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Anonymous
I wouldn't. Not because it's a cheap animal or whatever - if an animal in my care gets sick, it will go to the vet, no questions.
However.. something like surgery on a hamster is a lot to ask from something so small. When you get right down to it, you're looking at an animal that will live anywhere from one to four years, depending on what kind it is. There's the stress of the vet visit, the innate dangers of surgery, and the difficult recovery in the hamster's future. Doesn't seem fair when all of that pain and discomfort could end up being over half of their life. Sure, the hamster's not going to understand that, but I sure wouldn't want to live like that.
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