Constipated goldfish has £300 surgery
The owner made the decision to pay £300 for the life-saving surgery.
A goldfish owner from Norfolk has paid vets £300 to perform life-saving surgery on his constipated pet.
After taking the goldfish to the Toll Barn Veterinary Centre in North Walsham, he was told his pet would need surgery to remove the blockages.
Vet Faye Bethell, who performed the surgery, told the Telegraph: "I have never done a procedure like that on a goldfish, although I have done it before on more valuable fish like a carp.
"The actual surgery is quite straightforward but administering the anaesthetic is quite complicated. The issue was the fish couldn't poo and it would have eventually become toxic and it would have died.
"There was nothing special about the fish. He just liked it a lot. People love their pets - but that was an expensive little goldfish."
Two independent vets have launched a podcast to help owners strengthen their bond with pets. Dr Maggie Roberts and Dr Vanessa Howie, who have worked in both veterinary practice and major charities, are keen to use their experience to enable people to give pets a better life.
