Good afternoon!
I’m not sure if this is the incorrect place to post this and if it is I apologize and will move it as appropriate.
I have a 1.5 year old green cheek conure who gets car sick within minutes of being in a moving car. When he was very young it was not an issue, but he was not in a car often. Over the past 6 months, however, it has been terrible and seems to be getting worse and starts earlier. He vomits regardless of car speed, location in the car and wether or not he can see out of his travel cage. We have also tried to give him different perches, different carriers and giving him ginger to chew on, but unfortunately nothing helps. He has a clean bill of heath from an avian vet. And after consulting 2 different vets about the issue we were told that it is not common that birds get car sick and the only possible remedy would be to drive him more frequently on short trips so that he hopefully gets more used to it. one vet suggested that it is more likely a behavioral issue than actual motion sickness. The problem is that he looks so miserable as soon as the car starts moving that I feel bad for subjecting him to it more than necessary. Additionally, we are planning to relocate at the beginning of June and the trip will be over 12 hours (willing you stop at hotels along the way to give the bird breaks). Please, any advice is appreciated. I am so concerned about putting my baby through all this stress and even more concerned about dehydration. 12 hours of vomiting seems like an absolute nightmare for all of us.
I’m not sure if this is the incorrect place to post this and if it is I apologize and will move it as appropriate.
I have a 1.5 year old green cheek conure who gets car sick within minutes of being in a moving car. When he was very young it was not an issue, but he was not in a car often. Over the past 6 months, however, it has been terrible and seems to be getting worse and starts earlier. He vomits regardless of car speed, location in the car and wether or not he can see out of his travel cage. We have also tried to give him different perches, different carriers and giving him ginger to chew on, but unfortunately nothing helps. He has a clean bill of heath from an avian vet. And after consulting 2 different vets about the issue we were told that it is not common that birds get car sick and the only possible remedy would be to drive him more frequently on short trips so that he hopefully gets more used to it. one vet suggested that it is more likely a behavioral issue than actual motion sickness. The problem is that he looks so miserable as soon as the car starts moving that I feel bad for subjecting him to it more than necessary. Additionally, we are planning to relocate at the beginning of June and the trip will be over 12 hours (willing you stop at hotels along the way to give the bird breaks). Please, any advice is appreciated. I am so concerned about putting my baby through all this stress and even more concerned about dehydration. 12 hours of vomiting seems like an absolute nightmare for all of us.
