Science is Cool: Disabled Kitty Gets Bionic Feet

It's been a while since I had a cat-centric post, and this one is pretty cool.

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Paws for thought: pioneering surgery puts cat back on his feet

Oscar may not be better than he was before – not faster, not stronger – but he is, indisputably, more bionic.

Image from source, Guardian

The cat, who took a nap in a sunny field unaware of the combine harvester steaming towards his hind paws, is back on his feet thanks to a world-first operation and state-of-the-art bioengineering.


His new kitten heels were designed with custom-made implants, which "peg" the ankle to the foot and mimic the way deer antler bone grows through skin. Oscar's transformation, which has left him resembling a feline Ahab, has been described as a case of science copying the natural world. . .

Read more at: Guardian