Large animal convalescent unit

A large animal convalescent recovery stall, comprising:

• a. a rectangular frame, of length and width greater than the corresponding dimensions of said large animal;
• b. means for inserting wall sections into said frame so as to provide a box surrounding said animal, to a selected height;
• c. three substantially rectangular tanks arranged along a first dimension in said box, each tank closed and flexible-walled, the vertical height of said tanks greater than the length of the legs of said animal;
• d. each tank of width equal to the second dimension of said box,
• e. the first tank of length from a first wall of said box to the vertical plane parallel to said first wall passing through the center lines of the first pair of legs of said animal;
• f. the second tank of length between the two vertical planes parallel to said first wall passing through the two pairs of legs of said animal;
• g. the third tank of length from the second wall of said box parallel to said first wall to the vertical plane through the center lines of the second pair of legs;
• and
• h. means to fill said tanks with water after said tanks are positioned around the legs of said animal and said walls are in place in said frame;
• whereby the water pressure in said tanks pressing on the surfaces of the legs, chest and abdomen of said animal will support the weight of said animal.

A large animal convalescent stall comprising;

• a. a rectangular box of length and width greater than the corresponding dimensions of said animal, and of selected height;
• b. means for temporarily opening at least one wall of said box to permit entry of said animal thereinto;
• c. at least one expandable flexible walled container insertable into said box;
• d. a plurality of small thin-walled, closed, flexible, containers or balloons, placed in said box between the legs of said animal and the sides of said box, the number of balloons sufficient to fill the space in said box up to the body of said animal;
• and
• e. means to fill said container with water under a selected pressure;
• whereby as said pressure increases said container will expand and cause said balloons to be compressed and to fit tightly together;
• and whereby the top surface of said balloons will rise and press on the body and support the weight of said animal.