Protective wound covering garment for animals

A protective garment for an animal, the garment comprising:

• a torso portion having a bottom, a first side and a second side, and a torso closure, the first and second sides having respective first and second upper edges and being configured to wrap around respective sides of an animal's torso in an overlapping manner when the garment is worn on the animal with the bottom of the torso portion adjacent a belly of the animal, the torso closure comprising a first closure protruding from the first upper edge and being configured to secure the first and second sides to each other when the protruding portion of the first closure is pressed on the second side of the torso portion;
• an elongated groin strip extending rearwardly from a rear of the torso portion bottom, having an end portion and a length sufficient for the groin strip to wrap around a rear end of the animal and overlap at the end portion at least one of the first and second sides when the garment is on the animal, the end portion including a groin closure protruding from an edge of the end portion and configured to secure the elongated groin strip to the torso portion when pressed at the overlap between the groin closure and at least one of the first and second sides at a point forward of a tail of the animal;
• the groin strip having a transition portion between the rear of the torso portion and the end portion of the groin strip, the transition portion having an opening therein positioned and sized to permit the animal's tail to pass therethrough and to expose the animal's anus, wherein the animal can freely defecate while the garment is worn;
• a first leg sleeve and a second leg sleeve attached to the torso portion, and each of the first and second leg sleeves is configured to be wrapped around the animal's respective rear legs;
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• a first leg closure on the first leg sleeve and a second leg closure on the second leg sleeve, and the first and second leg closures are respectively configured to maintain the first and second leg sleeves wrapped at a desired level of snugness,
• wherein at least one of the torso portion and elongated groin strip includes an elastic nonwoven fabric having an elasticity of about 0.5% to about 15%.

A protective garment for an animal, the garment comprising:

• a torso portion having a bottom, a first side and a second side, and a torso closure, the first and second sides having respective first and second upper edges and being configured to wrap around respective sides of an animal's torso in an overlapping manner when the garment is placed on the animal with the bottom of the torso portion adjacent a belly of the animal, the torso closure comprising a first closure at the first upper edge, the first closure being configured to secure the first and second sides to each other along the first upper edge when the first and second sides are overlapping;
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• an elongated groin strip extending rearwardly from a rear of the torso portion bottom, having an end portion and a length sufficient for the groin strip to wrap around a rear end of the animal and overlap at the end portion at least one of the first and second sides when the garment is on the animal, the end portion including a groin closure configured to secure the elongated groin strip to the torso portion at the overlap between the groin closure and at least one of the first and second sides at a point forward of a tail of the animal;
• the groin strip having a transition portion between the rear of the torso portion and the end portion of the groin strip, the transition portion having an opening therein positioned and sized to permit the animal's tail to pass therethrough and to expose the animal's anus, wherein the animal can freely defecate while the garment is worn,
• wherein at least one of:
• the opening of the transition portion is further configured to expose a urethral orifice of a female animal, wherein the female animal can freely urinate while the garment is worn, or
• the bottom of the torso portion having a bottom opening therein positioned to permit a male animal to freely urinate while the garment is worn.