Tommy Coyote Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 These new legs are so neat. This very deformed dog can run. And it's getting to be affordable. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/12/video-dog-born-with-deformed-legs-can-run-thanks-to-rapid-prototyping-and-3d-printing/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 This is so cool! I know a dog (a border collie) who's legs are deformed like that. He does amazingly well with his front wheel cart, but seeing this dog run like this gives me hope that this other dog's owner might look into prosthetics like this for him. I've sent the article on to her. He has so many fans they could do a fundraiser for him. I think he has his own FB page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 dogs are amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane allen Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 That is very cool! She mentions that they start out "low" so it wasn't so much of a drastic change. I hope they can raise them up so his back is straighter. But wow!! diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvw Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 That is very cool! She mentions that they start out "low" so it wasn't so much of a drastic change. I hope they can raise them up so his back is straighter. But wow!! diane Glad you mentioned that! I had to watch with no sound here at work. I was thinking it was weird for his back to be like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 I imagine it would require time to make his back level. He's been sloped like that since birth, so would probably be painful to put him at full height without giving time for muscles, etc. to adjust. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Maybe they will be able to do this for dogs that have lost part of a limb. Usually they just take the entire leg off but this might open up whole new doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Interesting, but I feel a bit ambivalent about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d112358 Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 There's a blind golden who has prosthetic blades a lot like this on a PBS Nature special: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-bionic-pet-my-bionic-pet/8696/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I'm kinda with Smalahundur. I think about how much money is spent on 1 dog and how much that would of done for lots of dogs. But I'm happy for that dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Coyote Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Breakthroughs like this one may be just one dog. But it may also be the future for lots of dogs with all kinds of injuries to their limbs. Or horses? Or humans? Who knows where this might go. I don't have a problem with the cost. There are lots of owners out there who would gladly pay. If they have the money to do that and that is what they want to do then I'm perfectly OK with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Well, my reservations have nothing to do with the points you raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d112358 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Advancing work in prosthestics for animals can transfer over to help humans, like the gel with the dolphin here: http://www.wired.com/2011/09/ff_animalprosthetics/all/ Besides all that, they created the prosthetic blades from a 3D printer; I kind of doubt that would come with a ridiculously prohibitive price tag; it could be cheaper than a wheelchair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 My understanding is that 3D printing is relatively cheap. And if all sorts of minds are working on creating prototypes using 3D printers then it seems to me that the advances gained could be exponential. I see this sort of story as very similar to the engineering students who are using 3D printers to create prosthetics for children who might not otherwise have easy access to them. Collectively a lot of good can be done, for people and animals. My two cents. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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