http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/ Engadget Comments for UK canine equipped with prosthetic paw http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 2:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
If this article was already in another site then skip past it and keep your OMG comments to your self


Back to topic: i think might a little bit to much for a dog but whatever.]]>Jul 21st 2007 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 22nd 2007 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 22nd 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 22nd 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 11:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
I visited the comment section of this article just to see if anyone mentioned the similarity between this and Eli's prosthetic leg.
I must me psychic...]]>Jul 21st 2007 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 20th 2007 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/shouldn't the dog have the choice if it wants prosthesis or not?]]>Jul 21st 2007 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
Scooby: Ry ron't row raggy. Mrrrr, ro-ray.

Sounds like a plan to me :-)]]>Jul 21st 2007 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/It's all to do with the technique. The honeycomb mesh allows new skin to grow over the prosthesis.

So it's engadgets (mis)quote...again. ;)
]]>Jul 21st 2007 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/this is why people cant handle there pets they think of there pets as people.]]>Jul 21st 2007 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 2:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
However, I'm not sure that a prosthetic paw so that a dog will have 4 legs rather than 3 is all that useful. Most dogs take losing a leg or paw in stride and have no problem running around on 3 legs. It takes more adjustment for them to get used to wearing boots, so I imagine that a prosthetic paw would be a bigger adjustment for a dog than having 3 legs.]]>Jul 22nd 2007 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
Arakawa got there first, din'she?



Very groovy nonetheless. ]]>Jul 23rd 2007 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 21st 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 22nd 2007 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
Some people really love their pets, and that is fine with me.]]>Jul 21st 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
However, I find it selfish for an owner to spend the kind of money that it would cost to have this prosthetic for a dog. I wish that the site would post how much it cost for the dog's owners or insurance company, if it covers pets. Probably around five thousand dollars, or more, considering some of the brand new technology involved with the device.

Think about how many vaccines or other types of health care could be supplied to REAL HUMAN BEINGS for the price of replacing the dog's foot. I'm entirely for what happened in this case because the knowledge learned from it will benefit the unfortunate PEOPLE who have suffered an amputation, yet an actual market for spending this kind of money (that could be much more practically spent) on PETS is rather disturbing. (sorry, run-on sentence.)

"Storm's owners, Francesca and Derek Taylor, had the foot amputated rather than having him put down."
That's a little more reasonable to me, IMHO.

I guess, if someone actually has the kind of money to spend on getting a state-of-the-art prosthetic limb for their dog, I'd hope that they would make a donation of an equal amount towards research for human diseases.

TL;DR
Damn cool technology, lets see it put towards the interests of people.]]>Jul 21st 2007 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/Jul 23rd 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/uk-canine-equipped-with-prosthetic-paw/
Point taken.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 12:38PM