Pet steps, puppy stairs or stairs and ramps will help your pets get on and off sofas and beds safely. Here's everything you need to know about this product.

Pet Steps - What Are They?

1. Description:

   Pet steps are steps, ramps or wedges made of a cushiony material such as foam, that aid your pet in climbing to its bed or chair.

2. Who Needs These?

   If you have any type of animal in your house, you could use pet steps for the health and safety of your pet, especially an older pet.

3. Why Do You Need These?

   An older dog especially can have hip and knee problems that make it difficult for them to get up into its favorite chair.

4. Types:

   Some pet steps are shaped like block ottomans and some are wedge shaped and act like a ramp.

5. Benefits:

   Other benefits are that your pet steps will prevent your pets claws from digging into the upholstery as it attempts to climb up.

Pet Steps - Uses

1. For Young Pets:

   Kittens especially love pet steps for hours of climbing and furniture saving fun.

2. For Adult Pets:

   Any animal that has been injured or has an operation will appreciate being able to easily get up on the sofa.

3. For Aging Pets:

   Aging pets also have special needs and will really appreciate not having to jump and climb by using the easy and soft pet steps.

Pet Steps - Tips

1. Varieties:

   Some pet steps are cube shaped and some are wedge shaped for use as a ramp. Others are adaptable as extensions to pet steps that you already may have.

2. Quality Choices:

   You want to find the best quality of pet steps, such as ones that have good durable fabric coverings that won't easily tear or stain.

3. Where to Use:

   Near the sofa or your pets favorite chair. The pet steps come in a variety of upholstery colors to coordinate with the other furniture in your room.

Pet Steps - Concerns

1. Safety Issues:

   Especially for the aging pet, you need to be sure the pet steps are not going to slide out from under your pet as he attempts to use the pet steps to climb up.

2. Behavioral Issues:

   Your pet's grateful look as he easily gets to his favorite spot will tell you that the pet steps for them were a good idea.

3. Convenience:

   Instead of needing to help your injured or aging pet, he can now conveniently get to the chair or sofa by using the pet steps.

Pet Steps - How to Choose

1. For Young Pets:

   Kittens love the wedge variety of pet steps so they won't need a step to get up!

2. For Adult Pets:

   Even healthy adult pets are susceptible to injury from jumping and climbing.

3. For Aging Pets:

   Aging pets especially must be protected from certain pet steps that are not securely placed so that they don't slide and cause your aging pet to fall.

4. Expense:

   Pet steps are relatively inexpensive when you consider the furniture damage and injuries that they prevent. They run around $100 for one unit with the option of removable covers and extra covers for the pet steps that cost approximately $65 a cover.

5. Other items you might need with this product:

   The extra covers are the best idea since you can put a clean one right back on when the soiled one is being laundered.