The present invention relates to a compression garment (10) for clothing a body part of an animal (4). The garment (10) includes a section adapted to contain or include one or more therapeutic or protective materials which in use cover one or more selected areas of the body part. The garment (10) also includes a plurality of panels (2) of stretchable material joined to one another by seams. The seams are designed to exert gradient compressional force on the or each selected area of the body part.
