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Bella is now 13 and on treatment for arthritis and I've been using anti slip rubber nail covers to help her with traction on the floors.

 

I read that you can use Paw Wax but its quite expensive.

 

Is there a home made remedy ? Can you use surfboard wax ?

 

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Not being a surfer, I googled surfboard wax.  I would not use it.  I'd be wary of putting anything much on paws - don't forget they're likely to lick, get it all over furniture, all over the floors ect.  But my biggest worry would be ingestion. 

 

We found non-slip mats and "being sensible" were the biggest help to us.  Luckily for us, we were only renting the place we had floor boards. 

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I'm thinking an easier and cheaper option might be to get hold of some medical grade adhesive and apply patches of non slip drawer matting like that on a roll .

 

We have a hallway that is nearly 20+ meters long and to get a runner is probably not an option as hubby is not very mobile and it could be a tripping danger for him .

 

Sigh poor doggies when they get older :cry:

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we used long grippy mats from bunnings in our hallway for when D was starting to slip and slide a bit -- didn't look great but was functional. we also got a large rug and used IKEA rug 'hold in place thingos' for his main traffic area

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