Man loves constipated goldfish so much he pays £300 to save £3 pet

Man loves constipated goldfish so much he pays £300 to save £3 pet

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Jan 03, 2015: The vet who saved the tiddler said: "The issue was the fish couldn’t poo and it would have eventually become toxic and it would have died"





Clearly not everyone feels there are plenty more fish in the sea... one pet owner is so hooked on his that he paid out £300 to save it.

The man, who has not been named, noticed his goldfish was in some discomfort so – fearing it was constipated – took it the vet’s.

He had hoped that a simple procedure would soon have his £3 tiddler back happily swimming in his tank.

But the company boss was in for a shock when he was told he’d have to splash out £300 for delicate surgery to remove two lumps.

At first he turned down the treatment and left his fish to its fate - but had a change of mind ten minutes later and went back to give the go-ahead.

Vet Faye Bethell, 29, of the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre was then tasked with carefully administering anaesthetic 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.