Prosthetics and Amputee links. Compiled by

Debbie Spain and Lee Truslow.

Amputee pets can live long, rewarding lives
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/013199/fea_amputee.html

Find orthotics and prosthetics practices. Search by state or zip
http://www.oandp.com/facilities/

Amputation is an option
http://www.vets.org.nz/Pet/VetsView/gencatsdogs.htm

Uplifting success story

Prosthetics/orthotics Stories:

General story about artificial limbs for animal amputees:
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/2003/05/30/news/nation/5972623.htm

Local dog saved by human orthotic device
http://www.hanger.com/PandO/news%20stories/luckydog.htm

Story of Kuma, the dog whose owner made him an artificial limb:
http://www.dailyemerald.com/archive/v101/1/991102/celebrity.html

Sassie, a Rottweiler with an artificial leg:
http://www.rottweilerhope.org/events.html

A husky with no rear legs gets a prothesis:
http://www.thesylvaherald.com/B-husky050103.htm

Thor, a horse with a leg prothesis:
http://www.vetcentric.com/magazine/magazineArticle.cfm?ARTICLEID=1607

more about Thor:
http://www.riovistaproducts.com/fund/thor.html

Burro (Primrose) receives artificial leg:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980923073907.htm

Custom-made braces for a horse:
http://www.adbiomech.com/colt.html

Companies:

The following company makes prosthetics for horses and dogs

http://www.equineprosthetics.com/main.html

Another company making prosthetics for injured paws:
http://www.mhmoandp.com/pet.htm

And another that has made them for a couple of dogs
http://members.aol.com/AdvProsth/NLVs/NewsV3N1.html

Finally, a story about a Giraffe given an artificial leg:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/newsid_1994000/1994039.stm

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