One-Legged Stray Cat, Also Missing an Ear, Given New Life. And Also Given a Little Something More!

TAIWAN – This is just another inspiring story about the impact additive manufacturing can actually have on an animal’s life. An ill-fated cat who was discovered in Pingtung, Taiwan has been given a brand new lease on life thanks to the dedication of a team of veterinarians and 3D printing technologies.

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The cat, who is a stray, was found not too long ago by a passerby, in a dire, near-death condition. The animal had been sleeping on a grinder machine to keep warm and lost three of its legs when the machine was turned on. As can be clearly seen in the photos, the machine severed both the cat’s back legs and also one of its front ones. Fortunately for the suffering feline, the person who found her brought her directly to a veterinary hospital to see if she could be treated.

The doctors treating the cat were so touched and moved by her story and her maternal dedication that they decided to create a set of 3D printed prosthetic legs for the animal to get her back on her feet. Just two months later, the cat gave birth to a total of four kittens, but tragically they each succumbed to a congenital heart disease caused by malnutrition. The loss was such a blow to both the doctors and to the cat, who having tolerated so much pain and suffering for the kittens had lost them.

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