Sponge for cleaning animal food bowls

Abstract

A sponge having a predetermined shape in the form of an animal paw selected from a group consisting of a cat, dog, monkey, mongoose and ferret and a method of forming a sponge for use as a cleaning aid for at least one of an animal bowl, an animal dish and animal waste.

1 . A sponge having a predetermined shape in a form of a preselected animal's paw.  
   
   
       2 . A sponge, according to  claim 1 , wherein said preselected animal's paw is selected from a group consisting of a cat, dog, monkey, mongoose and ferret.  
   
   
       3 . A sponge, according to  claim 1 , wherein said sponge has a predetermined color.  
   
   
       4 . A sponge, according to  claim 3 , wherein said predetermined color is selected to match a pet's color.  
   
   
       5 . A sponge, according to  claim 2 , wherein said form of said animal paw is a cat's paw.  
   
   
       6 . A sponge, according to  claim 2 , wherein said form of said animal paw is a dog's paw.  
   
   
       7 . A method of forming a sponge to be used as a cleaning aid for at least one of an animal bowl, an animal dish and animal waste, said method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) selecting a shape of an animal's paw to be used in forming said sponge; and    (b) cutting said sponge into said shape of said animal's paw selected in step (a).    
   
   
       8 . A method, according to  claim 7 , wherein said method includes an additional step of selecting a color of said sponge to match a color of a pet.