Just because we can, doesn't mean we should...

[janey]

Am I the only tight git that thinks "Maybe it'd be cheaper to just buy a new cat"???

 

Wouldn't want to be your pet either :lol:

[Ian Leach]

It would have died in the wild, i laughed at the pic just needs a pair of nike trainers now. Is that now the worlds most expensive cat too, don't get me wrong i love animals but this at what cost ??

[felixthelogchopper]

No, far from it. Like most people, I have had various beloved pets over the years and have sometimes had to make the heartbreaking decision to do what I think is in their best interests and have them "put down".

 

The quote from the article "Fitzpatrick admits that he has become a last hope for desperate owners who have run out of options for their beloved pets..." sums up my problem with this kind of thing in that it seems to be for the OWNERS' benefit and the longterm welfare of the pet involved comes second to that.

 

 

Firstly, my utmost respect to you for making that hardest of decisions. I have been there myself and know how hard it is. However, given that the cat in question was so young and has so much life in front of it, do you not think it deserves the exploration and implementation of that 'last hope'? I fail to see how saving an animal's life is not in the animal's best interest.

[Ian Leach]

Cat young don't know what its missing, put it down and with the money saved on not giving it funky legs open a cat sanctury.

[Tommy_B]

Spot on!!

[felixthelogchopper]

The cat doesn't have an opinion because it is a CAT.

 

I hope I'm brave enough to let my dog rest once his back legs give up, no wheels or silly things like that just to make me feel better about myself.

 

This is not the same as a tartan shopping trolley for its back legs. If you see the cat move, you would see that it has a very good range of movement. As to animals not having opinions, I don't agree at all. You only need to see an animal respond to people they like differently to those they don't to understand that is a gross over-simplification.

[felixthelogchopper]

Cat young don't know what its missing, put it down and with the money saved on not giving it funky legs open a cat sanctury.

 

Do you not think that this might have possibilities in prosthetics for humans?

[janey]

Do you not think that this might have possibilities in prosthetics for humans?

 

More than likely, but at least most humans are capable of making the choice of whether they wanted experimental treatment?

[Ian Leach]

Do you not think that this might have possibilities in prosthetics for humans?

 

No to small

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totally different bone structure imo, save money and build human limbs not two chicken drum sticks.

[janey]

"No to small"

 

It might catch on in the dog racing world, though