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Vet Gives Parrot New Wings After Someone Severely Trimmed Them To Stop It From Flying Away

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:09:38 +0300

It takes only a few hours to completely change the life of an animal. Dr. Catherine Apuli, a vet working with The Unusual Pet Vets in Brisbane, Australia, gave a parrot named Wei Wei the ability to soar again.

Wei Wei had been the victim of wing trimming to prevent it from flying. However, with Dr. Apuli’s help, the parrot was able to take to the skies!

Dudley The Cow Got A New Prosthetic Leg And Is So Happy Now

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:54:22 +0300

After being rescued from a cattle rancher, Dudley is doing much better with his new leg.

Tortoise Whose Legs Were Eaten By Rats Gets Prosthetic Wheels

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:58:02 +0300

When rats ate the front legs of a hibernating 90-year-old tortoise named Mrs. T in Pembrook, Wales, its owner, Jude Ryder, feared the worst. A £1,000 vet bill did little to improve the situation until Ryder’s mechanical engineer son Dale, 37, glued wheels from a model aircraft onto the tortoise’s shell, making her twice as fast.

Dog With Deformed Paws Gets 3D-Printed Prosthetic Legs

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:38:46 +0300

Derby, a Husky mix dog born with severely deformed front paws, can now walk thanks to some of the latest 3D-printing technologies. The U.S.-based 3D Systems company created customized prosthetics for Derby that look like the legs on a rocking chair and finally let him outrun his humans!