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Travel Sedatives
Jo W:
Does anybody know of a herbal sedative to give to dogs for long journeys? The vet ones are a bit strong - I don't want them wobbly for 12 hours... :-
Mike:
Here's an old thread on travel sickness Jo. Someone mentions a herbal remeby called Travella, though I personally havent heard of it. Hope you find this useful :)
http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/forum/viewtopic . php?t=233;start=0
Jo W:
Thanks for that Mike... It's not sickness so much as stress. Although Billy goes in the car on a daily basis and on long journeys a few times a year, he gets quite stressed unless he can sit on the back seat (which isn't safe). He's restless, pants a lot and the saliva :o he can soak a couple of towels in no time. Amber just curls up and goes to sleep but I've never known Billy lie down in the car - let alone sleep! I'm going up to Scotland in my friend's van, which is equipped with crates and I've a feeling he'll probably whine and bark most of the way :(
Jane S:
You could try Skullcap & Valerian - this is a herbal "calm down" combination or Valerian on its own in liquid form which is stronger. Dorwest supply this remedy (http://www.dorwest.com/medicines_vet.htm or you could pop along to your local health food shop & get the human equivalent - My Mum used to give their old dog "Kalms" which are herbal sedative tablets & they certainly calmed him down (he hated travelling!)
HTH
Jane
Jo W:
--- Quote from: Jane S on March 26, 2003, 02:57:38 PM ---You could try Skullcap & Valerian - this is a herbal "calm down" combination or Valerian on its own in liquid form which is stronger. Dorwest supply this remedy (http://www.dorwest.com/medicines_vet.htm or you could pop along to your local health food shop & get the human equivalent - My Mum used to give their old dog "Kalms" which are herbal sedative tablets & they certainly calmed him down (he hated travelling!)
HTH
Jane
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That's a really good site Jane :) just what I was looking for. I'm going to order the Skullcap and Valerian. On a different subject - have you (or anybody else) used Rhus Tox for joint problems?
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