Frankie is not a candidate for
a leg amputation because his backend can't handle the shift in his weight and change in his gait.
The LCSN Foundation sponsored this kitten to have
a leg amputation because on of its legs was not formed and he was walking on it causing pain and discomfort.
Twenty - four percent of those affected will require a lower -
leg amputation because of it.
Not exact matches
I know this
because I have a cat that got his
leg caught in a lamp wire last year, which turned into his doting «parents» spending a small fortune on surgical
leg amputation.
Vascular injury is a particularly severe complication
because if undiscovered and untreated, it can lead to
amputation of the
leg.
Each year in the United States 40,000 diabetics get kidney disease, up to 24,000 go blind, and 82,000 have
amputations — a toe, foot, or
leg —
because of vascular failure.
A man missing his lower
leg has gained precise control over a prosthetic limb, just by thinking about moving it — all
because his unused nerves were preserved during the
amputation and rerouted to his thigh where they can be used to communicate with a robotic
leg.
Current recommendations state injectable vaccines for cats should only be administered low on their
legs,
because if a tumor developed in this location,
amputation could cure the issue.
The doctors feel that,
because she continues to do well and the wound on her
leg has healed completely,
amputation won't be necessary.
With
amputation, it is usually easier for a dog to adapt to three
legs if they retain the front two
because the front
legs bear more of the body's weight.
In all of these cases, traditional medicine for animals typically recommends a full limb
amputation because «dogs do fine on three
legs.»
Like doctors recommending
amputation because they lack surgical skills to repair a
leg.