Provided is a cover member by which dislocation of an absorbent member can be prevented and the amount of urine remaining on the surface can be reduced. A cover member (1) of a sheet-shaped absorbent member (5) capable of absorbing pet excrement, said cover member (1) being disposed in the outer peripheral side of the absorbent member (5) and covering a part of the absorbent member (5). The cover member (1) has a definite width (W) in a direction intersecting with the direction along the outer periphery of the absorbent member (5) and is provided with an inclined section (11), said inclined section being formed on the upper surface and inclined inward from the outside in the width direction. The width (W) of the cover member (1) is 30-250 mm, the maximum height thereof is not more than 100 mm and the length in the width direction is longer than the length in the height direction.
