http://929thelake.com Classic Hits for Southwest Louisiana Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:27:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://929thelake.com/tortoise-has-amputated-leg-replaced-with-wheel-video/ http://929thelake.com/tortoise-has-amputated-leg-replaced-with-wheel-video/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:59:42 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=22510 When Gamera, an African spurred tortoise,  had to have his left front leg amputated because of a tissue disorder, the vets at at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine came up a novel way to keep the little guy mobile. They took advantage of the reptile’s lower shell, and glued an office chair swivel wheel to the area where Gamera’s leg used to be.

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