2006-07-26 15:11:17 · 9 answers · asked by Byran P 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Bryan, please do not listen to this rigmarole, catgut does not come from a cat, it in fact comes from the stomach of a sheep, cow, horse, etc..... More info can be fund from Wikipedia at;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut
I cannot believe all those guys believed the same thing...haha!!
Hope that helps Bryan, try using Wikipedia more often!!
2006-07-26 17:36:45 · answer #1 · answered by RobLough 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, catgut does in fact come from cats.
2006-07-26 15:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Benjamin N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate to disillusion you, but catgut comes from...cats, which are not plants. Cat gut. The gut of a cat. Get it? Enjoy your tennis match.
2006-07-26 15:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name is self explanatory, catgut is guts of a cat shaped into a thread in order to be used usually in surgery where they can not get to the stitches to remove, cat gut dissolves.
2006-07-26 15:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earliest reports of surgical suture date back to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt so yes they would have probably been using stitches in 1920 as well. Major developments in 1920's medicine included Insulin and Penicillin so they were a lot more advanced than you think. Fleming's accidental discovery and isolation of penicillin was in September 1928.
2016-03-16 06:05:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is interesting. I suggest the library as you can find better answers on your own to such academic concerns and technical questions in this way.
Other tips:
www.teoma.com or www.dogpile.com are good. Or even define: "and your term here: in Google
2006-07-26 15:36:30 · answer #6 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hold on to your hat, Bryon.
It doesn't come from a plant......!
2006-07-26 15:15:10 · answer #7 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animal abuser. May whatever god actually exists smite your *** for causing misery to cats.
2006-07-26 16:28:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cat, and they arent a plant
2006-07-26 22:54:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wonderful suture material
2006-07-26 15:16:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