humble3d Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Amputee cats given bionic paws Two cats have been given a new lease of life in what is thought to be a surgery first for Europe aside from Britain. Black-and-white Pooh was given two new paws, after losing his legs after an accident at just one year old. He can now walk and play normally, thanks to a veterinary surgeon giving him two artificial legs. The leg implants are custom-made and "peg" the ankle to the foot much like the way deer antler bone grows through skin. Pooh and the other amputee cat Steven are both looking for new homes. They can balance as usual on four paws and are both in great health after their recovery from their respective accidents. The new paws are 'pegged' on In 2010, a similar £50,000 surgery was performed on Oscar the cat in England. His owners were referred by a vet on to Dr Noel Fitzpatrick, a Surrey-based neuro-orthopaedic surgeon. The procedure to give him new legs took three hours. During it, the surgical team drilled the pegs into one of Oscar's ankle bones on each leg. They then coated the prosthetics with hydroxyapatite to encourage bone cells to grow onto the metal. The skin then grows over an "umbrella" at the end to prevent potentially fatal infection, and the peg protrudes through the bone and skin, which allows the custom-built paws to be attached. It seems this surgery is now being mimicked in other countries around the world — perhaps in the future it could become more affordable and readily available, so cats who are hit by cars no longer have to limp or drag a set of wheels behind them. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/27/amputee-cats-given-bionic-paws-groundbreaking-surgery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitorio Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 Kitty picture http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/science/2017/01/27/kitty-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq2F9SN3_GD3xfprQy3WBbygOzhdxU7ne7IueKqNYKSf0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 A 2nd chance for the misfortune cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtmulc Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Before anyone complains that this isn't appropriate for a technology forum, I will remind you of this maxim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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