Comments on: Bionic Cat Makes History

By: Hedy

Hedy — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:37:18 +0000

Wow that is amazing. Is it wrong for me to have a little crush on the vet?

By: Fetching News – Week Ending 07.02.10

Fetching News – Week Ending 07.02.10 — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:03:01 +0000

[...] the feel good story of the week goes to @DancingDogBlog for reporting about the prosthetic paws fitted to Oscar, a 2 1/2 year-old cat in Britain. Oscar lost both his back paws in a farmer’s [...]

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:32:32 +0000

Hi, Edie – I agree whole-heartedly! When was the last time you saw such emotion from a surgeon:) It was really pretty shocking to see how well the cat was walking, even leaping, right after surgery!

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:28:10 +0000

Thanks for stopping in, Ellen, and welcome! It was so heartwarming to see how thrilled the surgeon was for Oscar:)

By: MaryHaight

MaryHaight — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:24:31 +0000

Thanks, Jim!

By: EdieJ

EdieJ — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:15:59 +0000

Very, very cool. Nice to have a good news story. It's so sweet that everyone involved really seems to care about the cat and not just see him as the opportunity for a medical breakthrough — though of course it is that, too.

By: Ellen B.

Ellen B. — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:53:53 +0000

Kudos to the whole medical community (human & animal) for always striving to learn and discover new methods like this. What a story!