If a dog or cat owner heard they needed to spend $500 on surgery to save their precious furry best friend’s life, most wouldn’t hesitate to do it. Yet if the same happened to a pet goldfish, many would rather just buy a new fish instead of spending so much money at the vet.
Yet, when a 21-year-old Australian woman brought her pet goldfish named Conquer after noticing he was acting a little strange, she was determined to save her tiny fish no matter what the price. “Most people wouldn’t bat an eyelid spending this money on a dog, cat or child, so why would we value our beautiful exotic pets any less,” said a spokesperson from the Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Sevices center.
Once at the vet, they finally figured out that Conquer wasn’t eating because he had swallowed a black pebble in his tank and it had gotten stuck in the back of his throat. After his owner said she would happily pay $500 to save him, the vet took Conquer in for surgery and anesthetized him.
With a special tool, the vet opened Conquer’s tiny mouth and pulled out the stuck pebble, and then waited for him to wake up. Despite just undergoing surgery, the $12 fish looked noticeably better when he woke up, and is already back home swimming in his own tank.
“It really came down to the fact that his mum is so observant,” the spokesperson said. “Had she not noticed the subtle changes in her pet, he would surely have starved.”
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Woman Spends $500 At The Vet After Fish Swallowed Pebble is an article from: LifeDaily