Feb 06
Whoa!…our sick fish has made a full recovery! After five days of antibiotics and being in quarantine, our sick fish’s belly deflated to half the size and it began swimming right side up again. I put the no-longer-ailing fish back into the original tank to rejoin its family.
It’s doing great. If it weren’t for the missing scales (from the “procedure“), I wouldn’t be able to tell the fishes apart.
*breathe and buff nails on shirt* Damn, we’re good….you think Wil and I can become back alley vets?! 
February 6th, 2006 at 8:40 pm
February 6th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
omg… i was wondering about our fishy. after the operation, i developed an affinity for that little goldyfish. glad it’s all patched up. hehehe
February 6th, 2006 at 11:04 pm
yay! i’m so glad for your fishy! how do you give antibiotics to a fish??? y’all were brave to do that procedure too! so scary about the fire! i hope it is contained now??
February 6th, 2006 at 11:27 pm
RE: Cyn’s comment~
The antibiotics are in gel form. You drop it into the water and it solidifies and floats (like food). The first few days, the fish had problems getting to it before it dissolved. After that, I started dropping it right above the fish’s mouth. After 5 days of dripping antibiotics into the water, I figured it was getting at least some of it through the water.:razz:
February 7th, 2006 at 12:17 am
Woo hoo! Hurray for Dr. Peggy! Now that’s love for ya. Let’s celebrate by going out for some seafood!
February 7th, 2006 at 9:55 am
i’m so relieved! do the fish have names? this one should be called Lucky - lucky to have you watching over it. Ashlyn’s growing up so fast! My friend lives around you somewhere and mentioned the fire’s just a block away from her. You probably have to prepare to evacuate!
February 7th, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Amy, good idea…we shall start calling the fish “Lucky”.
The other two will be called “Luckier” and “Luckiest” for not having to go through that whole ordeal.