disabled critters in literature and TV

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"My Dog Has Fallen and He Can't Get Up! Rehabilitation from a Spinal Injury with Paralysis" by Judy Wolff.
About a black lab recovering from FCE.
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Winter's Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again by Juliana Hatkoff et al.

This book is for children. It is full of beautiful photos of how they made an artificial tail for the dolphin who is missing her tail.
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Disfigured more than disabled:
Oogy http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446546313 Good stuff!
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Just finished http://www.amazon.com/House-Million-Pet ... 446&sr=1-1 and found myself laughing all the time. VERY highly recommended!! :hysterical:
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Let's Get a Pup! Said Kate - Bob Graham
There are lots of dogs--all shapes and sizes--at the Rescue Center. But Kate and her mom and dad know they want Dave the moment they see him. He's small and he's cute and he's a perfect fit for the end of Kate's bed. In fact, Dave is everything a puppy could be.

But then they see old and gray and broad-as-a-table Rosy...
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"Bionic animals".....wonderful pictures!

http://www.takepart.com/photos/bionic-animals#
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Mystery series where main character has blind, diabetic Shih Tzu who is well. http://www.amazon.com/Antiques-Maul-Tre ... 399&sr=1-1 Good "cozy" mystery.
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Wild Beau and Her Kittens, one-eyed homeless mama cat. Good rescue/humane themes & happy ending. http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Beau-Her-Kit ... 595&sr=1-1

Good kid book.
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http://www.amazon.com/The-Ruthlessness- ... ss+of+cats

2 tripods AND a cart dog!! The cart dog plays a key role at the end.
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Are we sharing a brain now?? I just added this same thing to Molly's thread :mrgreen:
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Just found this tonight. Amazing resilience!
Three-Legged Corky the Cat: A Voice for Special-Needs Kitties :trophy:
Angela Lutz
Aug 31st 2012
http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-re ... ats-cradle

P.S. Oops, didn't read the thread title properly. Can an article be considered "literature"? :blush:
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We can pretend we are using a Kindle! :mrgreen:

Very cool, by the way!
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Christine wrote:We can pretend we are using a Kindle! :mrgreen:

Very cool, by the way!
:wub: A little help for your imagination!
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Wow! His legs were backward and crisscrossed, I didn't realize they did such a surgery. :D
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