Physical therapy?

[shojo516]

Hello,
My is kitten recovery well from a serious head injury.  He is eating well, using the restroom, holds his head up, sleeps, responds to some visual and auditory stimuli, purrs, and visible head swelling is gone.  However, he walks in circles and he want to run in circles too but his runs into things if going too fast.  I don't want him to further hurt himself.  What can I do to help him with his physical and visual progress?  His pupils are still dilated.  We only let him on the floor when supervised.  Otherwise I made him a playpen using a large box, pillows and towels.  He's quite good at walking even on the soft surfaces and can climb over obstacles, pillows, books, shoes, etc.
Thank you.

[shojo516]

Could you recommend any vitamins or supplements to help with his recovery.  He is making daily progress, but there are processing issues and he often gets frustrated with himself.

[shojo516]

Thank you.  Rather than looking for or creating open spaces for him to walk in, we have allowed him to walk around supervised in areas with more obstacles, even purposely breaking up the open spaces with obstacles.  This seems to be forcing more problem solving and linear walking.  Also pupils are getting smaller, can see thin rings of his beautiful blue eyes around both pupils.  His progress is a miracle!  I had 2 vets tell me his prognosis was grave just over 2 weeks ago. Prayer works!

[Cliff Redford, DVM]

the circling behavior is an indication of a damaged vestibular system. The vestibular nerve is attached to the inner ear which controls balance and when there is a problem the miscommunication between the vestibular system and the brain makes the patient think the world is tilted...and so they wobble to one side. The only thing to do is continue with the physiotherapy you are doing and allow time to "heal all wounds".
good luck.