Animal grooming device with feature for topical application of therapeutic material

An animal grooming device comprising:

• a body;
• a plurality of grooming elements secured to a lower surface the body, said grooming elements having substantially similar shapes and being spaced uniformly from one another along the lower surface bottom side;
• an upper peripheral rim extending continuously around a periphery of a top side of the body, said upper peripheral rim extending above the top side;
• said top side of the body and said upper peripheral rim forming a reservoir;
• a first applicator pad placed within said reservoir that holds a quantity of material therein;
• a plurality of passageways formed through said body and not through said grooming elements, said plurality of passageways communicating with said reservoir for selectively dispensing material in said reservoir or said first applicator pad, wherein the plurality of passageways are oriented such that material flows through the passageways to the lower surface of the body and adjacent to points where the grooming elements attached to the body;
• and
• a pressure cover placed over said first applicator pad wherein pressure applied to the pressure cover causes dispensing of the material from said first applicator pad.

An animal grooming device comprising:

• a body;
• a plurality of grooming elements secured to a lower surface of the body, said grooming elements having substantially similar shapes and being spaced uniformly from one another along the lower surface;
• an upper peripheral rim extending continuously around a periphery of a top side of the body, said upper peripheral rim extending above the top side;
• said top side of the body and said upper peripheral rim form a reservoir for holding a quantity of material therein;
• and
• a plurality of passageways formed through said body for selectively dispensing material from said reservoir through the lower surface wherein the plurality of passageways are oriented such that material flows through the passageways that terminate through the lower surface of the body adjacent to points where the grooming elements attached to the body.