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Cat Organ Transplants

Posted by michael on from the organlegging dept.

sophie baines writes "Vets have given their approval for cats to have kidney transplants in the UK-despite ethical concerns about the procedure. Liverpool University is believed to be one of the few veterinary teaching centres around the country to have the advanced specialist equipment needed to carry out the operation."

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  1. Where do you get the replacement parts? by Kent_Franken · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, how do you get replacement cat kidneys? Do you wait until a suitable donor dies of natural causes, or do you just butcher the first one that will work?