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Shocking: Goldfish Has Brain Surgery To Give Him Another 20 Years Of Life by nsiazu: 10:51pm On Apr 22, 2015
[b]Meet George – he’s a very special goldfish.
He’s special because he’s just undergone
surgery to remove a tumour from his brain.
George, who is otherwise a normal goldfish
(but by no means ordinary), was said to be
‘really suffering’ and was unable to swim or eat
properly due to a large tumour hanging off his
face.
The lump was also said to be ‘affecting his
quality of life’.
That was until hero veterinarian – Dr Tristan
Rich took on the case.
The fish was admitted to Lort Smith Animal
Hospital in North Melbourne where Dr Rich said
he could either be put to sleep or they could
attempt the intricate surgical procedure.
Luckily for George, who is 10-years-old, his
owner was said to be rather attached to him
and opted for the £111 surgery.
George, who weighs about 80 grams, was put
under a general anaesthetic and underwent a
45-minute operation to release him of his
tumour.
It took three buckets of water – one for the
initial dose of anaesthetic, one with enough
anaesthetic to keep him asleep during the
operation (with a tube that flushed water over
his gills) and a third full of oxygenated water
for his recovery.
‘It’s a very fiddly procedure, and you have to be
very careful about blood loss,’ Dr Rich, who has
performed 10 operations on fish before, told
The Age newspaper.
‘It can be a few hundred dollars, and mostly it’s
charged for the standard anaesthetic, also
depending on the time it takes. The actual
procedure is quick and straightforward.
‘George is now doing great; he spent a few
days in the tank, and is now swimming happily
in the pond.’
If healthy, goldfish can live up to 30 years.
Good luck George![/b]
www.thecollectiveint.com/2014/09/goldfish-has-brain-surgery-to-give-hhim.html?m=0

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Re: Shocking: Goldfish Has Brain Surgery To Give Him Another 20 Years Of Life by hadura29(m): 11:05pm On Apr 22, 2015
See gold fish pepper soup.... Hmmm..

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Re: Shocking: Goldfish Has Brain Surgery To Give Him Another 20 Years Of Life by Nobody: 11:27pm On Apr 22, 2015
£111 = N33078

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Re: Shocking: Goldfish Has Brain Surgery To Give Him Another 20 Years Of Life by nsiazu: 1:12am On Apr 23, 2015
hadura29:
See gold fish pepper soup.... Hmmm..
Lols... u wanna eat?

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