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Devoted pet owner spends £300 to save his GOLDFISH after it became constipated
 

<ul class="">[*]<b>Man spent £300 on operation save his goldfish after it became constipated</b>
[*]<b>Operation was carried out by a vet at a practice in North Walsham, Norfolk</b>
[*]<b>Two lumps removed from goldfish which has since made a full recovery </b>
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Wow...

Quote:Wow...

This.  No words.

Quote:This.  No words.

No kidding.

If people knew how much money my wife and I have spent on our pets (several dogs and a parrot), they would probably be shocked.

 

That being said, I think I would draw the line when it comes to a goldfish.

Quote:If people knew how much money my wife and I have spent on our pets (several dogs and a parrot), they would probably be shocked.

 

That being said, I think I would draw the line when it comes to a goldfish.

I used to have a goldfish that my son won at the fair that I had to feed shelled peas because it got bloat belly and was swimming upside down...but $300?? I don't think so!!

Quote:If people knew how much money my wife and I have spent on our pets (several dogs and a parrot), they would probably be shocked.


That being said, I think I would draw the line when it comes to a goldfish.

Ummmm....speaking from personal experience. No, I wouldn't be.

Quote:Ummmm....speaking from personal experience. No, I wouldn't be.

Yeah...me either! Lol

I would've never guessed you could even opperate on a goldfish.

I would have sent it to a watery grave........ FLUSH! :teehee:

 


Comet Goldfish $ 0.17 to $ 0.32 At Petsmart

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I would have sent it to a watery grave........ FLUSH! :teehee:

 

Comet Goldfish $ 0.17 to $ 0.32 At Petsmart
 

You buy goldfish at Petsmart? You monster! I only buy goldfish from breeders certified for good animal health and care. Sure they cost $150 per fish, but they're so much better behaved than the Petsmart goldfish.

Quote:I used to have a goldfish that my son won at the fair that I had to feed shelled peas because it got bloat belly and was swimming upside down...but $300?? I don't think so!!

 

 

Got news for you, 300 BP is $469.030178728 USD

Quote:You buy goldfish at Petsmart? You monster! I only buy goldfish from breeders certified for good animal health and care. Sure they cost $150 per fish, but they're so much better behaved than the Petsmart goldfish.

Wait you mean $1.50 not $150 right?

Quote:Wait you mean $1.50 not $150 right?

WHOOSH!

Goldfish can live a surprisingly long time if you take good care of them.  I know it seems silly to spend so much on an animal where most of them are fairly identical.  We used to have Goldfish when we had a fountain in front of our house.  We eventually got rid of it because it became a hassle to clean.  

 

People are attached to their pets.  

Quote:Goldfish can live a surprisingly long time if you take good care of them.  I know it seems silly to spend so much on an animal where most of them are fairly identical.  We used to have Goldfish when we had a fountain in front of our house.  We eventually got rid of it because it became a hassle to clean.  

 

People are attached to their pets.  

Our goldfish lived for more than 10 Human years. Now I'm not sure how much time that equates in terms of goldfish years, but I think that's pretty decent.

Quote:Our goldfish lived for more than 10 Human years. Now I'm not sure how much time that equates in terms of goldfish years, but I think that's pretty decent.

The goldfish my son had lived about that long too. He was kept in a huge fish tank in his room and he got so big that when the fish died he was WAY beyond flushing size. I kinda miss that fish...but I don't want to have to deal with a tank again! :no:

Quote:Goldfish can live a surprisingly long time if you take good care of them.  I know it seems silly to spend so much on an animal where most of them are fairly identical.  We used to have Goldfish when we had a fountain in front of our house.  We eventually got rid of it because it became a hassle to clean.  

 

People are attached to their pets.  

A properly cared-for goldfish in a suitable (i.e., huge) habitat can live for upwards of 20 years, longer than most dogs or cats. If your two-year-old dog needed surgery to save its life, would you do it, or would you let the dog die and get a new one?

 

Of course, given that the average goldfish costs about $2 and the average dog...let's say $500, this was the equivalent of spending about $117,500 on that dog...

 

I wouldn't do it, but I can understand why someone with enough money and attachment to the fish would.

This really isn't a big deal. People will spend that much on a pair of shoes or sunglasses (the list goes on and on).