Patent ID: 8985062
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A01K,A61D

Abstract:
1. A post-surgical garment worn by an animal to protect a surgical site where the animal was operated upon so as to prevent the animal from pawing, licking, chewing, or otherwise scratching the surgical site so stitches or sutures used to close up an incision in the animal are not pulled apart which would increase the risk of infection, comprising: a garment which fits over, above and about the animal's body, the garment having a neck opening and leg openings; wherein the garment has a forward end toward the neck opening and has a rearward end away from the neck opening; wherein the garment has a back portion and a belly portion; wherein the belly portion has an opening defined by an opening front end, two opening sides and an opening back end; wherein along the two opening sides are fasteners; wherein the garment has a flap extending over the belly portion of the garment; wherein the flap has a flap front end, two flap sides and a flap back end; and wherein the flap sides have fasteners on an underside of the flap; wherein the flap has a closed position and an open position; wherein in the closed position, the flap protects the belly portion of the animal and the flap back end creates with the opening back end a tail opening, wherein in the open position, the flap is folded toward the forward end on the belly portion; wherein at least some of the fasteners on the underside of the flap are engaged with belly fasteners on the belly portion of the garment located between the opening front end and the neck opening to lock the flap in the open position.