Disabled cats need love.

Although we all hope that every cat is perfect and has a unique beauty for us to appreciate, we will always find that there are so many cats whose bodies are incomplete. These congenital or acquired disabilities will affect the life of cats more or less. In the face of these cats, we must not abandon them because of their strange disabilities, but should give them more care, so that disability can also be called a kind of beauty in cats. ?

Poland 22? MonikaMalek, a 20-year-old photographer, has completed a great photography project "I'm still a cat", which targets 100 cats disabled only by illness or injury. Some of them are blind, some have lost a leg, and some have diabetes and leukemia. Malik said that she hopes to change people's prejudices, not to insult them, nor to ignore them, but to look at their shortcomings with a normal eye.

In America, a newborn cat can't stand and walk. Thanks to the shelter in Chicago, the cat survived and was sent to the Tree House Animal Protection Association when it was a few weeks old. After the diagnosis, the medical staff found that its leg joints were deformed, which meant that the "socks" could not run or play, and they could only lie on the bedding all day. Coupled with malnutrition, it leads to underweight and upper respiratory tract infection.

Plastic surgeon Stephen Niha? (Dr. Steve Neihaus) It is suggested to cut off the hind legs of "socks" and then reinstall artificial limbs. Schlueter said: "We know that this is risky and there is no guarantee that it will work."

Are you online? From 20 13 to 10, the kitten had its first operation. Because the operation was successful, it is full of vitality now. Sock's adopter, Priscilla Cherry, is a veterinarian and has been taking care of it since the operation. She said: "When I saw it dragging its deformed legs but no one took care of it, I knew it needed my love."

Sometimes, those disabled cats are also very strong. There is an American cat barking? Although Lu's kitten was born with only two claws, it lived a normal and happy life. Roux's owner shared his adventure story on Instagram through photos, and netizens were deeply moved by this strong kitten.

Due to natural defects, Lu was born without front paws, but he overcame this difficulty and lived a normal life of his kind. Its owner specially applied for an Instagram account to record Lu's adventure story. At present, this account is already owned? 132000 fans. ?

Roux used to be a stray cat, but fortunately, he was adopted by a veterinarian in New Orleans when he was six months old. Because Luke suffers from a rare disease, his former animal shelter hopes to transfer him to another institution. Lu's owner recalled that he heard? Unable to bury the feces, Lu was sent back to the shelter. But it really wants to do better, which is really distressing. Infected by this optimistic spirit, Lu's owner adopted the kitten without hesitation. ?

With the development of medical technology, animal prostheses have become popular, and disabled cats can rely on medical means to help some customers with congenital disorders. Nevada, Iowa? Vincent, the cat in the Story County Animal Shelter, recently got a special gift-a titanium prosthesis. When people found it in a campsite, the unfortunate cat had lost its hind legs below the tibia. The shelter didn't know what to do until it was adopted by Cindy Jones, whose daughter studied veterinary medicine at Iowa State University. ?

Emily found MarySarahBergh, a veterinary plastic surgeon at LloydVeterinary Medical Center, and an associate professor of plastic surgery to help. ?

Are you online? At the age of 3, the lucky Vincent was finally fitted with a titanium prosthesis, and he was finally able to walk like an almost normal cat.

Berg said: "I expect it to jump up and do all kinds of things like other normal cats soon." However, he also pointed out that only about 25% of animals in the world are treated equally with Vincent. ?

This pair of artificial limbs was donated and manufactured by a veterinary orthopedic company called BioMedtrix. The first surgical operation was performed in February 20 14. At that time, they first implanted a titanium shaft in Vincent's thigh bone and exposed it from his fur. ?