Miracle hamster spinning with joy after freak accident recovery

The family pet is back on her favourite wheel after having one of her tiny legs amputated following a freak accident. Without PDSA vets operating, Beth would have died because a small piece

of wire had wrapped around her foot, cutting off the blood supply and leaving her in danger of getting gangrene. Vet Charity PDSA revealed how its medical team at the Sunderland Pet Hospital

were left with no choice but to remove Beth’s leg after her owner Victoria Wilkinson discovered an inch-long piece of wire had done life-threatening damage. PDSA Senior Vet Lianne O’ Brien

said: “It’s not something we take lightly as it’s high risk to put a small animal like a hamster under anaesthetic, but we realised we had no choice but to amputate. “We warned Beth’s owners

that it would be a risky operation but thankfully everything went well and Beth has gone on to make a full recovery.” Victoria, 38, from Washington, and her 13 year old daughter Codie say

they are extremely grateful to the PDSA for saving their pet’s life. “Beth wasn’t coming out for her food so we picked her up and, to our horror, we found this piece of wire which seemed to

have gone around her foot and up her leg,” explained Victoria. “I tried to have a closer look and Beth started to squeal so we took her straight to PDSA. “We were so worried about Beth. It

was Codie’s birthday on the same day and she actually postponed her party until the evening as she wanted to make sure her hamster was ok first. “Codie and Beth have a really close bond and

are always together. Codie donated all her pocket money and even asked for an advance to make a contribution to PDSA for the cost of the operation. “Beth is doing great now and she can do

all the things she used to before the accident and still loves going in her wheel, even with just three legs.” Yet they are still stumped as to how the metal ended up in Beth’s cage: “We’ve

got other hamsters and some rabbits, so we often buy hay bales for bedding. The wire must have been inside there, that’s the only explanation we have for it.”