Neatorama » amputation http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Howard, the Combine Kitty http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/17/howard-the-combine-kitty/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/17/howard-the-combine-kitty/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:50:16 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25712

10-year old Kyle and 8-year old Bryce Billingslea found a kitten along a country road in Michigan. The kitten was missing his front paws! The 10-week old cat’s injuries were rotting and full of maggots, but he still managed to purr. The boys called animal control, and the responding officer called a veterinarian. The kitten was taken to MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where he’s had two rounds of surgery on his amputated limbs, with more to come. Veterinarians think that Howard may have been injured by farm machinery, which is where he got the nickname “the combine kitty”. Costs to save and rehabilitate Howard are expected to run from one to two thousand dollars, but donations are coming in to Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter. Howard is recovering well, eating a lot, and is even able to stand and use his litter box, despite the bandages. Link -via Arbroath, where you can see a video report.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/17/howard-the-combine-kitty/feed/ 35 Dog Chews Off Feet, Walks Again http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/01/dog-chews-off-feet-walks-again/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/01/dog-chews-off-feet-walks-again/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 13:34:59 +0000 Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/?p=24061 Andre chewed off his front left and rear left paws to escape an illegal trap he encountered in Alaska. He then lived for weeks hiding under a camper shell. The Shepherd-Rottweiler-Lab mix was taken in by Alaskan Dog and Puppy Rescue, who contacted a company named OrthoPets to see if they could help. A year later, Andre has received his prosthetic legs in Denver, Colorado. Martin Kaufmann of OrthoPets says Andre stood up just two days after his new legs were attached.

“This is the first time that Andre has been able to stand on four legs in over a year and a few months now, so it will be an interesting challenge as he learns, instead of having to survive with two legs how he can actually thrive on all four,” said Kaufmann.

For a second he hesitated, and then Andre hopped up and started running around like any dog with four legs would.

“It’s just such an amazing moment to see this guy who’s learned how to be very adaptive on two legs and watch how fast he’s able to go back to four legs. Just feels good to see he’s able to be normal again, such a proud moment,” Kaufmann said.

Andre will go up for adoption in a few weeks. Link -via Arbroath

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A kitten was found injured in Akita, Japan and his back legs and tail were amputated. Employees at a book store nursed him back to health and found a home for him. The kitten has learned to balance and walk on his two front legs! Link (embedded YouTube clip) -Thanks, Haj!

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