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I would think you would have to consider the social ramifications as well. What does the general population think of these half animal people? Not to mention how would the people close to you take it? Also cost this would undoubtedly be very pricey. There's also religious arguments, but lets not go that far.

From a purely physical standpoint I would give it a total yes. I think I would go so far as to risk a small chance of death, be willing to go through a painful procedure, and maybe some small side-effects/abnormalities as long as they were very minor and manageable. That's about where the gains stop outweighing the costs for me form a physical stand point.

Unfortunately though this is not a survival-of-the-fittest world where your newly gained physical abilities/senses would count for a lot more than they would in the real world. No, in the really world having something like this done would be for little more than physical appearance. Unless your profession, day-to-day life, or other factors such as joining the military perhaps encouraged you too. Unless it became very common just going out in public would draw attention. Hardcore bodymodders freak most people out enough, what would this do?

So, form a realistic stand point I'd be leaning toward no. Even if the price didn't put me off right away; being a humanoid-fox would not help me much in what I do. I would still be me just awesomer looking. What do I say to the people around me? "I went through all of this because it looked cool?"

I'm very eager to hear other furrys have to say on this though.

Id do it. (being that id be a Black anthro wolf) if people dont like it they will get used to it. the first yiff i saw freaked me out ......then 1 mnute later i was used to it and well i wont go into detail bout what i did....  :/

i am also interested in how would it be done? i have actually spent some time on the designs for a robotic tail at the least (how will it be controlled? IF they can make a rat/ R/C car cyborg(they have) then they will figure something out!) .... bring about the thought that maybe you could do temporary detachable things like say a flat metal port on the tail bone that wouldn't interfere with human clothing, activities, etc. that you could lock robotic tail onto (with either fake or real hair on a sort of life support...

if you took the full body genetic alteration route then you have to have your DNA altered in one cell then that cell would be used to make a clone of you (as a furry) after which they would transfer you memories.(the moral problem with this is if you copied the memories then the original you would experience death (ITS LITERALLY SUICIDE, only a furry copy of you would live on)). a transfer of the actual brain would be needed to avoid this. you cant just surgically alter yourself like plastic surgery cause there would be to much that your body would reject and you would look weird and get sick with a rotting tail snout and ears etc. hanging off you. plus a change in DNA doesn't spread throughout the body like it does in the cartoons. it would have to start at the source (fertilized egg in the womb)

sorry for rambling!

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>>1

this topic has been discussed already

I've been thinking about this since I saw the Dr. Who episode "Gridlock" (10th Doctor).

I suppose I'd do it. It's basically a step-up from fursuiting, right? It's a fursuit you'd wear EVERYWHERE.

People react diffrently to fursuits. Kids LOVE them, adults may or may-not be amused.

But you may get mean looks, and some fucked up comments, but that happens ANYWAY. Now you'll get your tail yanked (and some hate crimes, I'm SURE). You'll get love at conventions, and nods of respect from other furries. We've all dealt with harrasement in real life anyway with human skin.

I suppose the BIGGEST personal drawback is if in a few years, you got the urge to change your species... Rich furries could do it, but the rest of us would need to make DAMN sure about our fursona.

>>10

"(...)and nods of respect from other furries(...)"

Sorry, this made me laugh XD

>>13
If furries were real is not what the thread is about though.

>>15

Oh yeah? But they sure as hell couldn't beat Klingons!

>>17

or Cylons

>>4
This is science fiction. You can change the DNA in every cell in the future with a device like the one on that episode of Star Gate (one of the later series).

Assuming such a device was developed for use in fixing genetic flaws/diseases it would be very difficult to use it to make a drastic change like changing a species. Genetic diseases are many orders of magnitude easier to find and understand (effectively flipping a genetic switch the right way) than swapping around the 50% of differing DNA between you and a fox and having the patient not die.

But being a werewolf would be better (the non-Hollywood type where you retain sanity and don't look like a guy in a gorilla suit). Get to keep interacting with humans and be a furry.