Goldfishs recovery going swimmingly after operation

Goldfishs recovery going swimmingly after operation

By Catherine Doyle

Source: BBC News NI

11/8/2024

Credit: MyVet

A vet in the Republic of Ireland has saved the life of a "starving" goldfish after carrying out a rare operation to remove a suspected tumour from his face.

Merlin, who is 17-years-old, developed the growth under his left eye and it had become "so large it was preventing him from eating".

Merlin’s recovery is now going "swimmingly" after vet Emer O’Reilly performed the operation in Lucan in County Dublin.

She said the operation was a challenging "fish out of water" procedure.

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