Isabelle - neurological problems
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Talishan
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Ditto Lynx.
That could work just fine. I could also see where she might get wedged in one of the triangles and not be able to get up OR out.
It's devilishly difficult to try to figure out what position they'll get into and where in the cage. We've tried with those of ours who had mobility problems.
It may work just fine, or it may need some refinements. Any way you can rig up a pig cam?
That could work just fine. I could also see where she might get wedged in one of the triangles and not be able to get up OR out.
It's devilishly difficult to try to figure out what position they'll get into and where in the cage. We've tried with those of ours who had mobility problems.
It may work just fine, or it may need some refinements. Any way you can rig up a pig cam?
I've actually removed the contraption. She was getting lost in the triangles. she actually seems to be doing okay now that I've moved her hay, pellets, ect closer to her warming pad and hidey.
Blossom still has plenty of room to run around and do zoomies and popcorn.
I'll continue to watch and ponder, and if anyone has any other ideas to share, feel free.
I wish there were some sort of soft contraption like the roxie roller that she could wear that might help keep her righted.
Blossom still has plenty of room to run around and do zoomies and popcorn.
I'll continue to watch and ponder, and if anyone has any other ideas to share, feel free.
I wish there were some sort of soft contraption like the roxie roller that she could wear that might help keep her righted.
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Talishan
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The only danger I see with that (and I am NOT an orthopedic specialist!!) is that it might in fact help keep her upright -- but if she does fall, it'd make it harder for her to get back up.
If you could rig something soft, with rounded sides that would roll with her, maybe that would help?
If you could rig something soft, with rounded sides that would roll with her, maybe that would help?
It looks like Blossom is starting to come very closer to her when she topples. Maybe she'll come around to "helping"?
I just don't know what to do for her. Mostly, she seems to right herself okay, even though it's painful to watch. Any bump in the fleece will trip her up. I have tried to arrange everything so she can walk alongside an edge to get to it.
I was just wondering if there's anything I could rig to brace her and keep her upright. you know those wheelchairs where the base is wider that the seat?
Would something like that be worth trying to rig up? Maybe a wheeled frame, with a hammock in the middle she'd rest in? I'd have to make sure her feet would touch the ground. It would, however, impede her ability to lay down, unless I made the hammock with just enough leeway so she could rest on her side if she wanted.
Or, just leave her be?
I just don't know what to do for her. Mostly, she seems to right herself okay, even though it's painful to watch. Any bump in the fleece will trip her up. I have tried to arrange everything so she can walk alongside an edge to get to it.
I was just wondering if there's anything I could rig to brace her and keep her upright. you know those wheelchairs where the base is wider that the seat?
Would something like that be worth trying to rig up? Maybe a wheeled frame, with a hammock in the middle she'd rest in? I'd have to make sure her feet would touch the ground. It would, however, impede her ability to lay down, unless I made the hammock with just enough leeway so she could rest on her side if she wanted.
Or, just leave her be?
She's not on any meds. There aren't any symptoms to manage. Her toppling over isn't related to seizures at all.
I also want to be careful about giving her any med that might alter her senses - she's already so wobbly.
I also want to be careful about giving her any med that might alter her senses - she's already so wobbly.
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Talishan
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Honestly, if she's able to right herself most of the time -- and it would really, really help if Blossom decided to learn to help :-) -- I'd just leave her be.
It's painful to us to watch her fall and try to right herself. If it's not painful to her, though -- if she just stumbles, rolls, and does what she has to do to get back up -- then what does it matter? (Except, of course, if she can't get up and you're out of the house for a while.)
If she's in pain, or if she gets visibly frustrated during a fall, that's another story. But if not, look at it from her point of view. "Oh, flop ... and I'll just get back up again, that's just the way it is."
It's painful to us to watch her fall and try to right herself. If it's not painful to her, though -- if she just stumbles, rolls, and does what she has to do to get back up -- then what does it matter? (Except, of course, if she can't get up and you're out of the house for a while.)
If she's in pain, or if she gets visibly frustrated during a fall, that's another story. But if not, look at it from her point of view. "Oh, flop ... and I'll just get back up again, that's just the way it is."
You're right Talishan. I have resisted interfering when she tumbles. I watch to be sure she gets up alright. Sometimes she struggles, and gets tired. She'll pause for a minute, then whip herself up.
She's a tough girl.
I do have to choose her cagemates carefully. She and Blossom are good together. At one point I had her living with 3 other girls, and they actually lay in wait and pushed her over, unprovocated. No, really - I saw it with my own eyes.
She's a tough girl.
I do have to choose her cagemates carefully. She and Blossom are good together. At one point I had her living with 3 other girls, and they actually lay in wait and pushed her over, unprovocated. No, really - I saw it with my own eyes.
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