Protective ear canal covering for dogs and other animals

摘要

A protective ear canal covering includes a piece of netting (e.g., a mosquito netting material, crinoline, or an other open weave fabric). The piece of netting has first and second chin-strap attachment regions and forward and rearward marginal edge portions extending between the first and second chin-strap attachment regions. The chin strap has first and second ends that are each attached to the netting at a respective one of the first and second chin-strap attachment regions. The piece of netting is so shaped and dimensioned to fit the head of a dog without covering the eyes of the dog that when the piece of netting is in place on the dog's head (a) the forward marginal edge portion extends across an upper portion of the dog's head and downwardly ahead of the ears, (b) the rearward marginal edge portion extends across the head behind the ears, and (c) the chin-strap attachment regions lie below the ear canals with the netting covering the external ears and the ear canals. The chin strap extends under the dog's chin and holds the marginal edge portions and the chin-strap attachment regions of the netting lightly against the dog's head. The netting and chin strap may be suitably sized for other animals.