Abstract: A forelimb splint or restraint for use by veternary hospitals in the intravenous feeding of animals, which immobilized the movable joints, especially the shoulder and elbow during treatment.

Abstract: A feline cage platform having a rectangular frame with sidewalls, end walls and top surface, the bottom edges of the walls being in a common plane forming a base on which the frame rests with the top surface having recess means for accepting and securely holding removable food and water bowls and mini-litter pan, wherein the mini-litter pan includes a means to prevent scattering of litter and a means for collecting a urine sample. Such a device is useful for total care of a hospitalized feline patient.

Abstract: An anabolic recovery unit for small animals having a rectangular frame with side walls, end walls and a top surface, the bottom edges of the walls being in a common plane forming a base on which the frame rests, a rectangular shelf supported within the frame below the top and having means of varying the spacing between the shelf and the lower surface of the frame top, and a electric heating element supported on the frame whereby the top of the frame is maintained at a selectable temperature beneficial to small animals lying on the frame top.

Abstract: A structure for supporting small anesthetized animals for surgical procedures in the form of an elongated rectangular base adapted for positioning on a table, the base having integral upstanding ridges on each side, each of the ridges being rounded at the top and conforming to an elongated concave surface forming the top of the base, the concave surface being dimensioned to support the supine body of a small animal, the height of each ridge being reduced at the end, and a strap adjacent each end of each ridge, each strap having one end secured to the side of the base and the other end secured to the base concave top surface, at least one end of each strap being removably secured in a manner whereby the length of each strap may be adjusted, so that the legs or feet of the animal may be retained by the straps.