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Title: Tortoise’s leg amputated, replaced by wheels
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TheStar.com
URL Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/a ... g-amputated-replaced-by-wheels
Published: Mar 22, 2011
Author: Lorianna De Giorgio
Post Date: 2011-03-22 20:54:36 by angK
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Views: 138
Comments: 7
Lorianna De Giorgio Toronto Star Take one pet tortoise, add two wheels commonly used for office furniture and you’ve got the world’s first bionic turtle. In late February, a red-footed tortoise in Brazil was given a new lease on life, when a team of veterinarians at the Veterinary Hospital of Uberaba in the country’s Minas Gerais state attached two wheels to its shell. Originally the adult tortoise’s owner had brought the animal into the hospital in hopes that doctors could heal an infected leg wound. The tortoise had damaged its left leg on an electrical fence that had fallen down in the garden where it lives The team, however, had no choice but to amputate the tortoise’s entire leg after determining the infection posed a risk to the tortoise’s entire wellbeing. But while animals such as dogs and cats can manage on three legs, things aren’t as easy for a tortoise with its heavy shell and sluggish movement. The hospital’s wildlife expert, Cláudio Yudi Kanayama, came up with the next best thing: a wheel similar to a furniture caster. The doctor and his team glued a plastic shield onto the tortoise’s carapace (underside) before affixing a wheel to it. A second wheel was added a few weeks later in a follow-up appointment to give the tortoise even more balance. Red-footed tortoises are native to South America and are common pets in Brazil. Rodrigo Rodrigues, a veterinary student at the hospital who spoke on behalf of Kanayama, told the Star the tortoise and its owner are doing well. Its leg stitches will be removed shortly and with the new wheels, the tortoise can navigate around its home more easily. “He’s fine. He’s a little wheelbarrow now,” Rodrigues said. “His owner is thrilled.” 
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#1. To: angK (#0)
Here's the photo of the turtle with wheels: VETERINARY HOSPITAL OF UBERABA
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I have done the same thing before, only to find I left part of the "formula" out of the "equation" (for lack of a better description). I preview the picture after entering the entire command language and if the photo doesn't show up I go back and check the language I entered. Sometimes, I just erase the whole thing and start over. You have been successful in the past, so I know you can again in the future. Keep trying!!
Shit. No wonder. That's the most messed up site that I've ever seen.
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Turtle....there is hope for you yet.
Hehe.. that is something, castor wheels too. lol Now that is somethng new, it's a lot like those "dog wheelchairs".
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That is so cool. Too bad he's not motorized...he'd be hell on wheels.
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#2. To: Phant2000 (#1)
Here's the photo of the turtle with wheels:
#3. To: angK (#2)
I don't know what I did wrong. I will keep on trying though.
#4. To: angK (#2)
#5. To: Phant2000 (#1)
A second wheel (next photo) was added shortly
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