Comments on: What flooring would you recommend for dog with arthritis? http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/ Healthy Living and Tips For Well Being Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sammylewis70 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5785 sammylewis70 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5785 Personally, I recommend cork. It's resilient, soft, antibacterial and easy to clean. If you do go with it, make sure you buy a quality product. While it is excellent for dogs joints, it is soft and if you don't get a quality product, it can scratch or gouge. Use this buyer's guide to help you make the right choice. http://www.findanyfloor.com/BuyingGuides/CorkBuyersGuide.xhtml You can also check out other types of flooring on findanyfloor.com Personally, I recommend cork. It’s resilient, soft, antibacterial and easy to clean.

If you do go with it, make sure you buy a quality product. While it is excellent for dogs joints, it is soft and if you don’t get a quality product, it can scratch or gouge.

Use this buyer’s guide to help you make the right choice. http://www.findanyfloor.com/BuyingGuides/CorkBuyersGuide.xhtml

You can also check out other types of flooring on findanyfloor.com

]]> By: Bonzie12 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5786 Bonzie12 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5786 I had an older dog with this same problem and I went to Lowe's and bought some inexpensive rubber backed carpet runners to put on my kitchen floor, and foyer tile floors. It worked great for her and helped keep the dirt from being tracked onto my living room carpet. You can get it cut to whatever lenght you want. I had an older dog with this same problem and I went to Lowe’s and bought some inexpensive rubber backed carpet runners to put on my kitchen floor, and foyer tile floors. It worked great for her and helped keep the dirt from being tracked onto my living room carpet. You can get it cut to whatever lenght you want.

]]> By: Libby http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5787 Libby Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5787 Get a couple rugs and cover the area the dog walks on! or rubber mats! Get a couple rugs and cover the area the dog walks on! or rubber mats!

]]> By: GeminiRebelLady http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5788 GeminiRebelLady Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5788 If you don't want to put rug down, which is probably not practical in a kitchen really.. you might want to try Shaw's Paw Wax.. it's supposed to help keep the dogs from slipping.. http://www.dogcatetc.com/019cl-s091.html If you don’t want to put rug down, which is probably not practical in a kitchen really.. you might want to try Shaw’s Paw Wax.. it’s supposed to help keep the dogs from slipping.. http://www.dogcatetc.com/019cl-s091.html

]]> By: Pat Brown http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5789 Pat Brown Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5789 I have put down throw rugs with grip backing to help both older dogs and cats walk across slick surfaces which gave them no"traction" and made them afraid. I have put down throw rugs with grip backing to help both older dogs and cats walk across slick surfaces which gave them no"traction" and made them afraid.

]]> By: Pomlover http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5790 Pomlover Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5790 Rough lino should do the trick?? Rough lino should do the trick??

]]> By: hudsongray http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5791 hudsongray Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5791 I just got the dogs winter catalog from Dr. Foster & Smith and they had some sticky pads that go onto the dog's pads like bandaids, and were non-skid. They were thin, didn't seem to be hard to apply, and would help the dog on slick surfaces indoors. I tried looking online for it but it's not in their online catalog. You can contact them via email though. It did look like a good idea. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=3307+14824 I just got the dogs winter catalog from Dr. Foster & Smith and they had some sticky pads that go onto the dog’s pads like bandaids, and were non-skid. They were thin, didn’t seem to be hard to apply, and would help the dog on slick surfaces indoors.

I tried looking online for it but it’s not in their online catalog. You can contact them via email though. It did look like a good idea.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=3307+14824

]]> By: laidE bright eyes http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 laidE bright eyes Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:42 +0000 http://www.perfecthealthtips.com/1890/what-flooring-would-you-recommend-for-dog-with-arthritis/#comment-5792 Carpet is the best thing for an arthritic dog to walk on. Or you can get non slip booties. Carpet is the best thing for an arthritic dog to walk on. Or you can get non slip booties.

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