'A Portrait of Van Gogh'

It’s surprising to me the resiliency of hamsters. Pudge underwent a very invasive procedure where an incision was made from the base of his ear to about the top of his chest. The fur around this area is growing back now and there is no trace of a scar at all. Where an after effect of the surgery does exist is in a seemingly unrelated area. During the surgery complications arose around Pudge’s ear where the tumor encompassed the area around the ear canal. To remove the tumor, several blood vessels around the ear area had to be cut and as a result Pudge’s right ear had begun to shrink. We were told that it would eventually fall off. The 4th visit to the vet resulted in its removal as a final check up to Pudge’s recent surgery. Pudge’s right ear now falls into the category of a nub.