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Originally Posted by CFrance
BFDretired, if you go the gabapentin route for your pup, I advise trying it out on him first before you leave. Our guy was supposed to be on it for five days, and he got so woozy and wobbly after two days the vet said take him off of it immediately (we were on vacation where he swims, and he nearly fell over in the water, among other things). I've read that dogs react in a variety of ways to the medicine.
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Oh absolutely. Again I don't know how it works with dogs. But my vet warned me I should try it a few times well in advance of the trip. I've done it once so far (half at night, half the next morning). Side effects are nausea and diarrhea and those are the last things I'd want to deal with for a multi-state drive in a luggage and furniture filled compact car!
She was woozy that day, which is how we were hoping it would be. The point is for her to be a little woozy *during the trip* but not after.
So I'll try it once more between now and the first of november (our scheduled final departure date).
And then - she won't get any at all, until the night before the first leg from Connecticut to Virginia. Three days' worth only, because that's how many days we'll be on the road.