Speedy...a cute little kitten without a pelvis

Speedy is a very lucky kitten. His life was saved by Dr. Edwin Jeszenka of the Lincoln Highway Veterinary Clinic in Lancaster, Pennsylvania by the development of a mobile prosthetic cart,created with K'NEX® toys.

Speedy's mother was a stray cat living in a housing development outside of Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA. His mother was keeping her kittens under an overgrown hedge that was owned by an elderly couple. While trimming the hedge, they discovered a cute black and white kitten that could not walk correctly. They realized that his back legs were not normal, and thought it might have an injured spine. They called a local animal rescue organisation to come for him.

At the clinic, x-rays were taken during the first week, and it was discovered that this kitten had been born without a pelvic bone. Some sort of cart that lifted the rear half of his body off the floor seemed like a solution to help him walk. Dr. Jeszenka sketched his plans for a "wheel chair" or a tiny cart, in which the kitten's hind end could be strapped into to facilitate movement around the floor using front-end power provided by the kitten.