World's First Bionic Cat

[Spot's Meow]

Thought some of you might be interested in this story. The kitty seems to be doing well so far...hopefully he only continues to improve. I think he looks cute with those little pegs!! And hopefully the technology can be used to improve prosthetics for other animals as well, including humans of course.

British Cat Gets World's First Bionic Paws

Oscar the cat may have lost one of his nine lives, but his new prosthetic paws make him the world's first bionic cat.

After losing his two rear paws in a nasty encounter with a combine harvester last October, the black cat with green eyes was outfitted with metallic pegs that link the ankle to the foot and mimic the way deer antlers grow through skin. Oscar is now back on his feet and hopping over hurdles like tissue paper rolls.

 

[Amaris]

Aw. Good luck, little guy!

 

[gturner]

Very cute, but we've been making bionic animals ever since the days of the Vikings when little Hiccup added a prosthetic tail to his dragon (a night fury) named Toothless.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Great story.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

I remember reading that story when it came out. Cute little prosthetics.

 

[Thestral]

Really cool story!

Aww, who's an adorable mass-murdering psychopath, aww....

 

[Mary Ann]

What a brilliant story, and I hope Oscar continues to go from strength to strength.

As soon as I read this thread's title that bionic German Sheppard from The Bionic Woman popped into my head.