Australia (Seven News)-
Many of us would not think twice about spending money on surgery to cure our beloved four-legged pals, but what about on a goldfish?
An Australian couple spent hundreds of dollars to save their pet goldfish named George.
Over the last year, George developed a large growth on his head. He then had trouble eating and swimming around.
“Didn’t join in as much in their afternoon party games and stuff, you know… He never really said much to us,” Pip Joyce, George’s owner said.
So, Joyce had the brain tumor removed.
“Yeah it’s a goldfish, all creatures great and small… A goldfish is a pet, a family pet, just as important really. They bring a lot of pleasure these fish in this pond, they’re beautiful to sit and watch,” Joyce said.
Water from his pond was brought in to the surgery room in buckets to feed into a “breathing” tube during the hour-long procedure.
“Controlling the blood loss is really important in such a small patient… And then closing up did prove quite difficult because there wasn’t much skin to deal with,” Dr. Tristan Rich with Lort Smith Animal Hospital, said.
George is now recovering at home with 20 of his closest friends.
And that rumor that goldfish only have a 3-second memory? Not true, and George may have a memory of this surgery for a few months.
Now ten-year-old George should be able to enjoy another 20 years of life.
