Absorbent article for pet animal

An absorbent article for a pet animal having a longitudinal direction, a lateral direction, a thickness direction, a body facing surface, and a body non-facing surface, and comprising

• a ventral region, a dorsal region, an intermediate region and an absorbent layer having an absorbent core and a rear end,
• wherein:
• the absorbent article further comprises a cutting line for forming a tail opening positioned adjacent to the rear end of the absorbent layer in the intermediate region, and an indicator positioned on the body non-facing surface of the absorbent layer and to show a color reaction by coming in contact with urine excreted by the pet animal,
• the absorbent layer is positioned between the cutting line and the ventral region,
• the absorbent core has a first end edge opposite to the cutting line and a second end edge opposite to the first end edge in the longitudinal direction,
• the indicator is positioned longitudinally outboard of the first and second end edges of the absorbent core,
• the indicator includes
• a layered portion overlapping the absorbent core in the thickness direction, and
• a non-layered portion extending longitudinally outboard from the first end edge of the absorbent core,
• the cutting line has a shape convexly curved toward the dorsal region,
• the non-layered portion of the indicator is positioned within an area defined by the cutting line, and
• the indicator does not extend longitudinally outward of the cutting line.