His owners became worried after he was unable to eat and a lump appeared near his left eye. They took the tiny three-inch fish to MyVet in Lucan, Co Dublin, for treatment last month
An Irish vet has dramatically saved a family’s goldfish after he was struck down by a tumour. Dublin-based Emer O’Reilly performed a “first of its kind” operation to remove the growth from the face of 17-year-old Merlin.
She said: “Merlin’s concerned owner feared he would have to be put to sleep but we mentioned the option of trying to remove the growth, which we suspected was a tumour. “The other issue was that the tumour covered quite a large area of attachment to the skin, so we were not able to remove it entirely. This means it is likely to eventually grow back but his owners are delighted Merlin didn’t have to be put to sleep and is now able to eat normally again.”
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