Tropical Fish Forum
Tropical Fish Keeping => Fish News => Topic started by: fishcake76 on March 23, 2015, 10:04:26 AM
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Found this website. Thought it may be useful.
http://www.fishvetsociety.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102:list-of-vets-willing-to-treat-pet-fish&catid=40:ornamentals&Itemid=79
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Very useful to know. The link is now saved!
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I'm afraid that since none of my fish cost much more than £2, most much less, there is no way that I would be willing to pay what would be a totally disproportionate vet's bill. Maybe if I'd spent hundreds of pounds on some super rare fish, but not otherwise. Anyway, none of those on the list are near me.......................
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The nearest to me is 40 miles away, the cost of diesel to get there and back is more than my fish cost to buy. But the list is still useful to know for anyone who does have expensive fish eg discus or some of the L number plecs.
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Yes it is unlikely most of us would ever need to use a vet for our fish as the cost would be somewhat disproportional to the cost of the fish in the first place but as Sue said it may come in handy to somebody!!
I never declared it would serve everyone!!
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Absolutely - very helpful. It's not just a matter of cost, though - a fishkeeper may be very attached to their pet fish and prepared to spend whatever it takes to get the fish on the road to recovery (as I was with my pet goldfish who was absolutely an equal member of the family).
My experience of phoning a standard vet was horrific - despite me agreeing to pay several hundred pounds for an emergency call-out, they weren't prepared to "come out for a fish" (which I subsequently discovered I couldn't challenge them on as there's a kind-of loophole in what animals they can treat ie fish aren't included). A vet with aquatic expertise (and on this list) was very helpful and prepared to treat my goldfish but said I would need to bring him in (although I don't think that he would have survived the journey). I sought aquatic veterinary advice from www.justanswer.com (http://www.justanswer.com) and was most impressed - they were invaluable on that occasion and other subsequent occasions.
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That's really interesting fcmf. I'm glad you've had experience of consulting a veterinarian (https://www.job-salaries.com/veterinarians-job-sector-usa.htm)about your fish, it's useful to hear of people's experiences.
I have emailed one of the vets from the list with a few questions but I have stated that I appreciate they can't diagnose without seeing said fish. I'm not too hopeful of a helpful response but we shall see!!
As to referring to a 'regular' vet for advice on fish I would agree that it isn't even worth the energy of making the call. Unless you keep fish and appreciate them, you wouldn't get taken seriously and the 'it's just a fish' angle would be taken more often than not I suspect.
FC76
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I suspect the main reason most vets won't treat fish is that they know that the chances of a positive outcome are small. I doubt if many vets would say "it's just a fish". By the time that a fish is looking sick enough for people to consider veterinary treatment, the condition is usually too far advanced to be curable. A good vet will recognise this and advise people not to waste their money and that euthanasia is the only sensible option.
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For some reason the vet listed for Hertfordshire is in Yorkshire... now thats a commute and a half :rotfl: