Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a non-powered calming device for use on an animal's fur, and a method of using the same. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a non-powered animal calming device comprises an anti-static material disposed on a sheet, held on a dispensing structure, wherein the anti-static material is suitable to neutralize a sustained separation of positive and negative charges in the animal's fur without the use of a power source. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, a method of calming an animal comprises providing a non-powered animal calming device comprising an anti-static material disposed on a sheet held in connection with a dispensing structure, contacting the animal's fur with the animal calming device, and neutralizing a sustained separation of positive and negative charges in the animal's fur without the use of a power source.

Abstract: The nature of this invention is to develop a new way to clean dog's paws of any debris, such as mud, etc., which it may encounter. The present invention provides a safe, easy, efficient, innovative way to clean the paw. It will eliminate the use of several towels for this purpose and save the life of the owner's carpeting and floors. A main unit (28) will house a rechargeable battery (60); however an ac adapter (52) is also available. Two canisters (20, 24) will provide a container (20) for clean water and a container (24) for dirty, waste water. Each canister is easily removed for filling and cleaning, yet secured onto the main unit via the construction of the molding (90, 92, 94). The paw is placed into a pouch (70). The pouch (70) is secured by means of an elastic band (72). When a spray switch (46) is depressed, water is released through a hose (34) and onto the paw with sufficient pressure to remove debris from the paw.

Abstract: A draping system designed for the treatment of a horse tail or mane having drapes shaped to expose a horse tail and a horse mane, while protecting underlying and adjacent areas of the horse's coat from unwanted treatment solutions. The draping system is especially useful in cosmetic treatments of the horse tail or mane, as for example when applying coloring or permanent treatments or when applying a medicament in liquid or powder form.

Abstract: A detection device for the quick of an animal claw incorporates a sensor device and scan system technology into a hand-held device that locates the location for a proper cut, avoiding cutting the quick and avoiding pain to the animal. The scan system technology may include a light sensor, an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or an intensity transducer. A control circuit determines the position status of the device and applies a mark on the claw to designate a position that is safe to clip in order to avoid the quick of the claw.

Abstract: A grooming tool which includes a number of latex surgical tubing pieces generally arranged in parallel to one another, and anchored together at corresponding opposite ends. A handle provides for a user to draw the plurality of latex surgical tubing pieces across an animal for grooming.

Abstract: A rotary nail filing apparatus for animals is described that includes a shroud or housing, an opening in the shroud that is suitable sized and shaped to allow an end portion of an animal's nail to be put through the opening, and a suitably shaped and oriented rotary grinder that is contained within the shroud grinding at least a portion of an animal's nail when put through the opening, where at least a portion of the nail particles that are grinded away by the rotary grinder are contained in a portion of the shroud. In some embodiments, the rotary grinder position/orientation and/or its surface are adjustable and/or replaceable.

Abstract: A low cost, effective towel and method for drying and removing dirt, mud, odors and parasites from a pet, such as dog or a cat, that has been exposed to water, dirt and mud from snow, rain, baths and swimming pools. The towel is comprised of a rectangular sheet of an absorbent material for covering the back and the sides of the animal, and apertures for threading the towel over the head and tail of an animal to cover the animal's back and sides. The towel may be either made of a sheet of non-woven disposable cellulose fibers or made of a re-usable sheet of woven cloth-like material or non-woven material capable of multiple uses.

Abstract: The device for attaching an artificial tail to an animal is a device for securing an upper portion of an artificial animal tail to a portion of the animal's natural tail. The device includes a longitudinally extending strap and a laterally extending strap, with the longitudinally extending strap being joined to the laterally extending strap adjacent respective first ends thereof. The laterally extending strap is positioned orthogonal to the longitudinally extending strap. In use, the longitudinally extending strap extends in the horizontal direction, and the laterally extending strap extends in the vertical direction. The longitudinally extending strap is looped around the upper portion of the artificial tail and a portion of the animal's natural tail, and the laterally extending strap is similarly looped around the artificial tail and a portion of the animal's natural tail to secure the artificial tail to the natural tail in both lateral and longitudinal directions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an electrostatically charged cloth for reducing the allegenicity of an animal. It also relates to a method of reducing the allegenicity of an animal, using such a cloth. It also relates to an animal grooming device comprising an electrostatically charged cloth.

Abstract: An animal grooming tool. The animal grooming tool comprises a handle having a proximal end, a distal end and a gripping portion disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The handle delimits an internal channel disposed therein. The tool also comprises a brush head integrally attached to the distal end and extending therefrom, the brush head further delimiting the internal channel disposed therein. The brush head has a top wall, a bottom wall and sidewalls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall. The bottom wall includes a plurality of openings defined therethrough and communicating with the channel. The tool further comprises a stabilizer inserted into and extending within the channel. The stabilizer has an open first end, a closed second end and a body disposed between the open first end and the closed second end. The body has a plurality of apertures defined therethrough and aligned with the openings of the bottom wall.

Abstract: A pet grooming tool comprises a toothed portion, an air passage portion, and a handle portion. The toothed portion comprises a plurality of teeth arranged in a row. The air passage portion comprises a first opening, a second opening, and a fluid passageway. The first opening is positioned adjacent the toothed portion. The second opening is adapted and configured to couple to an air hose. The fluid passageway extends from and operatively connects the first opening to the second opening. The handle portion is connected to the toothed portion and comprises a grip portion. The grip portion is configured and adapted to be grasped by a hand of a person.

Abstract: A pet grooming tool is provided with a fur ejector portion that is at least partially movable relative to the teeth of the pet grooming tool and can be manually moved into engagement with fur that is wedged or lodged between the teeth. The engagement of the fur ejector portion with the fur forces the fur from the gaps between the teeth. Preferably, the fur ejector portion can be manually moved by the same hand a person uses to support and hold the grooming tool.

Abstract: Pet grooming restraint apparatus (20, FIGS. 1 and 82, FIG. 5) with an elongate, overhead frame member (22) and support assemblies (56, 54 and 82, 84, 86) for supporting the overhead frame member above an underlying table (32) provide lateral support to prevent inadvertent tipping while providing good access to a pet (36) through spaces 49, 57 and 83). Each support assembly (52, 54) in one embodiment (20) has a pair of laterally spaced support members (56, 58) connected to opposite sides (28, 30) of the overhead frame member (22) at each end (24, 26) of the overhead frame member (22) that extend laterally outwardly from each other and downwardly to distal ends (64, 66). The distal ends are attached to opposite ends of a foot member (74), which, in turn, is attached to table (32).

Abstract: The present invention is a ground-based tool for use by horses, livestock and other animals for such animals to scratch themselves without human intervention. The tool is configured and positioned to remove biting insects from animal undersides and to relieve any itching from such insects or from other causes. In a preferred embodiment the device comprises at least one anchor for securing the device to the ground such that a tuft of bristles extends upwardly to a height to allow an animal to scratch its own belly. The device is flexible yet strong enough to withstand the potentially large forces applied by a large animal standing over the device.

Abstract: A tool that includes a razor blade edge disposed between a body of the tool and a protective tang is described along with a method of using the tool. Embodiments of the tool include a handle that extends downwardly from the tools body. A methodology of grooming a pet or a dog having matted fur is also described: the groomer places the protective tang into the pet's fur and against or close to the pet's body generally at a location above the matted section of the coat; and then the groomer pulls the tool downwardly or depending on the location of the matting, generally parallel with the natural orientation of the fur. The transverse strands of fur are pulled into the razor blade and cut. This process is repeated until the various strands of shed fur in the matted region are cut into relatively small pieces.

Abstract: A pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, is adapted for removing the loose hair from the pet. The grooming tool comprises a handle portion and a pet engageable portion secured to the handle portion. The pet engageable portion includes a blade portion and a plurality of teeth. The blade portion includes a blade edge. The teeth extend from the blade edge. The blade edge is adapted to engage the loose hair of the pet and pull it from the pet without cutting or pulling the non-loose hair from the pet.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a combination animal grooming tool consisting of a device with a handle connected to a head with a rotating unit having two or more grooming fixtures. The first fixture is a rake-brush section consisting of a plurality of prongs and the second fixture is a de-shedding unit that is solid stainless steel tapered with a plurality of teeth spaced 0.025 inches apart. The stainless steel de-shedding unit is set into a boss on the rotating unit. An ergonomic tool handle has an orifice in the distal end for hanging in a storage location. A plurality or ribs extend the length of the handle giving a comfortable non-slip surface. The handle connects to the tool head section by the means of the tool neck. The tool head section is composed of a first side member and a second side member with a supporting central web between them. The rake-brush section of the rotating unit has a plurality of prongs in one or more lines across the rotating unit.

Abstract: A liquid absorbent pad particularly useful for pet maintenance activities.

Abstract: The device includes a brush with a body and a gripping end. There are first bristles and second bristles. The bristles have first and second operating temperatures. The device further includes a rechargeable battery, a recharging base station, and a temperature maintaining mechanism. A bridge circuit includes a heat supplying resistor, a temperature determining resistor, and unchanging resistors. Differential amplifiers are coupled to the heat supplying resister and the temperature determining resistor while a transistor is coupled to the heat supplying resistor. A power interrupting mechanism includes pressure sensors with a pressure comparison circuit coupled thereto. A switch is electrically coupled to the first temperature maintaining mechanism. The timer comparison circuit includes a processor, a memory electrically coupled to the processor, and a logic gate electrically coupled to the processor. Such a memory includes software instructions, and a logic gate operates a toggle switch.

Abstract: A combination all-in-one device that provides for the drying and grooming of an animal, such as a dog after an activity that results in the animal becoming wet. Once the animal has gotten wet, the device of the invention provides a single item that has a towel on one side that can dry the animal. Provided on the opposite side of the towel is a grooming side made of flexible bristles that can comb the hair of an animal. The bristles of the grooming side vary in size and composition based on the animal to be dried and groomed. The grooming side of the device has recessed portions for placement of the user's hands when utilizing the towel side of the device. The towel side of the device has means for activating the grooming side, such as recessed gripping pads or handles. The composition of the materials to make the towel side are also variable depending upon the type of animal upon which is to be utilized.

Abstract: An assembly device for cleaning an animal's paw and assembly methods thereof are disclosed including a container adapted to retain a cleaning agent, the container defining an opening and including a side wall, a cleaning platform disposed in said container and defining a space between said cleaning platform and said container side wall, and a squeegee member substantially covering said opening.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for waterproofing game birds is provided. The game birds are sprayed with a waterproofing composition in amounts that prevent excessive water absorption by the feathers of the birds in wet weather, while still permitting the game birds to fly.

Abstract: The present invention is a handheld portable battery operated groomer used in the safe removal of the nails on dogs and cats. The present invention will use a grinding method in which to accomplish this. The present unit will have a small, one or two-speed motor, which will drive a concave grinding stone. This will safely remove the nail surface, either slowly at low speed 2000-2800 rpm or faster at higher speed 3000-4000 rpm.

Abstract: A method of treating a non-human dermatological disorder, wherein the method comprises topically administering to a non-human dermatological disorder a therapeutically effective amount of a topical composition containing: (1) an active component comprising at least one salicylate derivative; and (2) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable solubilizer.

Abstract: A claw cutter incorporates a sensor device and scan system technology into a hand-held trimming device that locates the location for a proper cut, avoiding cutting the quick and avoiding pain to the animal. The scan system technology may include a light sensor, an infrared sensor, a laser sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, or an intensity transducer. A control circuit determines the position status of the cutting device and via audible and or visual alert advises the clipper operator that the clippers are positioned in either an unsafe zone or a safe zone for cutting the claw.

