• henfredemars
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    6 months ago

    Sadly I think it’s hardly economically viable to do an MRI on a hamster.

    • Madlaine@feddit.de
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      6 months ago

      Well, that doesn’t mean it’s not done.

      My sister had a few (more than 20 simultaneously) rats.

      One rat got stuck with her tail in the cage, and the tail had to be amputated, or the rat would’ve died. There were a few complications during the operation, and the bill would have skyrocketed to more than 2k€. For a tiny rat.

      Needless to say, my sister insisted the operation continue. Rat lived happily for another 18 months

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        6 months ago

        I’m skeptical but I would like to hear about those cases. I had a mouse with $600 vet bill. She did actually live another seven months with a good quality of life.

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      6 months ago

      Why not for research? I could imagine there are some very specific research projects that could make that necessary or interesting enough.