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While taking him on the trip would be wonderful for the owner who understands her time with him is limited, it is really important to understand that a dog that is sick and in pain is not interested in "adventures" or new environments. Taking this dog on this trip is not something I would do...to keep a sick dog comfortable is not just a matter of medicating, but also making sure the environment is as familiar and as stress free as possible.
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This completely depends on the dog and the only person that can determine whether or not the dog would actually enjoy the trip is the owner. Prior to treating our dog we took him to the ocean to romp in the sand, play in the surf. This little adventure was for him 100%. The weather was awful and I had no desire to be playing on the beach, but our dog was having a blast. This created absolutely NO stress to my dog whatsoever, if anything the effect was completely the opposite; it relaxed him and made him happy. He had also just spent 3 nights in the hospital (strange environment for him) and then we spent the 2 nights at the ocean in a rented house (strange environment). If this were my younger dog, I wouldn't have done so because the change would have been a stressor. For my eldest this wasn't the case. He thrives on new environments, new people, new things to do. This is why I say, the owner, who really knows the dog is the only person that can make decisions like these.