Oscar: The Bionic Cat

Oscar: The Bionic Cat

Oscar is a cat who lost his two back feet  in a columbine harvester accident. I bet the driver felt awful when it happened but I am sure he feels better now and I’ll tell you why.

Guess why? Well, a doctor in England did a surgery on Oscar that allowed him to have two prosthetic feet. That means fake feet.

Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick did the surgery and it can be seen here on YouTube. You won’t believe how great Oscar can walk now.

You can also see in a BBC documentary called The Bionic Vet.

Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick somehow got the bone and skin to grow into the implants that are connected to the plastic feet.  That kind of surgery was done first for people who have had amputated legs.

Since this operation was so successful for Oscar, just think about all the people can be helped in the same way. This new kind of surgery and implant is especially cool because before, the fake limbs that were used were uncomfortable and sometimes painful. These aren’t! Yippee!

How cool is it that we animals can help humans by showing our will to show that we can overcome just about anything?  And, how cool is it that there are doctors like Noel Fitzpatrick?

Guess what I think? I think that adversity can be a gift even though we don’t realize that at the time.

Yup, I do and and I hope you are learning that too!