Reddit reviews EliteField 3-Door Folding Soft Dog Crate, Indoor & Outdoor Pet Home, Multiple Sizes and Colors Available (42" L x 28" W x 32" H, Navy Blue+Gray)
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Attention Buyer: This soft dog crate has FOUR mesh doors with CURTAINS. Size: 42" long x 28" wide x 32" high; 2" wider and 4" higher than most other brand 42" soft crates, so the EliteField soft crate makes your dog feel more spacious; fully assembled; set-up and fold-down in seconds, no tools needed.The crate frame is made of strong steel tube; the crate cover is made of high quality durable 600D fabric and hex mesh fabric; a well ventilated, stylish, lightweight and durable crateSPECIAL FEATURES: Four mesh doors (on the top, front, and two sides) for convenience and for sunlight and breathability; four door curtains offer shade, reducing barking and stress; front and two side doors with locking zippers for safety and security; two accessory pockets and water bottle holder and hole on the back; removable and washable cover and bed.Free carrying bag and fleece bed included; a handle and hand carrying straps on the crate, hand carrying straps and adjustable padded shoulder strap on the carrying bag allow for many carrying options; folded crate with just 3" height for easy transport and storage2 Year Warranty from EliteField, a New York-based Pet Product Manufacturer. The "EliteField" brand is ranked #1 under Amazon's "Soft Dog Crate" category. This can be seen through searching for "Soft Dog Crate" on Amazon. Product Quality Guarantee, 100% Money-Back Guarantee, Customer Satisfaction Guarantee (See important information in "Product Description" section below)
If he has to be crated overnight or when unsupervised then I think a good quality soft-sided one is the way to go.
My instinct would be to make his surrounding area as soft as possible, but you also said that he shredded the bed you put in the crate for him.. Does he shred anything you put in there? Beds, folded up blankets?
My guy has idiopathic epilepsy and grand mal seizures are typical of it, but what you describe is way, way more violent than anything my guy has ever done. I just know that for mine, I would not want him to seize in a plastic or wire crate. He was on crate rest for a little while recently and he did have three seizures in his soft sided crate, and it held up fine vs. a 'normal' grand mal seizure, but there may be too much mesh to survive an encounter with wild fish out of water flopping. This crate is a newer version of the one I have. The first three color options are all newer and they all have screens that pull down over the mesh parts which could add extra support - mine doesn't have those screens.
We found that we simply had to wait to until our girl outgrew her desire to chew up her crate pads (including the Kong pads which, evidently, are quite weak along the seams).
We use a crate similar to this, which has a soft bottom so lacking a pad isn't that big a deal since it's set on carpet anyway. When she did grow out of it (after about 2-2.5 years), we ended up using some kind of cheap memory foam pad from Groupon. Works fine.
For outside the crate, I like the big Costco beds.