Australian Family Spends Hundreds Of Dollars On Lifesaving Surgery For Their Pet Koi-Fish

The owner of an acupuncture clinic has spent hundreds on lifesaving surgery after his beloved pet fish, Bubbles, developed a potentially deadly tumor.

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Bubbles is a koi fish who has been in the Dare family for a few years

Dad, Michael Dare, noticed Bubbles' tumor about six months ago and watched it grow steadily before calling the vet. But Thanks to his pet owner's passion and a doctor's talents, Bubbles will live to swim for many more years.

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The 10 Minutes procedure was conducted by Dr Ingrid Danyiyk, a vet from the James Cook University in Townsville,

She told news.com.au they chose to operate on the fish because of the size of the tumour: "If the tumours are small we don't do surgery, if they're large we choose to remove them"

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A rare and tricky surgery:

Dr Danyiyk said pet fish surgeries occur a couple of times a year and explained the complicated procedure: "The fish is anaesthetised in water before being operated on the outside of the water, while anaesthetic water is run through the fish's gills. When we're finished the surgery we put the fish back in a tank".

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Bubbles’ recovery has seemingly made Michael’s son Carter, 4, quite happy, and the fish is back to swimming around its pond at the family acupuncture business.

According to the report, the surgery cost about $300. Dr. Danyiyk said the cost may seem expensive, but when you consider what goes into treating any animal in a veterinary clinic, it becomes more reasonable, explaining everything around the medical treatment of an animal is expensive, including the consultation, equipment, nurses, the anesthesia and keeping the lights on in her business.

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