Instant Traction for Senior and Special Needs Dogs; Vet-Developed Paw Grip Kit to Reduce Slipping, Build Confidence and Restore Quality of Life.

All I can say is WOW. I work at a large veterinary teaching hospital and was introduced to Paw Friction from a coworker who is a certified rehab veterinary technician. My 12 year old Rottweiler has been having increasingly more issues since we moved into our new house almost two years ago. It's the first house with almost all hardwood floors (only two rooms have carpet.) When she was standing, her back feet would literally slide out from under her and she was starting to slip and slide all over the place. I wanted to do something for her but was very unsure about dog boots (Would she even wear them? Would it cause dermatological issues from being closed off from air flow? Would she tolerate the sticky adhesive pads?) After discussing it with my coworker, she did a trial application for me and a week later, I bought my own package off Amazon. It gave her IMMEDIATE stability on smooth surfaces and she is even confident enough to trot on the hardwood in the house. Her first application lasted just over a week, through multiple walks and even a snow day in Georgia where she ran and played outside. I just did her second application tonight and put it on my other dog who is an 11.5 year old large breed mix. She has a lot of fur on her feet plus a previous injury that causes her paw pads to strike the ground incorrectly. She can't sit without her front feet sliding out in front of her. She just sat down and was able to stay seated! I will definitely be keeping this on hand for the rest of their lives. It is extremely easy to apply and I only almost glued my fingers to their paws twice. They don't even seem to notice it is on their paws Once I get the hang of it, I'm sure I'll be able to apply it quickly and efficiently with no problems. And if you are careful and conservative, you'll probably even get more applications that the box says. I DEFINITELY recommend this for anyone with a dog that has any sort of mobility issues on smooth surfaces.**EDIT: I am a veterinary assistant but not affiliated with the company in any way, shape, or form. I see lots of patients with the same issues and the immediate results are astounding. Yes, you need to be able to manipulate your dog's paws but if one person helps keep the dog standing and the other does the application, it shouldn't be difficult. Also, start with a smaller amount in the center of the pad and apply more if needed. I could easily see where m girls' pads were slick and applied it just to those areas. A very thin layer of glue works best.**

Update:It’s even worse than I initially thought. I did manage to get most of her pads evenly covered with the sand, but within 24 hours, her pads were completely smooth again. It wasn’t from her chewing it off. It wasn’t from her being so active it wore off. It was from her walking in our house and then to the back yard to relieve herself. A wobbly, elderly 13 year old dog. Don’t waste your money. This product is a grift.Original review:If you have a large dog with big paws you’ll need more than the three drops of glue they include with the kit. It’s obviously superglue, so I suppose you can buy your own. It’s comes with four tubes but literally just a drop or two in each tiny vial.If you have a senior dog, or a dog with mobility issues (and it’s probably why you are ordering it —same here), don’t even bother trying to apply this while they stand. My husband tried holding up our old girl while I applied to one paw at a time. So now the little bit of sand they give you is all over our floor because she would kick and pull her leg away, would sink into the floor and lean over almost falling. I don’t know how this can be applied while she lays down either because the sand is loose and tipping the container to press into her paw as it is sideways would obviously not work.We did manage to get a little stuck to her pads, but it’s sparse at best. Will report back on if it works and if it does, how long it lasts before we would need to reapply it. But the sand is all over the floor and the three drops of superglue that were in the four minuscule tubes is gone.

I put this on my dog’s main pad on his rear feet. It DOES help him to navigate the slippery wooden floors. Be careful not to over apply the goop. One issue is the tubes are rigid, too rigid to easily squeeze goop out for application. You end up spending a lot of time trying to squeeze the tube when you should be trying to hold your dog’s foot. So that’s a problem. The product either needs to be half the price, or they need to provide twice the material: goop plus traction material. I’ll bet margin is around 75% on this. But there’s no competitor…

With 350+ reviews I don't know how much of a difference this will make but here goes...I ordered this at the recommendation of our holistic vet, after having tried the Toe Tacks (which didn't stay on long and would have been another wrestling match requiring two people to try again). I have a smallish, 14 year-old German Shepherd/Husky mix dealing with ataxia-related complications, in addition to arthritis and general old age. I've applied it twice now, and overall this product seems to help her get around with more confidence on our laminate floors (we just moved out of a house with carpet); but I agree that it's a royal pain to apply. In addition to having to apply it while she's lying down and not liking her feet messed with (although cookies help), the plastic tubes are VERY hard to cut open, even with heavy-duty kitchen shears (and yes, I took the lid off first); and it's very hard to squeeze out the glue, so that I'm getting a LOT at once or almost none. As a result I've gone though almost a whole tube with each application and getting almost as much on my fingers as on her paw pads. And it seems to dry so quickly that if I don't grab the tray and twist her feet into them within seconds the granules don't adhere very well. Maybe just the roughness of the glue itself will also help with traction. I may be able to apply it next time with her partially sitting up, but the glue tubes will still be an issue. Also, how come I didn't get one of those paw-shaped trays in the pictures instead of the rectangle, black plastic tray?