Slipping On Wooden Flooring

[Thailand]

Anything we can rub on her pads/paws to stop her slipping and injuring herself?

We have parquet stairs which she has used for years but very recently started slipping and could be quite dangerous for her.

We have not done anything different to the stairs so we guess it must be the pads/paws.

[Pseudolus]

More likely to be a deterioration of her muscle strength, or scoring in her hip bones meaning she does not have the power to correct her balance like she used to. Try a cod liver oil tablet once a week, or maybe some little booties. Even a carpet 1950's running up the middle of the stairs.

[BottleBlonde]

You can buy online indoor slippers for their feet with non slip pads. Our late german shepherd had Degenerative myelopathy (DM) or CDRM, which is a neurological problem that affects maily GSD's and causes knuckling of the back paws in the early stages. We bought protective shoes so that when we walked him, the nails were protected and didn't wear down to the point of bleeding and also the top of the knuckles were protected. Many companies in America will do a made to measure service. We got ours from a company called Tammy and Teddys, and they also do the indoor non slip variety. We later progressed to a wheelchair from Eddies Wheels (again made to measure). I hope this helps and wish you all the luck and strength with your Shepherd.

[fredob43]

More likely to be a deterioration of her muscle strength, or scoring in her hip bones meaning she does not have the power to correct her balance like she used to. Try a cod liver oil tablet once a week, or maybe some little booties. Even a carpet 1950's running up the middle of the stairs.

Sorry to tell you but in the past in England we had several G/S great dog by the way. But after they get older (From the age of 6year's in some case's) their rear leg's go, once it start's it's down hill big time from then on. (It happened with every one we had) We tried everything Boot's tablet's you name it all to no avail, boots wont help at all long time it's not the paws that are buggered it's weakness in the rear leg's. Muscle waste will occur very shortly and within 1 year 2 if your lucky they more than likely wont even be able to walk. You if you like you can try B/B idea's spot on by the way with their Diagnosis but your in Thailand if you can get thing's here who know's. Just take care of them and make their last year's with you as enjoyable as possible. Tip cut down on long walk's as it just make's thing's worse.

[ataloss]

^ Same with my two sister Rottweilers, the second within two months of the first. After age 10 it was a matter of a few weeks before they passed on. I had to place their bottoms towards an incline so they were not sitting in urine. Supporting them from shade to shade was problematic as Rotts are heavy; they would crawl into the morning sun, but I had to keep an eye out that it was not becoming too hot: they give a little cry when they needed help. Luckily I am around, being retired.

Both passed on beside me in my home office. I dread my other three ending up that way: my main man, Prinz, just turned nine.

Trying like you to be the person my dogs think I am.