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Frisky SKeleton

#41 April 12, 2009, 07:57:18 am

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yeah that is what i was talking about with this (Click to reveal)

since it's missing a leg the cat is off balance as the centre of mass is in the same place as it was before, so i could move the centre of mass so it was balanced again. right now i guess it has to use it's muscles to balance at rest and that's the main downside, plus the angle it uses it's leg is probably putting a lot more stress on it's joints. adding a weight would probably be just as bad i suppose

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Sredni Vashtar

#42 April 12, 2009, 08:33:47 am

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yeah that would improve its balance at rest but it would

a) totally fuck up its balance while walking, because that weight would mess with the cat's moment of inertia

b) increase the load on each leg, since they have to compensate for the extra weight

so yes we are in agreement i suppose that it's not viable.

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#43 April 12, 2009, 09:37:47 am

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If it was possible to rearrange the weight that was already there

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Sredni Vashtar

#44 April 12, 2009, 08:14:31 pm

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Quote from: Bonehead on April 12, 2009, 09:37:47 am

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#45 April 13, 2009, 05:05:09 pm

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remove the other hind leg, place a centered wheel between the spots where the legs were, balance restored

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#46 April 13, 2009, 06:44:33 pm

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Marge

#47 April 13, 2009, 07:01:58 pm

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Quote from: Sredni Vashtar on April 12, 2009, 05:32:25 am

If it was possible to rearrange the weight that was already there.

If modern medicine can remove a peach from Steel's head no problem can't it move a cat's organs a few cents? Or just remove unnecessary duplicates from the other side. Like, he could do just as well with one kidney and the stomach a bit to the left, right?

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Sredni Vashtar

#48 April 13, 2009, 10:46:44 pm

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Quote from: Marge on April 13, 2009, 07:01:58 pm

If modern medicine can remove a peach from Steel's head no problem can't it move a cat's organs a few cents? Or just remove unnecessary duplicates from the other side. Like, he could do just as well with one kidney and the stomach a bit to the left, right?

Yes. Removing a kidney to improve a cat's balance would clearly be preferable than letting the cat gradually adapt to a missing leg.

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Frisky SKeleton

#49 April 13, 2009, 11:22:51 pm

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Quote from: Marge on April 13, 2009, 07:01:58 pm

If modern medicine can remove a peach from Steel's head no problem can't it move a cat's organs a few cents? Or just remove unnecessary duplicates from the other side. Like, he could do just as well with one kidney and the stomach a bit to the left, right?

this is a stupid idea on so many levels, the first obstacle would be cost. no vet would do this.

but i did take into consideration what you said and i've shaved a third of the cat. it seems to be getting along easier now but it's prickly. i'm surprised i didn't think of this earlier as it's pretty fluffy

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#50 April 13, 2009, 11:50:08 pm

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Quote from: climbtree on April 13, 2009, 11:22:51 pm

this is a stupid idea on so many levels, the first obstacle would be cost. no vet would do this.

but i did take into consideration what you said and i've shaved a third of the cat. it seems to be getting along easier now but it's prickly. i'm surprised i didn't think of this earlier as it's pretty fluffy

remember to paste the shaved hair onto other parts of the cat to fix the center of gravity.

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#51 April 14, 2009, 03:20:55 am

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Quote from: climbtree on April 13, 2009, 11:22:51 pm

this is a stupid idea on so many levels, the first obstacle would be cost. no vet would do this.

The first obstacle would actually be the cat dieing shortly or a "long" time after drugging it up to keep it alive for as long as possible. Some vets will do these kinds of things though, since they're are only in it for the money.

Just leave the cat alone to adapt, it's not like your planning on throwing it in the wild or anything.

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Frisky SKeleton

#52 April 14, 2009, 04:05:35 am

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WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? HOW IS THE FIRST OBSTACLE COMPLICATIONS DURING THE OPERATION? ANAESTHETICS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE ADVANCED NOWADAYS AND ARE UNLIKELY TO BE A PRIMARY CONCERN IN THE HYPOTHETICAL

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Sredni Vashtar

#53 April 14, 2009, 06:36:42 am

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actually the first obstacle is why th ehell would you bother operating on it in the first place to fixz such a non-issue but

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Sredni Vashtar

#54 April 14, 2009, 06:36:57 am

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maybe that was the point of the tlopic

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Marge

#55 April 14, 2009, 11:05:21 am

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Hey, only trying to help here! Besides, didn't climbtree brag about his mad surgery skills in steel's cancer topic? Or perhaps it was Mark.

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Boulvae

#56 April 14, 2009, 11:37:34 am

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Quote from: climbtree on April 14, 2009, 04:05:35 am

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? HOW IS THE FIRST OBSTACLE COMPLICATIONS DURING THE OPERATION? ANAESTHETICS ARE ACTUALLY QUITE ADVANCED NOWADAYS AND ARE UNLIKELY TO BE A PRIMARY CONCERN IN THE HYPOTHETICAL

I mean't after, normally after an operation the life extension isn't very long (for cats, and especially when your doing it for no reason then to correct it's balance).

Last Edit: April 14, 2009, 11:41:39 am by Boulvae

A tool is a tool regardless. I mean if you suck, you suck, and not even the most perfect tool could save you. And if your damn good then even with the worst tool ever conceived you could chug out some high quality shit.

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#57 April 14, 2009, 12:14:41 pm

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Needless to say you'll need to knock out the cat

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The first obstacle would actually be the cat dieing shortly or a "long" time after drugging it up to keep it alive for as long as possible.

Do you have a cat, Boulvae?

Also, have you thought of attaching a floating object ABOVE the cat, Climbtree? Like a balloon or a kite (I guess kites would be a bad idea if the weather conditions aren't optimal)? I remember when I was very small and barely couldn't walk, it got hell of alot easier once someone lifted me up under my arms so I just nudged the floor. What's your cat's name by the way?

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Boulvae

#58 April 14, 2009, 09:28:55 pm

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I have four. I had to remove something worse then tape, my arm was cut up pretty bad.

I know vets at a clinic I was volunteering at and as a general rule of thumb and my experience unless the cat is young (human years), and the operation isn't a heavy one (surgery, that sort of thing) at most with drugs it's life span would increase a couple years but it'd be very, very miserable. I've seen people waste money and surgery's and weeks to months later they're back again for another surgery.

While i'm at it, replace their collars once in a while (three to four years) for both cats and dogs unless you want it to "fuse" to their skin and have a whole shit load of ingrown hairs being seriously infected because you never once replaced their collars.

EDIT: Oh yeah two of the vets would euthanize anything aslong as you pay the bill, and one of them would do practically anything aslong as it's profitable and he wouldn't get sued for it.

Last Edit: April 14, 2009, 09:34:20 pm by Boulvae

A tool is a tool regardless. I mean if you suck, you suck, and not even the most perfect tool could save you. And if your damn good then even with the worst tool ever conceived you could chug out some high quality shit.

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#59 April 14, 2009, 11:19:21 pm

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