BROKEN GATER, KILL IT OR KEEP IT ?

[moonchild1970]

I would give it awhile. Keep us updated. Did you lower the water levels? Would probably make it easier on the fish.

 

[demjor19]

still eating, no change. I'm leaning towards getting clove oil. where might one purchase this...clove oil?
I may still try to nurse it, I am an RN, but I may eventually need it.

whats that have to do with anything? this isnt a cut or infection you're dealing with...the fish's spine is snapped in half. at this point i honestly think i would get the clove oil and do this fish a favor. it sux to do, but it's seeming like the most humane way to handle it.

 

[KaraJo]

whats that have to do with anything? this isnt a cut or infection you're dealing with...the fish's spine is snapped in half. at this point i honestly think i would get the clove oil and do this fish a favor. it sux to do, but it's seeming like the most humane way to handle it.

I agree with Jordan on this one...if he's been like this for 2 weeks, it isn't going to get better. He may still be eating a little, but this is natural instinct. It is cruel to make a fish like this suffer for this long.

 

[fourty2]

whats that have to do with anything? this isnt a cut or infection you're dealing with...the fish's spine is snapped in half. at this point i honestly think i would get the clove oil and do this fish a favor. it sux to do, but it's seeming like the most humane way to handle it.

I agree with Jordan on this one...if he's been like this for 2 weeks, it isn't going to get better. He may still be eating a little, but this is natural instinct. It is cruel to make a fish like this suffer for this long.

i have too agree with these guys

 

[michael]

I knoiw of people who keep broken back gars all the time. Sometimes it never heals but the fish still lives a longer life. I dont think it will always be suffering just not have full mobility. Thats like saying a person who broke there back and is in a wheel chair should just end it all... DO NOT KILL the fish unless it gets to a point where it lays on its side at the bottom barely breathing or something. If he eats, even a little, tries to swim... he is just learning how to live a different life and is definitely stressed. Time will tell but at least give him that

 

[John Rambo]

whats that have to do with anything? this isnt a cut or infection you're dealing with...the fish's spine is snapped in half. at this point i honestly think i would get the clove oil and do this fish a favor. it sux to do, but it's seeming like the most humane way to handle it.

Uh, I take care of even broken spines, but it doesnt matter cuz it was a joke! Get it, ...nurse it back to health, I'm an RN?
Anyways, thanks everyone for the concern. I watch it everyday and if it remains functioning at this level, it stays alive. The first sign of deterioration will warrent any further interventions of that nature. This is the fish which was once lost in the mail in January for 4 days, and also jumped out of the tank to air dry for hours. Its a very strong fish. Although functionally limited, I think it will contunue to grow at the rate that it is eating. Thanks everyone for all of your opinions, updated pics to follow.

 

[demjor19]

Uh, I take care of even broken spines, but it doesnt matter cuz it was a joke! Get it, ...nurse it back to health, I'm an RN?
Anyways, thanks everyone for the concern. I watch it everyday and if it remains functioning at this level, it stays alive. The first sign of deterioration will warrent any further interventions of that nature. This is the fish which was once lost in the mail in January for 4 days, and also jumped out of the tank to air dry for hours. Its a very strong fish. Although functionally limited, I think it will contunue to grow at the rate that it is eating. Thanks everyone for all of your opinions, updated pics to follow.

oh i get it...because fish husbandry is identicle to that of human beings...that was a good one. so why do you seek our advice on this matter? you're a pro!

 

[E_americanus]

i read the first and last few posts...probably too much of the same old stuff in between anyway. this decision is easy (as i have done it several times...not fun, but necessary). euthanize the fish. it's the humane thing to do in this situation. the fish looks horrible and will not recover. if it has no control over posterior fins it's definitely doomed.
appropriate gar husbandry points to euthanizing the fish. simple as that--
--solomon

ps-- sorry to hear about the fish, definitely sucks, and is never easy to put them down.

 

[John Rambo]

oh i get it...because fish husbandry is identicle to that of human beings...that was a good one. so why do you seek our advice on this matter? you're a pro!

oh no Jordan's pissed! I wanted other people's opinions, but in the end I will do what I will.

 

[John Rambo]

i read the first and last few posts...probably too much of the same old stuff in between anyway. this decision is easy (as i have done it several times...not fun, but necessary). euthanize the fish. it's the humane thing to do in this situation. the fish looks horrible and will not recover. if it has no control over posterior fins it's definitely doomed.
appropriate gar husbandry points to euthanizing the fish. simple as that--
--solomon

ps-- sorry to hear about the fish, definitely sucks, and is never easy to put them down.

Thanks, yea it does suck either way. I will give it some time though, this is my first experience with this injury, and although I'm sure many of you more experienced owners have gone through this, I might have to as well.