Patent ID: 6899058

Claim:
A device for applying a treatment to an animal wherein said device comprises a first portion that is impervious to the treatment, wherein said device further comprises a second portion having an inner and outer surface, wherein said second portion is at least partially disposed within said first portion, and wherein said second portion is porous such that the treatment passes through said second portion; and wherein said first portion and said inside surface of said second portion together define an inside compartment wherein said inside compartment is adapted to receive a treatment and wherein upon receipt of the treatment, the treatment does not pass through said impervious housing but does pass through said porous portion such that the treatment is conveyed from said inside compartment to said outer surface of said porous portion; wherein said device further comprises means for attaching said device to a surface such that said first portion is disposed underneath said second portion to prevent drippage of the treatment from said device.