Abstract: An animal restraining device is provided which permits a human to safely attend to caring for an animal. To this end, a base is provided having a peripheral side wall which surrounds the animal. A cover having an opening for the animal'head is placed over the head of the animal, and is capable of movement relative to the base. By virtue of this movement, the animal is relatively comfortable and does not feel particularly restrained within the base. At the same time, the human is protected from injury from the lower or rear extremeties of the animal. The arrangement is particularly useful in orally administering medicine to the animal, or in treatment of problems in the animal's head region.