When bark turns to barf – having a sick pet on the road

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Max Heine
Nov 10, 2015

sick petDiesel Dog isn’t keeping his food down. You’re nowhere near a vet. It’s the middle of the night.

What’s a long-haul driver to do?

This Worst Case Trucking Scenario offers a few tips on dealing with common pet maladies on the road when you can’t get advice from a vet. For more detail, see the story by Carolyn Mason here.

Or for an entertaining video condensation of that story, watch this Overdrive 30-second Trucker Tip:


 

 

 

 

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