My mom bought me toe grips, but was unsuccessful in getting them to stay on, my mom is convinced she is the one doing something wrong, not any defect in the product. Toe Grips has great support though, they offered to help my mom in any way they could, but the one thing they couldn't do was send an extra pair of hands out to our house! So once we find someone willing to help us get these applied we will try again! While I can't give you advice on if they work or not, just be prepared with an extra set of hands if need be to apply them.

Hi all

I just wanted to add my comments regarding Toe Grips.

I saw them mentioned here in the forums and set about looking in to them a bit more to see if they were suitable for Peda (10 year old, front leg tripawd). The support from team at Toe Grips was awesome and they organised to ship them to me in Australia by express post. I had them within 4 days which was great.

They were fairly easy to put on once I worked out the 'knack'. Peda was quite relaxed about the whole process except for one 'ticklish' toe.

It turns out she needs two different sizes - so I recommend measuring most toes (great instructions on their website). It is worth doing to make sure you get the right sizing.

I have found that they have been pretty good at helping Peda get better traction throughout the house. I have noticed a couple tend to come off a bit easier than others and I think that is a bit of a combination of her gait and just trying to get the sizing correct. They are certainly a cheaper option than boots and don't seem to worry dogs once they are on. I've raved about them to the local vet teaching hospital and I happened to pass another tripawd leaving the hospital the other day who had just been fitted with her toegrips! It seems the word has spread

Personally I think they are worth a shot if you have slippery floors. Peda had a big tumble late last year (chasing the kitten!) and we thought she had torn her ACL. While I don't want her to chase the kitten, I can't stop dogs being dogs and kittens being kittens. At least now her legs don't go scooting out from under her! She is also much more confident on unfamiliar floors - she had become quite anxious about going in to places with slippy floors she hadn't been on. It did take her about a week to realise she could shift her weight when standing and they would come in to contact with the ground and so she would have better traction . That wasn't an issue when moving as they were clearly coming in to contact (could see the wearing down).

They also need to be checked daily to make sure they are in the correct spot on the nail. Support from Toe Grips has been great and I highly recommend them. Really, you don't have much to lose by trying them if you think your tripawd needs that bit of extra help. They may not be suitable for all tripawds but they have certainly helped Peda.

Kirsty