A goldfish lover in the U.K. has shelled out some £300 pounds in veterinarians’ fees when his pet became constipated and had to undergo a surgery.
The owner took his ailing fish to Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham in Norfolk where vets told him it was constipated and an operation would cost that much.
Vet Faye Bethell used anaesthetised water to stun the goldfish before removing the blockages.
“At the end of the day, they’re all pets and everybody does have a commitment to their pet,” Dr. Bethell said.
“[The goldfish] was constipated because he had a lump blocking his bottom, rather than because of his diet or any other reason,” she was quoted as saying by the BBC. The operation, which took almost an hour, was performed by Dr. Bethell, assisted by two veterinary nurses.
“We’ve got one nurse who bubbles anaesthetic gas through a tube that goes in through its mouth and over its gills, and then we have a second nurse to monitor with a probe to check the heart rate,” Dr. Bethell said. “Obviously, we discussed all the options [with its owner] and he made the decision to go for surgery,” she said.
