My new flooring is too slippery for my old dog...What can I do to keep her from falling on it???

Question

I have new flooring in part of my house and it's apparently too slippery for my dogs, while the younger ones just kinda slide across it, my older and much larger dog is having problems getting across it and she falls on it. I tried putting rugs down but they aren't very safe either as she trips on them due to her new found fear of her footing brought on by the slippery floor....what should I do for her?

Yes, Steph only problem is that's the room to get outside in...not exactly possible to do that.

Answer 1

My dobe had that problem. We bought commercial entry mats/rugs....they don't slip, good coarse texture, and not much "pile" or "nap" to them, so I would think your girl wouldn't trip as bad....I know our dobe didn't. I wound up having to buy 10 of them and making him a walkway from the living room, through the kitchen, through the utility room, to the outdoors. Made him a much happier boy....it only took a couple of trips for his confidence level to return.

Answer 2

Usually they will eventually get used to it. If it were me, and it has been on a number of occasions, I would initially put the dog on lead and walk her through so she realizes that if she slows down, it isn't a problem - she is fearful of it now but once she realizes it isn't the floor that is the problem but her speed then she should adjust. I also have a large area rug that is secured with that rubbery stuff that keeps things from slipping in the middle of the room so the distances aren't too great that they have to go on the slippery floor. There is stuff you can put on their feet but since they don't always have it on it doesn't teach them to slow down and be safer. It is very important that she learn this as it can be dangerous -- I had a dog once that went running across a slippery floor and ran head first into a stove and ended up paralyzed from a spinal injury and eventually had to be put down... after that I realized it was less of a problem to just put a leash on them and walk them on the surface until they adjusted to it.

Answer 3

you should make sure there nails are always cut as short as possible so that there pads ae gripping and not just there nails which will slide all over the floor. so vets also do laser nail trims they are more expensive but they can cut them very short and they dont grow as fast but u should do it as soon as possible because at the clinic i work at we have wood floors and we have had some dogs that are deathly terrified of wlking in because the slip around so much and hurt them selfs you should also get the older one tested for arthritis and get it on some joint supplements so that it doesnt have much trouble than needed

Answer 4

You actually did the main appropriate component taking him to the ER and he or she could have observed as you at recent. you're able to enable her be responsive to if something like this ever happens lower back she is to call you the minute it happens. My caregiver fell with my son whilst he substitute into 3 months previous and he hit his head on a cement floor. I observed as the nurse line and that they pronounced he's in all threat nice, I nonetheless went to the ER and he ended up having a fracture cranium. He had to have scans for 6 months and each thing grew to become out nice yet i substitute into ill with difficulty. If the medical docs did assessments and pronounced he's nice then he's nice. do not make your self difficulty approximately something that has already befell and you are able to't substitute. Kiss your toddler, be happy he's nice and be responsive to you probably did the main appropriate component and your husband needs to take your area in this thoroughly.

Answer 5

She will learn pretty quickly how to walk on the new floor. We pulled up our carpet and put down tile and the dogs did a lot of "skating" across the room before learning how to walk on the new floor. It won't take long, I promise. We don't use area rugs because the dogs use them as pee pads. That's why we pulled the carpet up!

Answer 6

Area rugs. But make sure that they have the tacky stuff on the back so that she doesn't just slide with a rug under her.
~Tyed~

Answer 7

there's this product called "rug hold" check Home Depot or Lowes it goes on the back of the rug,,,,,,,it really works it will not slide,and will give the dog a foot hold when they need it

Answer 8

They make something called "Show Foot", It is a tacky spray that gives them a better grip on that kid of surface. Might be kind of a pain, but it would work.

Answer 9

Yess i hade a cane corso that did teh same take your dogs paw and look if tehrs hair under if so take him to tehvet and tehr will shave it ok

Answer 10

Get her dog shoes with non-skid sole. Try PetSmart.