Quanto maior o animal, maior é o afeto?
A pergunta é intrigante, a intenção é para você refletir sobre como são tratados nossos peixes e ainda deixo outra pergunta: No seu aquário você tem peixes de estimação ou itens decorativos?
– Seguindo o curso contrário do que vimos por ai, um casal não mediou esforços para salvar seu amado peixinho de estimação. George tinha um tumor no cérebro e foi submetido a uma microcirurgia de alto risco que custou algumas centenas de dólares! Durante o ano passado, George desenvolveu um enorme crescimento em sua cabeça no qual deixou o casal bem preocupado. Seus Proprietários o levaram para o hospital Lort Smith Animal , onde o Dr. Tristan Rich realizou um cirurgia bastante complicada.
[toggle title=”Click: English Version” state=”close” ]’It’s not about having a fish, it’s about having this fish’: Would you perform life-saving surgery on your GOLDFISH? George the carp goes under the knife to remove a deadly tumour.A Melbourne veterinarian has performed pioneering surgery on the beloved pet of a local resident. Dr. Tristan Rich, head of exotics and wildlife medicine at Lort Smith Animal Hospital, performed micro-surgery on scaled but treasured George the Goldfish last week.
A large tumour had grown on the head of the 80-gram fish, causing distress for the creature and his owner, and impacting on George’s quality of life. Ten-year-old George found it difficult to breathe and swim, and was being bullied by the other in his tank. He was unable to eat properly, and the tumour was affecting his ability to see.
His owners had been monitoring the growth of the tumour which was sprouting from his head, and decided to bring him in to the Lort Smith Animal Hospital for a check up. When presented with the options of undergoing surgery or putting him to sleep, George’s owners decided to take the expensive step of surgery.
The surgery, costs close to $200, was quite an intricate process, Dr. Rich told Daily Mail Australia. There were three buckets- one filled with water and strong anaesthetic, one filled with water, a mild dose of anaesthetic and oxygen, and the last with water and oxygen. The fish was sedated, with water trickling over his gills, ‘to keep him asleep and alive’ said Dr. Rich.
The tumour was then delicately cut out, as the tumour was quite extensive and had spread all the way down into George’s skull. ‘We had to closely monitor his blood loss, as he’s a tiny little thing and wouldn’t stand losing much blood,’ said Dr. Rich. ‘We tried to seal him closed with sutures but they didn’t take, so we had to use tissue glue to seal the cut, which is used in surgery on humans.’ ‘Very little of our methods are fish-specific, or even animal specific.’ ‘We use a lot of similar methods.’ Whilst uncommon, the procedure had been performed before. Dr. Rich said that he had performed the ‘fiddly’ surgery a few times over the years. ‘It has always been on quite old fish, whose owners had grown to love them.’
Dr. Rich said that the procedure went well, and George is in recovery. ‘For the owners, it’s not about having a fish, it’s about having this fish’. ‘If you have a pet, regardless of what it is, then you have a responsibility to look after it as best you can.’ ‘I’m not saying that everyone should go out and get surgery for their fish, but pet owners need to be responsible.’ ‘If your pet gets sick, take them to the vet and find out what the options are,’ Dr. Rich said. Hopefully everything continues to go swimmingly and the bright little fish will be back in his tank soon. – Dailymail
Interview with Tristan Rich (via FairFax Media)
[/toggle] Peixinho dourado passa por cirurgia para retirar tumor na cabeça
“O peixe tinha problemas para comer, se locomover e ficava intimidado por outros peixes”, disse o Dr. Rich. Mas depois de um procedimento de cerca de uma hora, o pequeno paciente estava fora de risco. No procedimento, foi levado a água do lago para manter o bicho aclimatado, durante a cirurgia alguns tubos o irrigavam, mantendo as brânquias sempre molhadas.
“Controlar a perda do sangue é realmente importante em um paciente tão pequeno.” Disse o Dr. Rich. “O fechamento da cirurgia foi bastante difícil, porque não havia muita pele para lidar com eles. Realmente algo bem complexo” George está se recuperando em casa com 20 companheiros e passa bem. O peixinho de 10 anos de idade, deve agora desfrutar de mais 20 anos!
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