20
mg of valium knocks me out so it seems excessive. My vet presribed
Acepromazine Maleate 10 mg Tablets, and i used it last night. (she
travels 3 hours back and forth from our country house every weekend.)
she was completely knocked out. She didn't get sick but the drug
seems very harsh. She was disoriented when we got home, and this
morning, 15 hours after taking the pill, she's still knocked out. I
prefer the effect and side effect of the valium but the vet liked this
better, although he readily admits to being very conservative about
such things. What are your thoughts.

Thanks.

Best, Larry