Abstract: Apparatus and assemblies for dulling animal claws using corrugated material and abrasive surfaces. An animal, such as cat, will instinctively claw at the corrugated material and contact the abrasive surfaces, thereby simultaneously dulling or trimming its claws. Methods are also provided to dull animal claws, including inducing the animal to claw at the corrugated material with an organic substance.

Abstract: A mitt grooms and washes a pet such as a dog or cat. The rubber mitt has a built-in reservoir, with discharge ports and massage nibs for efficient pet grooming. Purposeful patterns of densely placed rubber nibs along the longitudinally extending medial area of the palm side engage pet hairs, remove snags and loose hairs, and provide effective massage. The grooming mitt is molded of rubber, and includes a rigid thumb section which provides stability to the mitt, to permit more effective, rapid use and easy discharging of cleaning fluid from the entire surface of the palm side of the mitt.

Abstract: A system, method, and packaging for informing users of correct pet brushing criteria for their pets include providing a package identifying at least one example of a pet coat type and showing an assigned identifier on the package for that pet coat type. The method further includes providing at least one pet grooming tool on the package that corresponds with the identifier and the pet coat type. The method and system include providing a plurality of different such packages for different grooming tools and displaying same. A user can identify the pet coat type for their pet and then select the proper grooming tool based on the markings of the package.

Abstract: Apparatus and assemblies for dulling animal claws using corrugated material and abrasive surfaces. An animal, such as cat, will instinctively claw at the corrugated material and contact the abrasive surfaces, thereby simultaneously dulling or trimming its claws. Methods are also provided to dull animal claws, including inducing the animal to claw at the corrugated material with an organic substance.

Abstract: An equine body brush is specially formed to produce a combined cleaning and brushing action for each single stroke of the brush in a desired stroke direction by using two distinct stiffness of bristles arrayed in a linearly tapered height arrangement. The leading edge bristles are shorter and harder than the following bristles which are longer and softer. The hard bristles first pull up the dander, loose animal hair and other debris and the following soft bristles sweep them away before they get a chance to settle back down. The correct cleaning and brushing directional action can be maintained regardless of which hand the user employs by virtue of either a unique pair of handles disposed on opposite ends of the central bristle-carrying brush portion, or a smaller palm-sized hand brush.

Abstract: The present invention provides tools, kits and methods for braiding animal hair, in particular hair of the horse's mane. Tools include a pulling tool, a cutting tool and a cutting comb. The pulling tool and the cutting tool are attachable to ends of a cord that retains them in a convenient position for the groomer to use. The tools may be assembled in a kit for easy use. Methods are disclosed for the use of these tools to braid the animal's mane in an aesthetically desirable manner.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for grooming fur-bearing animals with a body having an integral base with a leading edge having a plurality of spaced apart tines attached and at least one sleeve proximate to the base contacting a portion of at least one of the plurality of tines.

Abstract: A pet cage dryer comprising a cage and a fan assembly mounted thereon for drying the wet coat of a pet animal housed inside the cage. In use, the fan assembly directs a high volume of ambient temperature air across substantially the entire interior region of the cage such that the air dries substantially every surface of the pet's coat at the same time. As a result, the pet cage dryer is able to dry the pet's coat in a relatively short period of time without the use of heated air and without any manual intervention on the part of a groomer during the drying process.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus to be retrofitted to a clipping apparatus for grooming animals is disclosed which includes a light bulb for lighting the clipping apparatus, a power supply apparatus for supplying power to the light bulb, and a canopy for covering the light bulb and for dispersing light produced by the light bulb. The light source may also be built directly into the clipping apparatus. A method of grooming an associated animal using the clipping apparatus is also disclosed that includes the steps of attaching the light source to the clipping apparatus and grooming the associated animal using the clipping apparatus.