The Puffer Forum

That is so cool that you were able to help! I don't know of any vet who would take care of fish...

Juke is eating normally and back to begging constantly. I got really lucky, the vet is 1 mile from my house. He had never operated on a fish before but he is an aquarium owner so he has knowledge about fish. He is also a talented surgeon.

I bet he gets a puffer now!

casc wrote:Juke is eating normally and back to begging constantly.

how about some nice chicken soup for the little guy?

I wouldn't be surprised, everyone at the vet loved him. Big fish, big personality! And I'm sure he would eat chicken noodle soup but I gave him snails as a get better gift and he was extremely happy.

Awesome

Did they knock him out?

Yes, they'd have to, used Finquel, MS-222.

This is amazing

Yeah they knocked him out. I got to pick him up and put him on the table. Then we drenched him with medicated water to keep him under on the table. There was a few times he started to move his tail fin. He had anesthesia squirted into his gills continuously. It was all very cool but scary at the same time. When the doc finished stitching him up and placed him in the clean water, he started to wiggle his fins it was such a happy moment. He's a strong guy!

Let's hope that the vet reports on the proceedure into the vet practice press. We need to get specialized fish into the veterinary practice ken.

How is the Juke doing? Glad to see the surgery went well! Whenever you find out what it was he had please share. I'm intrigued by the whole thing!

Juke is doing well. No sign of infection. His stitches came out but the vet said that would probably happen. It will continue to heal open. It looks good though, starting to grow new skin and close up. He is more active than ever, seems like he's feelin good. My vet didn't charge me for the surgery. The only thing I paid for was the tumor getting sent out to be tested, under $100. And I did get the results back. Dr Tony said it wasn't cancer, it was neurological. He said it was probably causing him pain. It also can grow back though he thinks he got it all. If it does he can try again to get it all out or it may not come back at all. We have to wait and see.

That is awesome glad to hear the little guy is doing good! That was extremely nice of the doctor! Hopefully he stays tumor free and healthier then ever!

Thank you. Yeah it was very nice of the vet. They were excited about the whole thing and this is small town Vermont. Dr. Tony is a talented surgeon! He's also my dogs vet, my one of my girls broke a canine tooth that cost $500 to have removed. So I was excited and grateful to hear they did everything free of charge.