Toe Grips

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In about a month, Sadie will turn 6. It seems like so much longer some days that she's been a part of our family. I'm sure that has to do with all the work she requires. She's one year post stem cell and I'm very happy with what that did for her knees. She hasn't been on any medication (aside from a urinary tract infection) for over a year. That's pretty much unheard of with her Wobbler's disease. She still has a lot of difficulty getting up on our hard wood floors and walking on them. It's like an ice skating rink and she doesn't trust them (understandably so). 

We have been helping her strengthen her back legs by doing more/longer walks as well as (when it was warmer) setting up a physical therapy obstacle course in our backyard. She definitely got a little stronger but when you're not able to get up on your own every day without assistance there's not much muscle you're building. Stairs are still a challenge for her. She can do them but she's very slow and not very sure of herself. With our "spotting her" she can still get up and down them at night and to go outside a few times a day. 

I'm in a constant state of how we can help her live out her remaining years with the best quality of life. My recent idea was to purchase these toe grips for dogs that go on their nails and provide traction on hardwood floors. Senior dog owners with rear end weakness and slippage have sworn by them so hoping this helps make her a little more independent around the house and therefore helps increase her muscle mass. I have some ideas after that too but one thing at a time. 

One foot on the hardwood floors