A combination of a harness and frame assembly (23) to provide a cat bathing, treating, breeding, transporting, and surgical restraint; wherein the harness apparatus (21) comprises supporting base member (10) having a restraining upper body (15) and lower body (17) harness member having a plurality of adjustment elements (7) and (19) and leg openings (14) connected to supporting base member (10); and, wherein the frame assembly comprises longitudinal side bar members (22) supported by leg members...

A cat litter is provided which is formed from a selective quantity of peat so that the peat absorbs urine such that the release of ammonia is substantially inhibited. A method of producing a cat litter also is provided.

An indoor elevated cat feeder that has a platform to support a cat, food, and water. It also has walls to protect the cat from annoyance by a dog, but has no roof or has a roof that may be opened so that a person may pet the cat while the cat is on the platform.

A device for scratching and clawing by a cat comprising a base, a member adapted to rotate to provide play and exercise by the cat, and a pair of end covers for connecting the member to the base to permit rotation of the member and to provide that the ends of the member are protected from damage by the cat and are prevented from harming the cat. The base of the device also includes a holder for receipt of a tray that can contain an aromatic substance, such as catnip.

Slip prohibiting engaging portions provided in a female member and a male member elastically fit with each other in the crossing direction relative to a sliding and fitting direction when the female member and the male member are slid and fitted with each other to give a predetermined resistance when the female member and male member are pulled out.

There are more than sixty million cats in the United States according to the statistics of ABI Informer. My filtering system takes advantage of the facts that (1) air that has the odor of cats in it is slightly lighter than is air that does not have cat odor in it. (2) If air having odors in it are forced to change their direction of travel, the odor containing air will give up its odors. (3) Charcoal is an ideal substance to neutralize cat odors. Air saturated with charcoal will kill fleas, or ...

A cat toy having a generally hollow, circular housing containing a toy animal simulating a mouse. The toy animal is mounted on the outer end of a motor-driven arm, whereby the toy animal will be moved in a circular pattern around the interior of the housing. Openings are provided in the housing, through which a cat can extend a paw to engage and play with the toy animal.

A method of assaying for CAT in a fluid involves the use of a complex of chloramphenicol with a member of a specific binding pair such as a hapten or biotin. Biotinylated chloramphenicol is claimed as new. A scintillation proximity assay involves use of this reagent with tritiated acetyl coenzyme A and streptavidin coated SPA beads.

A cat game (10) includes a rigid enclosed frame (16) having bottom and top edges (18, 20) and interior and exterior sides (22, 24), with the interior side defining an interior space (46). Rigid parallel flat bottom and top walls (38, 40) are attached at the interior side respectively adjacent the bottom and top edges of the frame for permanently enclosing the interior space. The flat top wall has nine holes (48a-i) therein and a spherical ball (14) is placed in the interior space through one of ...

An animal restraint and carrier is disclosed which comprises a generally rectangular case hinged to permit at least one side to open and an adjoining side having an opening sized to permit an animal enclosed in the case to extend its head and neck. An optional clamping device surrounding the opening may be closed on the neck to restrain the animal's head to facilitate treating or cleaning ears, eyes or teeth and the giving of oral medications. The case is preferably sized such that when closed t...