TORTOISE'S NEW LIMB CAME FROM ACE HARDWARE
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2011/07/22 15:25:22
PULLMAN, WA -- The artificial limb put on an African tortoise at Washington State University didn't come from a high-tech prosthetics lab. It came from Ace Hardware in Pullman.
The caster-style wheel cost $7, according to the two veterinarians who installed it on the tortoise after amputating the reptile's damaged left front leg.
"We got several sizes to find the right height," said Dr. Nickol Finch, of the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
The expoxy that attached the wheel to the tortoise's shell was also purchased at Ace, she said.
The 23-pound tortoise, named Gamera, was shown to the public Thursday. The male reptile has become a celebrity since photos of its artificial limb were released Wednesday [July 20].
Gamera ate grass and lumbered around the hospital's front entrance as cameras rolled. The tortoise was able to move across pavement, lawn, and even bark.
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, July 22, 2011, p. 5A.
The caster-style wheel cost $7, according to the two veterinarians who installed it on the tortoise after amputating the reptile's damaged left front leg.
"We got several sizes to find the right height," said Dr. Nickol Finch, of the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
The expoxy that attached the wheel to the tortoise's shell was also purchased at Ace, she said.
The 23-pound tortoise, named Gamera, was shown to the public Thursday. The male reptile has become a celebrity since photos of its artificial limb were released Wednesday [July 20].
Gamera ate grass and lumbered around the hospital's front entrance as cameras rolled. The tortoise was able to move across pavement, lawn, and even bark.
--From wire reports; The St. Augustine Record, July 22, 2011, p. 5A.
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- Walt 2011/07/24 00:26:25
+1That's very creative!reply
