World's First Dog With All Bionic Legs: Naki'o Can Play Again With 4 Prosthetic Paws

[Kadie]

World's First Dog With All Bionic Legs: Naki'o Can Play Again With 4 Prosthetic Paws (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post
Posted: 06/22/11 04:29 PM ET



You might remember Polo, the husky fitted with a prosthetic paw after being hit by a car, or Midnite, the miniature horse who took off running when first fitted with a prosthetic leg, but this red heeler pup takes being a bionic animal to a whole new level.

Naki'o is the world's first dog to be fitted with a complete set of four prosthetic paws, according to incrediblefeatures.com. Naki'o was barely 5 weeks old when him and his brothers and sisters were abandoned by a family fleeing their foreclosed home. Having barely survived the Nebraskan winter, all four of the dog's paws were deformed into rounded stumps after being stuck in an icy puddle.

Incrediblefeatures.com reports that Veterinary technician Christie Tomlinson "organized a fundraiser to pay for Naki’o to have his two back legs fitted with prosthetics."


more and video...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/bionic-dog-prosthetic-paws-video_n_882448.html

[MrScorpio]

1. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology...

We have the capability to build the world's first bionic dog. Naki'o will be that dog. Better than he was before. Better...stronger…faster.

[flvegan]

2. *dumbass post about how we help animals and not people*

[ClarkUSA]

4. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

[flvegan]

6. Oh, you're preaching to the choir my friend.

Just wanted to get the mantra in first.

[ClarkUSA]

8. Ah, right.

:toast:

[tomm2thumbs]

3. the science learned from such tests are very helpful to humans too

good for the fundraising folks

[Mojambo]

5. He must have fantastic health insurance.

Lucky dog.

[Blue-Jay]

7. Why bother with dogs when we should be helping people? PEOPLE!?!?

Cool article, but I thought I'd throw my old friend a bone.

PEEEEOPLE!!!

[buzzard]

11. As one with severe ankle arthritis I wish this was available to me. Happy for the dog though.

[IamK]

9. Wonder if it makes that "bionic noise" like the 6 million dollar man...

[idiotgardener]

10. One thing would make this story better

if the people who abandoned him were in jail.