My foster-turned-family member Lulu
is being treated for heartworms
If you've been through this with a pet, you know that it's very important to keep them calm - no playing, running, jumping. Luckily, Lulu is pretty calm by nature, but she loves to be on the furniture (which I allow). Unfortunately, the simple act of jumping onto / off of furniture can be enough of an impact to dislodge worm pieces and cause an embolism. Since I can't monitor this 24/7, I blocked certain furniture entirely with pillows, then built "steps" in front of the remaining furniture - e.g. in this pic, her only access onto the daybed is to climb onto the ottoman or the plastic bin, then onto the bed. The plastic bin not only provides a step up - it also keeps her toys away from her (it is actually her toybox, turned upside down with her toys still in it -she gets too rambunctious when she plays with them)
Some free and creative solutions that are working beautifully for HER.
But I am VERY anxious for the heartworm treatment to be done, so I can have my living room and bedroom back withOUT an obstacle course!
10 days to go...