[AMP-L] Irish Vet Saves Cat's Leg Using Skin Graft From Fish

[Wayne Renardson]

via News Ireland:

An Irish vet has saved the life of an injured three-legged rescue cat by
using a skin graft from a fish.

Vet Emi Capurro believes it may be the first time the complex surgery,
which involved grafting the skin of a fresh Atlantic Cod onto the wound of
an animal, has been performed in Europe.

The successful operation was a huge relief for the owners of Lenny the
ten-year-old cat, who had been heartbroken at the possibility of having to
put him down.

"Lenny came to us with an ulcerated tumour on his front paw which was not
reacting to any medication," explained Emi, clinical director and senior
veterinary surgeon at Shenick Vets in Skerries.


The rest of the story, with photos, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2bnxuk28

Wayne R.
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