I am curious if anyone knows what type of tissue the orandas cap/wen is. Also does this type of tissue have nerves in it? The reason that I ask this is that one of my oranda's can not see at all. The top wen has covered his eyes. Funny thing is that he still finds the food lol. However, his movement is somewhat erratic. Would it be possible for me to trim some of the wen if I was to do it correctly?
Type of tissue of the oranda cap/wen
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The wen can be trimmed, but personally, I wouldn't want to do it. At one time Lupin had a post showing a video of a vet doing a wen trim. Apparently it is tissue that is similar to our fingernails or hair, but the vet did sedate the fish for obvious reasons.
http://thegab.org/Articles/SurgeryWen.html
Here's a link to the video (mods, are we allowed to do this? If not, please delete it.)
Here's a link to the video (mods, are we allowed to do this? If not, please delete it.)
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it's the equivalent of a fishy haircut, lol.
if there aren't many blood vessels into the area of the wen, then perhaps there aren't many nerve endings either??
if there aren't many blood vessels into the area of the wen, then perhaps there aren't many nerve endings either??
Flaringshutter, one of our mods, had a thread in which she details the procedure. I'll try to find it for you.
EDIT: I can't find it... I may be wrong about that, but I sure thought I remembered that she had a thread in which she gave a very detailed description of trimming an Oranda's wen. I'll keep looking, but maybe I'm mistaken about it.
EDIT: I can't find it... I may be wrong about that, but I sure thought I remembered that she had a thread in which she gave a very detailed description of trimming an Oranda's wen. I'll keep looking, but maybe I'm mistaken about it.
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Follow Somervell's post containing the link.
Melody, I do not think Iris ever posted one for wen trims. I've never seen that kind of thread at all.
The wen is composed mostly of fatty tissues. The trimming will not cause bleeding at all. The whole point of sedation is to reduce stress as much as possible while performing surgeries. I've done this before for tumor removal.
Melody, I do not think Iris ever posted one for wen trims. I've never seen that kind of thread at all.
The wen is composed mostly of fatty tissues. The trimming will not cause bleeding at all. The whole point of sedation is to reduce stress as much as possible while performing surgeries. I've done this before for tumor removal.
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No. The sedative used is Finquel or clove oil. Neither are injectables. All you need is put 5 drops of clove oil in a ziplock bag containing a liter of water. Shake first and then pour on a clean tub. Put the fish in it. The fish should become unconscious after a few minutes. Bigger specimens may need heavier dosing by adding a drop at a time slowly but do not overdose or you end up killing your fish in the process.
Just as a warning, if you are NOT confident nor experienced on this activity nor have a valid reason to do major surgical procedures that require sedation, do NOT attempt to sedate your fish.
Just as a warning, if you are NOT confident nor experienced on this activity nor have a valid reason to do major surgical procedures that require sedation, do NOT attempt to sedate your fish.