What kind of tile do you have?

We have tile in the kitchen and hallway on the middle floor and in the family room on the lower floor and Elly, a small rear amp, does ok on it.  The tile is textured so has some grip for her, I only have rugs by the doors and in front of the kitchen sink on the middle floor, downstairs there are two big rugs under the furniture. I live with my elderly father and too many rugs cause mobility problems for him so I don't have that option.  Elly has learned to go slow on the tile and usually goes rug to rug.  She also avoids going though the kitchen for the most part, our layout allows her to go through the living room which is carpeted.

As far as the pain meds- I always like to taper down.  When quad Pug Obie had knee surgery the vet said to give him meds  'as long as he needs them'.  So when I thought he was ready I would reduce the amount of meds slowly and if he showed signs of pain I would go back to the original dose and try again in a few days.  If he was fine with the reduced dose I would do that for a couple of days and try reducing again.  BTW- Obie's recovery from knee surgeries were way longer than my first Tripawd Maggie's recovery from her amp.

Karen and the Spirit Pug Girls