Worth Its Weight In Gold
Emma Marsh, 21, of Kuraby, Qld., Australia, noticed her $12 goldfish, “Conquer”, was in distress, and rushed it to a veterinarian. “He is 13g and only 5cm long,” said the vet, Emma McMillan. “The pebble was about 8 or 9mm long and was stuck lengthways across the side of his mouth, which is why he couldn’t spit it back out.” McMillan dribbled anaesthetic into the fish’s bowl until it went into a stupor, and then used forceps to remove the pebble. The bill: more than A$500 (US$375) for the consultation, anaesthetic, and — yes — overnight hospital stay. Marsh paid the charge: “I treat fish like they’re any other pet,” she said. The Brisbane Courier Mail noted that 18K gold is about A$41/g, so if the goldfish was real gold, it would have cost about the same. (RC/Brisbane Courier Mail) ...Yeah, but what’s the use of a fish that can’t swim?Original Publication Date: 18 September 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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