Woman spends $500 on life-saving surgery for pet goldfish

[Maru]

A really sweet story.


BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (KTRK) --
One woman in Brisbane, Australia knew something 'fishy' was going on with her pet goldfish, Conquer and rushed him to the vet. The Brisbane Bird and Exotics Veterinary Services center ran a physical exam on the fish and it turns out a single, black pebble was lodged in the back of Conquer's throat.

"It's certainly not uncommon for fish to pick up pebbles in their tanks, however they are usually able to expel them without any dramas," said veterinary nurse, Madeline Rienecker. "Conquer's eyes were obviously bigger than his belly on that day."

Luckily, Conquer's mom was observant.

"Had she not noticed the subtle changes in her pet, he would surely have starved," said Rienecker.

The clinic told Conquer's mom they could perform a life-saving surgery which would cost $500. Conquer's mom didn't hesitate to pay the bill.

"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 Rienecker. "While there has been quite a lot of fuss made over the cost of the procedure, we are really just focused on getting a great outcome for the pet, and their worried owner."

Conquer was taken in for emergency surgery, anesthetized and prepped to have the pebble removed.

"The procedure was quite quick after Conquer had been anesthetized," said Rienecker.

Veterinarians gently propped open his mouth and extracted the pebble with forceps.

"He recovered remarkably well. He is now healthy and happy," said Rienecker.

Conquer is now back at home with his wonderful family.

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[Ashley.]

:love:

[Denver]

sadoo

[Kizzy]

Naw :)

[Marsh.]

Flush it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Good. Better than woman spends 500on some sh1t handbag worth 10 dollars so people will like her

[rk3388]

That does not sound like a 500$ procedure.. can't help but feel like the lady got ripped off

[Crimson Dynamo]

That does not sound like a 500$ procedure.. can't help but feel like the lady got ripped off

Are you suggesting something is fishy?

[armand.kay]

A bit rude of th to charge $500 to stick tweezers down its throaty to pull out a pebble.

[Mystic Mock]

A nice ending to a very fishy beginning.

[Maru]

That does not sound like a 500$ procedure.. can't help but feel like the lady got ripped off

I imagine it's a very specialized field and not much competition for fish surgery. Probably this place operates more as an ER for pets... in that case, $500 would be a bargain :laugh:

[Cal.]

I'm so happy the fishy lived and bless this woman :love:

[Cherie]

:love:

[Niamh.]

It's ok to eat fish cos they don't have any feelings

[Smithy]

It's ok to eat fish cos they don't have any feelings

FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD :nono:

[Kyle]

They've Haddock you on love. Cod knows for the life of me why it would cost £500, she must have been so tench during the surgery but seems her heart was in a good plaice so I couldn't be happier.

[VanessaFeltz.]

One woman in Brisbane, Australia knew something 'fishy' was going on with her pet goldfish

CRINGE

[bots]

and she earn't 1000 bucks selling the story to the paper :laugh:

Don't know if she did or not, but I wouldn't be surprised

[Niamh.]

FISH ARE FRIENDS NOT FOOD :nono:

Where's Josy when you need her :nono:

[Lostie!]

:clap1: :love:

I read a similar story a little while back about a family who paid for their goldfish to have a tumor removed. People can say "It's just a fish" all they like but if that's how someone feels then they'd have no business having a pet fish in the first place. If you have a pet, you care for it, fish or otherwise.

[Niamh.]

:clap1: :love:

I read a similar story a little while back about a family who paid for their goldfish to have a tumor removed. People can say "It's just a fish" all they like but if that's how someone feels then they'd have no business having a pet fish in the first place. If you have a pet, you care for it, fish or otherwise.

I was only quoting a song :worry:

[Vicky.]

:laugh:

[Lostie!]

I was only quoting a song :worry:

Oh that wasn't referring to you :joker::joker: It was just a general comment towards what I assume some people will be saying in response to this, I remember some people saying it when I read the last story like this :laugh:

[Kyle]

You'll have to forgive Niamh, she is Irish. The rivers there are about 80 proof so she'll have never come into contact with fish in the wild.

[lostalex]

This really isn't shocking. I know people who have a brand new iPhone which costs over 500 bucks, but they get food stamps from the government to buy their children food. I think this woman is really sweet for using that money on another living thing and not on herself.

[Niamh.]

You'll have to forgive Niamh, she is Irish. The rivers there are about 80 proof so she'll have never come into contact with fish in the wild.

We live on a small island, you silly fello, the sea is packed with fish, the rivers are not needed for fish :hee:

[Kyle]

We live on a small island, you silly fello, the sea is packed with fish, the rivers are not needed for fish :hee:

You just continue to show me up don't you :inamood:

[Jordan.]

It's ok to eat fish cos they don't have any feelings

I was only quoting a song :worry:

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[Niamh.]

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[bots]

We live on a small island, you silly fello, the sea is packed with fish, the rivers are not needed for fish :hee:

i bet there is more Guinness in the sea by volume than fish :hee:

[Niamh.]

i bet there is more Guinness in the sea by volume than fish :hee:

Guinness is for the Dubs, we have Murphys down here :hee:

[lostalex]

if only the NHS was as diligent for the british people as this woman was for her fish. anything to save a life. quite a lesson. but they'd rather argue over hours and vacation days.