Cat With Prosthetic Back Legs

A six-year-old cat has become an internet superstar as the first in Italy to receive two prosthetic hind legs following a serious road accident.

Cat with prosthetic back legs. After she reached out to Bickley a local animal rescue group started a social media campaign to raise awareness and money for his new leg. For cats that lose the use of their hind legs the most common prosthetic solution is a harness with wheels. One day Olive the three-legged cat was taken from a shelter in Nebraska to take part in an engineering project that would change her life forever.

Now Oscar is a bionic cat after pioneering surgery to give him prosthetic back paws. The adorable cat suffered a horrific accident that resulted in his two legs being amputated. This invention has been a total success as theyre getting many disabled animals back on their feet literally.

In 2009 Oscar had both hind paws severed by a combine harvester. But thanks to his moms and the people around him Vito became a cat with prosthetic back legs. However after becoming the first cat in Italy to receive two prosthetic legs Vito now enjoys a normal cats life and is showered with attention online.

Many cats have adapted to this device. Steve Pittenger performed the operation that would allow Bickley to attach the prosthetic leg. Oscar a three-year old British cat has joined the rarefied ranks of bionic animals.

The students used a 3D printer to make the prosthetic out of polylactic acid after three or four iterations. Stubbs got to try out his new 3D prosthetic legs made by the students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. LONDON June 25 2010 -- Oscar the cat has leaped into medical history books by becoming the first ever feline to get prosthetic cat legs.

And sometimes a pet loses two legs making mobility almost impossible. You see Olive was missing the bottom half of her left leg and the task of this project was to create a 3D prosthetic for her. Meet the cat ISU vets outfitted with very rare prosthetic legs - YouTube.