ANIMAL RESTRAINING DEVICE

An improved animal restraining device (10) including a restrain- ing litter (12) and a support frame (13). The frame (13) supports the litter (12) thereon and has features which facilitate an adjusting of the width between support members (15) of the litter and an adjusting of the height of the frame. The frame has a V-shaped end (50) facilitating ease of access to a head of an animal resting on the litter. The litter has leg apertures (26) therein for receiving legs of an animal and allowing the legs to dangle below the litter (12). The frame has an entry side (44) for facilitating entry of the litter with an animal therein. The litter (12) need not be raised high above the frame and then lowered into the interior of the frame (10). The litter containing the animal and legs of the animal will enter unimpeded by the frame, through the entry side (44) into the interior of the frame, by only raising the support members (15) of the litter a little bit above the frame (10). A bearing surface is provided on the side of the frame for supporting a support member (15) of the litter therein and to effect a removing of a portion of the litter from the side of an animal resting thereon.