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Originally Posted by Gemini1963
When we had a dog spiraling down into degenerative myelopathy, she would slip and fall IMMEDIATELY after stepping off any rug. It was heartbreaking (and it was an eye opener as to how difficult slippery floors are for dogs). We ended up creating paths for her all over the house with rugs and LOTS of yoga mats (available for not too much money online). Those worked very well, and we've kept the 6' square ones for the day -- I hope far away -- when our current dog starts slipping.
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My old boy (who's almost 17) often loses his footing now, and ends up in a splayed position - then just lays there like "guess this is my life now" until I help. It really is heartbreaking.
I've also used a combination of area rugs + yoga mats, and even some carpet squares I bought on Facebook marketplace. They were selling a whole lot of them for like $3/piece, so I bought 20 IIRC. Great idea, as they're small enough to cover those random spots and corners; but heavy enough not to slide around too much. I do need to get some grip tape for them, however, as sometimes they do slip a little under the dogs' feet.
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