while the mere thought of taking a small break or short road trips kept us going during the lockdown actually doing this is not a small matter especially for pet parents after the easing of lockdown guidelines many people have started going on road trips and while our furry buddies need a change of scenery as much as we do there are a few ways to make road trips with pets safe and fun amid the covid19 pandemic get your pets checked by vets carry homemade food take breaks experts if your pet has motion sickness or is very hyper then avoid road journeys says dr tina s giri an ahmedabadbased veterinarian she adds avoid feeding heavy meals to your pets before travelling feed them a night before or 34 hours before the journey before travelling get your pets thoroughly checked by your vet cat carriers are a must when travelling by road to keep them calmsalomi gupte a canine trainer and behaviourist shares before any long journey get your pets used to car rides to gauge their behaviour take 1015 minutes break after every 12 hours of driving as your pet needs to stretch and roam a bit curd and vanilla icecream are great food choices for dogs during a road trip as its light and will keep their stomach cool tired dogs are known to be wellbehaved during road trips wear out your pets before the journey by taking them for a run or exercises so that they are less hyper or sleep during the triptravelling in the new normal needs planning pet parentstv actor subuhii joshii who recently travelled with her pet dog majnu from mumbai to lonavala says ive taken road trips with majnu precovid19 and things were easier then now its different although now the food joints and dhabas are open on the highway neither of us can risk our safety by eating out i had to make an extra amount of homecooked food now its also difficult to find a vet during the road trip actor dipna patel who recently travelled from vadodara to their ancestral home at uttarsanda with her fiveyearold pet cat mellow adds we usually travel after sunset which makes mellow feel better listening to calm music and applying calming oil especially for cats on his head helps him a lot i always carry his carrier with toys and whenever he feels motion sickness i put him in it kritica sinha a bengalurubased content creator who flew from bengaluru to patna and then drove down to ranchi with her 17monthold dog grace says we got all the vaccinations and tests done before the trip one must remember that the size of the car is important as it gives them more room space and wont make them easily stressed during long journeys toys with treats that your dog loves is a must carry ahmedabadbased photographer nikita wankhede who travelled from ahmedabad to udaipur with her twoyearold dog simba in november shares