Bionic feet for amputee cat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10404251.stm)
QuoteA cat that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been given two prosthetic limbs in a pioneering operation by a UK vet.
The new feet are custom-made implants that "peg" the ankle to the foot. They are bioengineered to mimic the way deer antler bone grows through the skin.
The operation - a world first - was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Surrey.
His work is explored in a BBC documentary called The Bionic Vet...
Video of cat in link. Sad story with a happy ending.
Wonderful story - thanks Tank!
Could have huge implications for implants in humans too...
Quote from: "joeactor"Wonderful story - thanks Tank!
Could have huge implications for implants in humans too...
Quite true. Helen McCartney has a similar implant AFAIK, it's not uncommon in the repair work being done on the amputees coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Isn't it awesome? There was a dog here in the states a few years back that had it done at Alameda East http://www.alamedaeast.com/ (http://www.alamedaeast.com/) and was shown on Animal Planet
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Nice. I love kitties, I love technology. Kitty+technology=Awesome.