What do you do when your pet loses its leg? We know that they would have to suffer through the ordeal for most of us. Well, one pet owner didn’t agree. While some of you might just want to see online feet pics, a pet owner wanted something more.
A prosthetic leg designed using a 3D printer is given to a three-month-old Leghorn with a deformed right leg. The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine1 at Tufts University made it all possible for Cecilyย the chicken feet.
The deformed leg Gets a 3D Prosthetic Leg tendon in her right leg., which impaired her mobility to a great extent. The chicken was given to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine and offered euthanasia or a prosthetic leg. The 3D Prosthetic Leg cost $2500.
Chicken Feet
Andrea Martin, the chicken owner, immediately signed up for a prosthetic leg2 because she believes Cecily needs to have an everyday life. Martin’s farm focuses on chicken rehabilitation, and it is not the first time that she has spent money on surgery on one of her chickens. Don’t you think that this is a great idea?
- Morgan, Carol A., and Michael McDonald. “Ethical dilemmas in veterinary medicine.”ย Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practiceย 37.1 (2007): 165-179. โฉ๏ธ
- Gregg, Robert D., et al. “Virtual constraint control of a powered prosthetic leg: From simulation to experiments with transfemoral amputees.”ย IEEE Transactions on Roboticsย 30.6 (2014): 1455-1471. โฉ๏ธ
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