Brain Surgery For Goldfish

The tiny patient lying on the operating table is a goldfish named George.

The 10-year-old aquatic animal was going to die if it didn't undergo a complicated surgery to remove a brain tumor. Instead of just pay a dollar to win a new goldfish at the carnival, George’s owners decided to save the little guy.

"George had a quite large tumor on the top of his head that was growing slowly, and it was beginning to affect his quality of life" explained Dr. Tristan Rich, the Australian veterinarian who performed the surgery. According to the doctor, the successful operation gave the goldfish 20 more years of life.

As George’s 'dad' said: “It's not about having a fish, it's about having this fish.”

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