Looks like sarcoma on a senegal

[sandofarms]

My senegal with massive tumor.
These are the pics before I put him down today.

Looks like sarcoma, as it grew very fast over 2 months, and now it has fillet-ish looking muscular slices coming out of it.

 

[bigchief]

I don't know what that is but it doesn't look good

 

[XRAYZ]

I'm sorry. That doesn't look like something that is going to get better. It already sounds like u decided to end the suffering. What method of euthanasia have u picked? It's always difficult but I think u are doing the right thing. Once again I'm sorry.

 

[sandofarms]

I'm sorry. That doesn't look like something that is going to get better. It already sounds like u decided to end the suffering. What method of euthanasia have u picked? It's always difficult but I think u are doing the right thing. Once again I'm sorry.

I used the inelegant hillbilly method.
1. net it with a net.
2. put it in trash bag.
3. double bag it.
4. throw it in the trash compactor.
5. plan to get a replacement fish.

That is all. LOL.

These past couple days, it started bleeding red from the site, doing bichir freakout runs to the surface and walls.
So it's in pain. And it's damn freaky looking. time to say bye bye.

 

[kevinfleming21]

Wow, that's terrible. I think you did the right thing.

 

[lix.ma14]

Isn't that cruel?

 

[Mount_Prion]

Isn't that cruel?

Yes, not a great way to do it. Sever or crush the spinal column at the head next time for a faster death.

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[sandofarms]

Sever or crush the spinal column at the head next time for a faster death.

This makes no sense. This just causes paralysis as you have severed its body functions. The brain is still well and alive, but can't control it's body.
This just makes onlookers at peace as they see no movement and think the creature is dead. Well, the creature itself is not at peace, it's just paralyzed and in horror!
This would be something similar to Locked-in syndrome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome


The way its done in biology labs, ex. killing a frog, is to take a sharp metal spike/spear, pierce it through the foramen magnum into the brain, and quickly mince the brain into pieces, completely destroying the brain. That way, it doesn't feel, as it has no higher neurologic functions. This is called Double Pithing.
http://las.rutgers.edu/?q=content/policy-pithing-method-euthanasia-frogs

http://books.google.com/books?id=3G...aWrAGDm4HwAQ&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=frog foramen magnum pithing&f=false



Either way, too much work. Fishery style.