Oscar the Bionic Cat
World's first bionic cat
A CAT in Jersey called Oscar has become the first moggy in the world to receive pioneering new surgery after its back feet were sliced off by a combine harvester.
Oscar now has two prosthetic paws which were fitted during a three-hour operation carried out by Surrey-based Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopaedic veterinary surgeon. Mr Fitzpatrick drilled holes into the ankle bones of each of the cat’s back legs and inserted metal rods. These artificial implants were coated with a special substance which encouraged bone cells to grow onto the metal.
Oscar is now walking normally on his prosthetic paws.
Story by Jo Hutchison Of Jersey Evening Post
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