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Abstract

A device for washing small animals includes a base having a floor sloping toward a drain. A screen covers the drain for trapping loose animal hair and a grate overlies the floor for supporting an animal to be washed. A dome formed from a transparent material is removably retained by a plurality of latches on the base for confining an animal. An opening formed in one end of the dome is dimensioned to receive a small animal's head through a slit in a rubber sheet covering the opening. A plurality of circular apertures are provided in the dome to receive a pair of glove inserts in various locations for conveniently washing an animal within the dome. A plurality of cover plates are provided for closing the circular apertures not currently in use. Each of the circular apertures includes a radially extending lip and an adjacent undercut groove for engagement with a resilient sealing disc of the glove inserts or the cover plates. In a second embodiment, the base and dome may be formed from two telescoping sections for adjusting the device for various different sizes of animals. The small animal washing device may be utilized as a carrying case for transporting animals.

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