<div><p>We're lucky to live in a time when a family pet can still have a long life even with a disability. </p><p>Pet wheelchairs have become so common now that even <a href="https://www.shared.com/this-disabled-rooster-got-a-custom-wheelchair-for-an-important-reason-2214076786/">roosters</a> are using them, so maybe it's not surprising that a young pet store employee has created a special wheelchair for a sick goldfish.</p><p>Yes, you read that right. It doesn't work much like a regular wheelchair - of course there are no wheels - but it does let this poor fish swim around its tank like it used to.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Fish3.PNG" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Taylor Dean</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>Taylor Dean, who runs a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/taylordeandaily">YouTube account</a> about her many pets, shared these pictures of the fish and its floatation device designed by her friend Derek.</p><p>The fish is suffering from swim bladder disease. The swim bladder is a fish's most important organ, because it lets them swim around under control. This fish was stuck at the bottom of it's tank because it couldn't float any higher.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/fish1.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Taylor Dean</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>When changes to the fish's diet and water supply didn't work, Derek got creative with this "wheelchair" made from aquarium tubing and Styrofoam.</p><p>People online have applauded Derek for his creation, saying it shows how people should treat all animals.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Fish2.PNG" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Fish2_GH_content_550px.PNG 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>While Derek definitely deserves credit for helping out this sick pet, he's actually not the first to build a goldfish wheelchair.</p><p>As early as 2013 a fish with the same disease named Ada was using a similar tube-chair to get around.</p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="qsRwn20xAco"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p>While it may seem odd to look after a goldfish this way, some people get very attached to their fish. In the right conditions they can <a href="https://www.shared.com/theres-one-awful-mistake-nearly-all-fish-owners-make/">live into their teen years</a>, and we all know how hard it is to say goodbye to a pet.</p><p>Hopefully these sick fishies just keep swimming, swimming, swimming for as long as possible.</p><div><figure><amp-anim src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Fish6.gif" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-anim><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Synirr</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Share this post if you would do anything for your pets!</strong></p><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>