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fish euthanasia
Alright, I've pretty much given up hope on one of my pond goldfish on ever
getting better, so I moved him into an indoor tank (after acclimating him to the temp change) and waited a week for what I assume to be a severe slim bladder disorder to heal. He was laying either on the top or bottom of the pond, moving only when prodded and gasping for breath while the rest of his pond mates seemed fine. I figured it would be easier to treat him inside, in my hospital tank, but so far no luck. All my past experience for what I assume to be dropsy (bulging scales, inability to swim rightside up or maintain balance) the fish has either healed under treatment within a week or died. This fish just won't do either though... I've also fed him a thawed out pea just in case as well. I feel that his options are pretty much gone and I'm not really interested in seeing how long he can prolong his suffering, so my main question is the best way to go about "ending" it for him. I realize how stupid this might sound, but I rather liked this fish and have had him in my pond for three years so I want to do this as quickly as I can. Any opinions? Or have there been personally experienced cases where your own fish survived over a week in this conditition to make a recovery? I'll cross-post since this is a pond fish too, thanks in advance! --Ryan |
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