Animal tail cover

A cover for use on the tail of an animal, the cover comprising:

• an elongate cover for at least partially enclosing the tail, and having an opening for receiving the tail therethrough;
• a fastener operatively connected to the elongate cover for gripping the tail at a point below the dock of the tail, thereby holding the elongate cover to the tail;
• and
• a reinforcement structure operatively connected to the elongate cover for holding the opening above the fastener, wherein the reinforcement structure includes an extension of elastic material for supporting the opening by gripping the dock of the tail.

A method of protecting the tail of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting at least a portion of the tail into an elongate cover with an opening through which the tail extends;
• attaching the elongate cover to the tail at a point below the dock of the tail with a fastener operatively connected to the elongate cover;
• and
• supporting the opening of the elongate cover at a point above the fastener with a vertical support operatively connected to the cover and extending upwardly from the fastener.

A tail cover for use on an animal, the tail cover comprising:

• an enclosure having an opening for receiving the dock of the tail therethrough, thereby enclosing substantially all of the tail below the dock of the tail;
• a releasable fastener for releasably holding the enclosure to the hair of the tail by gripping the tail;
• and
• a vertical support extending upwardly from the fastener for supporting the opening of the enclosure relative to the fastener.

A method of protecting the tail of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:

• inserting at least a portion of the tail into an elongate cover with an opening through which the tail extends;
• attaching the elongate cover to the tail at a point below the dock of the tail with a fastener operatively connected to the elongate cover;
• and
• supporting the opening of the elongate cover at a point above the fastener with an extension of elastic material attached to the elongate cover so that the elastic material grips the dock of the tail.