Device for Treating Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome

An alignment and compression covering for treating neonatal maladjustment syndrome in animals, said alignment and compression covering comprising:

• an alignment covering sized and configured to be placed on a neonate animal;
• said alignment covering including a bladder pocket centered thereon and configured to be centered over the spine of the animal;
• a bi-directional inflatable air bladder placed within said bladder pocket, and configured to be placed on either side of the animal's spine such that when inflated it presses against the animal's rib cage immediately on either side of the spine;
• said bi-directional inflatable air bladder including an air pump to inflate said bi-directional inflatable air bladder and a pressure gauge to measure and indicate the pressure within said bi-directional inflatable air bladder;
• a chest strap attached to said alignment covering over said bladder pocket, said chest strap of a length to fully encircle the neonatal animal and securely attach to the alignment covering with a chest strap latch;
• a padded chest protector slidably attached to said chest strap and configured to be placed against the lower rib cage of the neonatal animal;
• said alignment covering including a right neck wrap with a cinch strap and a left neck wrap with a strap attachment, configured to encircle the animal's neck when the alignment covering is place on the animal, said cinch strap attachable to said strap attachment to attach the left neck wrap to the right neck wrap around the animal's neck;
• wherein, when a neonatal animal exhibits symptoms of maladjustment syndrome the alignment covering is draped over the animal and attached around the neck by attaching the right neck wrap to the left neck wrap, and then further attached by running the chest strap around the animal, placing the padded chest protector over the lower ribcage of the animal, tightening the chest strap, and securing the chest strap with the chest strap latch;
• inflating the bi-directional inflatable air bladder with the air pump to the desired pressure, thus simulating the pressure of the birthing process and causing the neonatal animal to enter a somnolent state, and maintaining the pressure for the time needed to fully reverse the neonatal maladjustment syndrome.