Elderly lab has two bad hind legs and struggles on bare floors. Will these help her get a little traction to help her stabilize or are they slippery?
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They aren't slippery. They are well-made. I had trouble fitting my elderly dog--her feet are splayed, but she's only medium size & the boots that fit her feet were too large on leg. I had luck with Protex Pawz reusable boots. They are like little balloons that fit on feet. They give protection, traction & are much less expensive. You might check them out.
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Hello Michael, I would say it will help some however if your dog has not used booties before you will need to factor in learning time. Your pup may be clumsy first few times.
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if she doesn't have foot phobia issues like my dog who hated them on his feetotherwise they look like a good product that will do what you need
809751
I have a old Golden, and these made a huge difference. I though she would mind having them on, but she walks around with them and doesn't even notice them. They do make her look like she has duck feet, but she doesn't slip on the floor anymore.
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They may work to help dog from slipping if u put the word side down so it works as a gripper but as far as leaving them on for anymore time then a short walk outside you should probably not. Think about putting a ballon on your Dogs feet the part that is the opening is very tight and I think most dogs will try to chew it off. The only way my dog -puppy allows us to put them on is because he knows we will not take him for his outside walk in the rain or snow without this boots but as soon as we get in house he starts to try to chew them off.
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One of my dogs has arthritis and seems to manage this bed, though carefully, and as long as he goes from a long side. The protruding legs tripped him up when we first got one. That may also be a factor of age. He is 75# and 14+ years old. He does take an anti-inflammatory for his arthritis.
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I put them on my 12 year old Pug, he was having some back leg issues, and I wanted to prevent him from slipping on my tile floors. They were a bit big in the feet, but the velcro straps enabled us to secure them. They did slip off occasionally, until we figured out how taut the velcro needed to be on his ankles. They sure are cute, too!
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I gave them as gifts. The people I gave them to didn't say ,whether or not they were slippery. I would think if you are walking on a surface that is like linoleum it would be slippery I don't know as I said.
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I have one more suggestion concerning this ramp that I did forget about. It does have a rough surface that they walk on but our dog didn't like it so we purchased 3 rubber mats like a door mat and just place them on the ramp, and now he has no problem walking on the ramp. Like your dog, when Budley gets excited and wants to jump or whatever, he too does go down (old age), but we still like the ramp and it seems to make it so much easier on him. Good luck with yours and thank you also for responding.
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Hi, my german shepherd Ayla had become paralyzed from waist down. The wheelchair works so that she used her front legs to move and bottom legs were lifted up by strap in back. She loved it and was able to run, unfortunately sometimes she tipped over and that she didn't like. But it helped her independence for a while. She is now deceased. I still have the wheelchair. spiritwindfarm@gmail.com
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It's a bit steep, my bunny makes the jump instead of climbing. You might be able to put something on the ramp (which does have little steps) so it's grippier. Or maybe put something low next to the ramp to give a boost. But the ramp on it's own might be a bit daunting.
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They're no more slippery than walking around in socks on the floor. My 4 and 2 year old both love to help me clean with them, and we haven't had any bumps or bruises yet;)
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I bought one for my 60 lb. dog and she has no problem getting up and down. It has carpet on it so that they can keep their grip. I love mine!
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No, they are not slippery. I'm a senior, so yes, I think they are okay for an older person. These slippers are fine but I originally bought a pair at Bed Bath and Beyond and they were great. Unfortunately they do not sell them anymore. These had much thicker microfiber strands on the bottoms.
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We also have some hardwood, and neither of our dogs have ever had any issues with traction or sliding. It really is a great product. Hope this is helpful & happy walking!Maybe Joe is applying too much if he's experiencing slippage, not positive, just a thought.
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Surface is slippery however it is also spiral wrap and I think they could climb it but dont have many of those varmits around here !
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No they will not be slippery! They grip very well and are well made! Just don't wear them on linoleum or wood floors as they will tear these type of floors up! Ice does not have a chance against these! I wore these during the cold, icy and snowy Afghanistan winter and they did the job great!
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I've never had that problem. They deflate when stepped on and rise back up when the child steps off of it. I wouldn't say they are slippery.
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They are not too slick; I have Hard wood floors and they can slide around- they don't have traction or anything like that. They work fine for us though.
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I think that it would be difficult to use this on the stairs. The walking surface is slippery-we are using carpet runners as our 90 lb labradoodle has traction issues. I think the stairs might be too steep and am not sure how you could fasten it to the so the ramp doesn't slip.