LONDON – 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 ankles to new prosthetic feet and mimic the way deer antlers grow through skin.Oscar is now back on
A cat which lost both back paws after a traumatic accident involving a combine harvester has regained a spring in its step after being fitted with prosthetic limbs.In a groundbreaking surgery carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a Surrey-based veterinary surgeon, the custom-made implants peg the ankle to Oscar's foot and mimic the way in which deer antler bone grows through skin.The prosthetic legs
A cat that had both its back legs severed by a combine harvester can walk again after being fitted with prosthetic limbs in a world-first operation.Two-year-old Oscar has been given a pair of artificial limbs by veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick, using a technique developed by a University College London team.Oscar was lazing in the sun near his home in Jersey when the accident happened last Oc