Patent Application
20240000039
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The present disclosure is in the field of pet care. More particularly, the present disclosure provides systems and methods of creating a silicone-based solution that when sprayed at a pet's backside causes freshly excreted feces to slide off for disposal.
Owners of dogs and other animals have an unsavory problem that is not widely discussed, mainly because it is not pleasant: small clumps of feces get stuck in their dogs' fur after the dogs defecate. When a dog defecates, particularly a long-haired dog, feces often adhere to the dog's fur. The feces can be irritating to the dog and present health risks to the dog after it dries and remains stuck on the dog's backside.
Dog feces can also stain carpet, furniture, clothing, and automobile interiors as well as present health risks to humans, particularly young children. Short of bathing the dog, there is little that a dog owner can do to completely clear damp or dried feces from a dog's backside.
Systems and methods described herein provide a spray application for the repellent of dog fecal matter from dog fur. A liquid or aerosol spray that may be in a pressurized container. A user sprays a dog's backside with the substance moments before the dog defecates. The spray adheres to fur or hair on the dog's backside that might normally become caked with feces as the dog defecates.
After the spray is applied and the dog proceeds to relieve himself, the feces does not adhere to the fur or hair as it normally does and instead slides off or is easy to remove by the owner using a cloth, napkin, paper towel or newspaper. The dog's backside is then clear and there is less of a risk of mess once the dog is back indoors. The dog is likely to be happier and more comfortable.
The spray is made from three non-toxic silicone-based liquid ingredient that are mixed and dispensed from a container as spray. Dog fur is primarily made of protein and is negatively charged. The spray provided herein is anime-based and is positively charged. It is also of low viscosity so it may be readily dispensed as spray.
The spray is a three-part silicone-based chemical comprising of the following:
The three substances are combined according to the above formula. After mixing for five to ten minutes a clear and uniform solution should form. The solution can be loaded into a non-aerosol spray bottle and will be ready for use.
Whereas feces, whether freshly excreted or excreted hours or days ago and hence dry and stuck to the dog's fur or hair, normally adheres to the fur, the systems and methods of the present disclosure prevents feces from sticking to the fur or hair and later coming in contact with the user's carpet or furniture. The spray may be made of beeswax and carnauba wax that owners can spray on their dogs' backsides, making the feces slide right off the fur. In an embodiment, the spray may be made of another chemical, substance or combination thereof.
While discussion above is focused on dogs as pets and problems associated with dog feces, systems and methods provided herein may also apply to other kinds of pets as well as agricultural animals such as livestock as well as zoo animals. Further, systems and methods may also be applicable to human users, for example with infirm or disabled persons with hair in their anal areas who may be assisted by caregivers in relieving themselves.
Turning to the figures,
Tests of the spray on dog hair and feces have been conducted. One test involved unwashed dog hair and a second test involved washed dog hair that was cleansed with soap and water and dried. The unwashed fur had not been washed in one month.
In both tests, the dog hair that received the spray stained considerably less and did not experience fecal clumping versus the uncontrolled, untreated fur. These results evidence the effectiveness of the product provided herein.
While the unwashed and treated dog hair sample repelled feces and prevented discoloration, the washed, treated sample virtually repelled 100% of feces. This is attributed to the fact that soap (surfactant) can remove oily and/or dust substances that cling to dog hair, which cleans the surface area of the dog hair and makes the spray provided herein more effective in adhering to animal hair.
For the unwashed fur test in which the dog hair had not been washed in one month, and with non-treated instances in which continually mashed solid feces stains and adheres to the fur, the more times feces adhered to the fur, the more the feces accumulated on the fur.
For the unwashed fur test with treated instances with feces continually mashed on the dog hair, the fur stained slightly, however, mashing the feces several times did not cause accumulation.
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