Bionic Cat Gets World's First Implant Paws 225
Several readers send in the news of Oscar, the first bionic cat, whose hind paws got cut off in a harvester accident. In a world's-first operation, a neurosurgeon has now given him exoprosthetic paws that are implanted directly into his leg bones. The BBC artlcle has a video captured just after the operation, and PopSci has an apparently later one in which Oscar is walking and running almost completely normally.
of course (Score:0, Funny)
/me whispers "i for one welcome our new bionic cat overlords"
And? (Score:5, Funny)
Big deal, they have been grafting lasers onto sharks for years now.
After all, everyone deserves a hot meal.
Claws (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps (Score:5, Funny)
Can opener (Score:5, Funny)
They should have given him can opener paws so he could open his own tuna.
Re:Claws (Score:3, Funny)
In a related story, Oscar was found leaping 10 meters (32 feet) into a tree, catching an unsuspecting bird in the process.
Re:Perhaps (Score:5, Funny)
they should have replaced his paws with rabbit feet, that way he might be luckier next time he meets farm machinery.
Yeah, just look at how well it works for rabbits.
Slow motion (Score:5, Funny)
The bionic cat in the video looks like it is running in slow motion, but we all know it is running at 60mph.
Darth Cat (Score:1, Funny)
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/7296/darthcat.jpg
Well... is obvius.
Re:Laser Cats! (Score:5, Funny)
Because that's almost completely ridiculous.
Re:Meanwhile in Africa ... (Score:4, Funny)
Damn strait, we should be giving those malaria victims prosthetic feet instead!
Re:And? (Score:5, Funny)
He used to have four paws. Now he has fore paws and faux paws.
Re:Claws (Score:1, Funny)
No, but i'll buy it a pack of kitten mittens [youtube.com].
occupational therapy (Score:2, Funny)
Re:And? (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, but only two are fur paws.
whassat? (Score:4, Funny)
Given:
Oscar was struck by the combine harvester whilst dozing in the sun.
I think the first order of business should have been some hearing aids.
"You're a kitty!" tag (Score:5, Funny)
What happened to the "You're a kitty!" tag? I think it's very appropriate. For those who haven't seen it, XKCD's "Cat Proximity" http://xkcd.com/231/ [xkcd.com]
Pirate Cat! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And how does the kitty-kat feal about all this? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slow motion (Score:5, Funny)
No, it plays the Meow Mix jingle. Which admittedly takes some of the drama out of it.
Re:Slow motion (Score:2, Funny)
Re:And how does the kitty-kat feal about all this? (Score:1, Funny)
I once watched a kitten that kept grabbing its own tail, bit it and then growl at the pain he caused himself. He would then let go and start all over again.
Most of the time I called him "dumbass [wikipedia.org]", but sometimes I called him "Kelso [wikipedia.org]".
Re:And how does the kitty-kat feal about all this? (Score:4, Funny)
Everyone knows cats prefer cheezeburger over steak.
Re:Meanwhile in Africa ... (Score:4, Funny)
Which strait [wikipedia.org], and why do you want to damn it? Ot did you really want to dam it and there's just a typo because the m and n are close together?
Re:Can opener (Score:4, Funny)
And named him Edward Canopenerpaws.
Re:And? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Perhaps (Score:4, Funny)
Fanny: They don't sound so lucky to me.
Bender: Not without their shoes.
Re:And? (Score:3, Funny)
They have accomplished what I would have thought an impawsible feet. I certainly would have been stumped by it.