A constipated goldfish escapes his untimely demise as owner splashes out £300 on life-saving operation
By Agency
10:57AM GMT 01 Jan 2015
A devoted pet owner splashed out £300 - to save the life of his constipated goldfish.
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The man took the tiddler to vets to ease its discomfort after noticing it was struggling to poo.
He hoped after a simple procedure the fish would be back happily swimming in his office tank.
But the company boss was in for a shock when staff at the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre told him the delicate surgery would cost £300.
He turned down the treatment and left his fish to its fate - but had a change of mind 10 minutes later and went back to give the go-ahead.
Vet Faye Bethell, 29, was then tasked with carefully administering anesthetic before using tiny instruments to remove a lump close to the fish's anus.
A second lump was removed from his dorsal fin before the pet was returned to water and handed back to his grateful owner.
The vet said the three inch fish made a full recovery after the 50-minute operation and it would have died if it was left untreated.
She said: "I have never done a procedure like that on a goldfish, although I have done it before on more valuable fish like a carp.
"The actual surgery is quite straightforward but administering the anesthetic is quite complicated.
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