Hardwood floors are beautiful and easy to clean, but they also create difficulties for your pets.  These slippery surfaces don’t provide as much traction as the wall-to-wall carpeting of previous decades, and our furry family members are starting to feel it.

Hip and knee injuries are becoming more and more common, and a large number of those injuries are a result of slipping on tile or wood floors. In an article recently published on the Daily Times, Dr. Darren Woodson gives a more in-depth explanation and offers some helpful tips for minimizing the trouble for your pets.

You can check out the article HERE.

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