Dublin: Goldfish’s recovery is ‘swimming’ after surgery

Eileen Lynch, from Castlebar, is the owner of Merlin.

Her granddaughter Siobhan Lynch said: ‘We were all concerned when the tumor on Merlin’s head meant he couldn’t see properly.

“He couldn’t see or reach his food at the bottom of the tank because the growth was always in the way.”

“We feared it was cancer because of his age and we were really worried about him because we had him for so long,” she said.

Siobhan said her family “didn’t know” the surgery was an option for a fish, so they were “relieved to find something could be done to help”.

She also said her family is “so grateful” to the veterinarians who traveled to Lucan to perform the surgery.

“Merlin is much happier now that he can see clearly again.

“He’s a real character. He comes to the glass when he sees someone coming into the room and it’s almost like he’s talking to you,” she said.

“His hobbies include listening to the radio and probably eating too much, but he looks really happy swimming around in his tank again.”