Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Chihuahua | Female | unspayed | 8 lbs
Last night I took my dog in the car and she started shaking and she threw up 3 times. I took her home and she went to bed over night but is still shaking and crying softly this morning. She does have separation anxiety and that was also her first car ride. Was it an anxiety attack? Is she sick? I just got her two days ago from a shelter. She is a 1 year old chihuahua Pomeranian.
1 Answer
Published on June 29th, 2017
Probably she had some motion sickness. But the sickness may have been dietary related or possibly related to a gastrointestinal infection/inflammation. I would suggest to withhold food for the next 8-12 hours and then start feeding with a bland diet based on boiled chicken and rice in small portion every 6 hours for the following 48hours. Then gradually reintroduce the normal diet over 5 days. I would definitively recommend a veterinary check up if the signs persist or you notice diarrhoea, more vomiting, lethargy or inappetence. Please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further.
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