Sliding on wood floors
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| There was a little discussion on balm for foot pads. This might help:
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=8803 |
Sheepie Heaven wrote: There was a little discussion on balm for foot pads. This might help:
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=8803 Thanks. It sounds like it didn't work for Darcy, but I'll give it a try. I thought I remembered something being discussed on here, but for the life of me, I didn't know what to search for! lol |
| I gave up on it...doesnt work really well...but its only 6 or 7 bucks...worth the try! |
Hello, I read here often but don't usually write, but we just moved to a house with hard wood floors and I asked my vet. She suggested keeping toenails trimmed and the hair on her paws trimmed back so that the pads are exposed. It has worked a bit. She still slides but nothing like she use to. Good luck!  |
| Good advice on keeping the nails and pads trimmed-- that really does help a lot.
I tried to strategically place the rugs throughout the floors to help provide some traction. If they move right, they can almost have at least one foot on a rug from the stairs to the back door! I thought the no slip show wax worked okay but it's a pain to continuously wax up three dogs-- especially when one is super ticklish! Also I found they seemed to drag in more dirt, twigs and other outside nasties when the wax was on their feet. Lucy's the only one I really worry about because it can be hard for her to get up, her being an old lady and all. A quick funny story: We have a high end vinyl in the kitchen-- it looks like ceramic tile but it has great texture and grip. Bear figured this out and when Clyde tried to hold onto a toy they were tugging by lying on the rug that's under the dining room table, Bear did a giant stretch, planted his back feet in the kitchen and proceeded to drag Clyde, the rug and, consequently, the whole dining room table towards the kitchen. I wish I could pull a couple of hundred pounds with my teeth. I'd be like a superhero... |
| Definitely keeping the nails and paw pad fur trimmed... that's good just for the health of their feet, as well as making sure they have traction.
I trim my dogs nails and paw pad fur at least once every two weeks. |
| One word:
Rubber-backed bathroom mats. Ok, that's more like two words. |
Ron wrote: One word:
Rubber-backed bathroom mats. Ok, that's more like two words. It's actually more like 3.5.  |
That's true, I think, as I don't know if you can have half a wor
What I said was also true -- it was more like 2 words than 1 word.  |
Ron wrote: That's true, I think, as I don't know if you can have half a wor
What I said was also true -- it was more like 2 words than 1 word. Ooh, you got me. I wasn't concentrating on semantics enough! It's is much more like two words than one.  |
Beth wrote: Hello, I read here often but don't usually write, but we just moved to a house with hard wood floors and I asked my vet. She suggested keeping toenails trimmed and the hair on her paws trimmed back so that the pads are exposed. It has worked a bit. She still slides but nothing like she use to. Good luck!
Yeah, I keep Jasper's paws trimmed using my 5/8" blade and his nails trimmed with the dremel, but he's still sliding pretty bad too. I'm afraid it'll hurt his hips if he keeps doing it. I don't know if it's possible, but it seems like it might be. |
| Our vet just recommened ToeGrips; see toegrips.com They look like they might work. |
Willowsprite wrote: Definitely keeping the nails and paw pad fur trimmed... that's good just for the health of their feet, as well as making sure they have traction. I trim my dogs nails and paw pad fur at least once every two weeks. please come and do Summers for us! She does the most fantastic impression of a crab, tucks her feet under her and wont move! I have to wait until she is asleep on floor and then sit next to her and do one at a time! |
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