The Padded Room
When you have a little fur-baby like our Simon-the-diamond who suffers from seizures and vestibular disease than this is how his sleeping quarters look each night. This is how his "sleeping quarters" look during the day on some days too. Slightly messy and chaotic but whatever it takes to keep him safe. He doesn't need a broken leg or broken hip on top of all his other issues! Geesh!
This morning was moving along just fine, all of a sudden Simmie had...let's call them "episodes" from here on out on this here blog. He suffered an episode. After suffering an episode he is seriously loopy for about 30-45 minutes. He walks in circles, stumbles like a drunken sailor, and suffers temporary blindness. Plus he just can't settle down during the aftermath, he has to be somewhat contained. Within about 30-45 minutes he snaps out of it somewhat, the worst of it passes but he has lingering after effects for days usually. Twitching eyes, unbalanced walking, and general confusion are the lingering after effects.
Our idea of the "padded room" was born about 3 weeks ago. We try our hardest to cover every inch of the floor. His feet are so unstable that slipping on the tile is a huge concern. During his aftermath he has lots of Bambi moments. In the padded room we ball up towels and grab pillows, placing them in strategic areas to pad corners, door hinges, and knobs on drawers. Yes, it looks messy. Yes, I hate a mess. Yes, I hate cluttered looking areas. But I LOVE my Simmie much MORE!
If anyone reading this out there has any additional ideas on how to pad things in a better manner feel free to comment or send us a text if you know us personally. Yes, we have thought of crating him during the most immediate episode aftermath, but we're worried it might stress him out too much. He's never been crated other than to travel in the car or on a plane. Our thought is to contain but not completely restrict movement.
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