Rumbles is almost 7 months post-amp. I thought he had the stairs mastered. But he slipped last week, tumbled down 8 steps and bumped his head on the wall. Fortunately he wasn't injured.

I've tried anti-slip socks and he just won't keep them on his feet.

Our house is hardwood throughout. I have dust allergies and asthma issues, so carpet and rugs are out of the question.

Anyone have some suggestions for footwear that he might tolerate?

What a horrible experience that had to be!  Tate wouldn't keep anything on his paws either.  I was about to say, "Hey, we should invent a non-slip coating you can put on their pads!" but I checked the liink and see someone already invented that!  Maybe that will help solve your problem.

Musher's Secret is on the list of "recommended traction solutions" that Admin already inserted! Admin's way ahead of you….

(Abby says concrete galoshes should help with Rocket's traction troubles. She also mentioned something about a long walk off a short pier. Then she stuck her tongue out…)

:P

Kisses!!!

Sweet! I love being Teacher's Pet.

(Yeah, I was THAT kid…)

Sounds like Musher's Secret is a good option. I already slather Vaseline on his nose every morning (vet recommended it for dry, scaley nose skin). I might as well rub some wax on his feet too!

I know you said allergies/no carpet, which I totally understand, as I have dust allergies too.  But maybe if you still need extra help, those strips of carpet for stairs?  I think Frontgate, or Solutions, or Orvis or one of the catalogs carries them.  It would be significantly less carpet overall and might give the extra help necessary to avoid problems on the stairs.

Shari – I'm with you on the yoga mats.  I've written here before – they were originally a temporary solution as we had them around the house – now we travel with them everywhere – to friends houses, etc.  We have used them with great success on stairs as well.