This is Pooh, an amputee cat who just got bionic 'new legs'. No one knows what exactly happened to the kitty, most likely he was struck by a car or even a train in a small Bulgarian village where he lived. After the traffic accident, one kind woman rushed the cat to a clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, where surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov examined Pooh. The man knew that if he amputated the back legs high up on the limbs, it may not work, which meant euthanizing the kitty.
Zlatinov decided to do something innovative this time, and attach prosthetics, giving Pooh new legs. "I had the vague idea that this is done, but it sounded impossible for our practice," Zlatinov said. "But I wanted to try."
And it worked. "He's doing surprisingly well so far," Zlatinov said. "Pooh can move freely on flat surfaces — walking, running, even making small jumps... What's important is that he doesn't seem to be in pain."
"We're very proud," Zlatinov told Reuters. "It was quite a success ... It gives hope to other patients." As for Pooh, the cat is currently at a rescue shelter called Let's Adopt Bulgaria and will be ready for adoption soon.
Meet Pooh, an amputee cat. He was injured in some horrible traffic accident in a small Bulgarian village
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He was rushed to a clinic in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital, where surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov examined Pooh
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic
The man knew that if he amputated the back legs high up on the limbs, it may not work, which meant euthanasia
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic
Zlatinov decided to do something innovative this time, and attach prosthetics, giving Pooh new legs
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic
"I had the vague idea that this is done, but it sounded impossible for our practice"
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic
"But I wanted to try." And it worked. "He's doing surprisingly well so far"
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"Pooh can move freely on flat surfaces — walking, running, even making small jumps..."
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic
"What's important is that he doesn't seem to be in pain"
Image credits: reuters
"We're very proud... It was quite a success... It gives hope to other patients"
Image credits: reuters
As for Pooh, the cat is currently at a rescue shelter and will be ready for adoption soon
Image credits: Central Vet Clinic