Marilyn Thipthorpe
A beloved goldfish was taken on a 200-mile round trip to the vets to have a huge tumour removed.
Nemo the five-year-old pet underwent an intricate 45-minute operation on his head and shoulders.He was operated on out of the water and at one stage his heart stopped – but vets managed to revive him. Veterinary surgeon Sonya Miles and exotics nurse Millie Gardiner carried out the successful £200 procedure – and Nemo was sent back with his owners. The surgery took about 45 minutes and Nemo was ready to return home to his owners after a couple of hours. But despite the success there was a moment of panic during the operation. The doctors say that “It was difficult keeping him asleep and alive – there was a hairy moment when his heart stopped but we managed to revive him. We kept Nemo asleep by putting a syringe into his mouth and gills. We had to keep oxygen in system.’