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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Bionic Cat

This kind of looks like our cat, Garbo. I think it is pretty neat:
Amputee Cat Gets Bionic Feet

LONDON (AFP) – A cat which lost both back paws after a traumatic accident involving a combine harvester has regained a spring in its step after being fitted with prosthetic limbs.

In a groundbreaking surgery carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a Surrey-based veterinary surgeon, the custom-made implants "peg" the ankle to Oscar's foot and mimic the way in which deer antler bone grows through skin.
To read the whole interesting article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100625/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthcat

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