Source: World Wide Web
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According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on January 24, Mark Byert, 64, of Leiborn, Kent, England, recently took his pet puffer fish Goldy to the dentist because his teeth were too long to eat.
Doctors at the veterinary center reportedly put Goldie in a container filled with water and put mild fish anesthetics into the water until it calmed down. The video shows nurse Debbie Addison holding Goldie with a wet towel to prevent it from inflating by triggering a defense mechanism, and veterinarian Daniel Calvo Carrasco sawing off half of his 1-inch (2.5 cm) long teeth with a dental saw so goldie could eat normally. Veterinarian Carrasco said: "The whole process went smoothly and was completed in less than an hour. Two hours later Goldie was home and was able to eat normally. ”
The teeth of the puffer fish are reportedly called beaks and continue to grow throughout their lives. Because they often eat hard-shell foods, their teeth are generally short and small. However, Goldie, as a pet, is reluctant to eat hard-shell food, and as a result, its upper beak continues to grow, affecting eating.