Paw cleaning apparatus for animals

A paw cleaning apparatus for use in cleaning the paws of an animal, comprising:

• a basin for receiving and holding a predetermined amount of a cleaning liquid, said basin having an inclined inner bottom wall with first and second opposed inner end walls and a pair of opposed inclined side walls extending upwardly from said inner bottom wall, said basin including first and second outer end walls connected to said first and second inner end walls, respectively, so as to form an interior space therebetween;
• a grate removably mounted to said basin and spanning between said side and inner end walls, said grate being positioned above said inner bottom wall and adapted to support an animal thereon;
• a support rack having a pair of arms slidably coupled to respective side walls of said basin and extending longitudinally therealong, said support rack being positioned intermediate said inner bottom wall and said grate;
• a pair of brush assemblies coupled to said support rack, each brush assembly having a brush head removably coupled to said rack arms at selectable positions therealong and extending transversely therebetween, each brush assembly including a plurality of bristles extending upwardly from a respective brush head and through said grate;
• a vibration device mounted within said interior space between said first inner and outer end walls and adapted to be connected to an electrical power source, said vibration device having a piston member extending through said first inner end wall and coupled to said rack and adapted to reciprocate said rack and brush assembly when energized so as to clean the paws of an animal positioned on said brush head;
• means for propelling said cleaning liquid in said basin through said respective brush heads so as to clean the paws of an animal positioned on said brush head.