Car sickness problem - how dangerous and how to remedy?

Dunny

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Hi, Dunny is a 4-year-old green cheek. And when I take him in the car he gets car sick. He throws-up the whole time, in his cage. No deodorizers are in my car. It is an SUV so it rides fairly smoothly. I tried covering him. A long trip was the worse, I hate to have him sick the whole time.
How bad is his getting sick?
Are there any remedies?
I heard that engine vibrations may be the culprit. If so, has anyone tried their car sick bird in an EV? (Electric vehicle.)

Any help is appreciated.
-JB
 

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Owlet

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Other people may he able to weigh in more but I dont think it's dangerous and I dont think theres much that can be done about it. My ekkie gets carsick and I just make sure to keep car rides short and supply lots of water and food afterwards.
 

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You can try elevating the cage or carrier so he can see out the windows. I know Salty gets freaked out f he cant see the trees and cars. Also, if traveling by night, I have to keep a courtesy light on inside the car, as the bright lights whizzing past really gets him upset - parrots have terrible night vision.
 

Laurasea

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My Ta-dah gets very car sick and vomits...:(
I haven't found anything that helped.
 

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