I am very sorry that happened. It is really hard either way when one of our fish deteriorates and we know the inevitable is coming, especially when it appears that they are suffering.Definitely worked. I removed the body and put it in a bag in the freezer just to be safe, but the orajel definitely did the trick. Luckily (in a way) I'll have actual clove oil just in case this ever happens again. Hopefully it won't but at least I'll be prepared.
Seriously, thanks so much for helping me out. It's too bad it came to this, but I'm grateful to have gotten help here. It was so hard to get advice on other forums and it was nice to come here and have someone reply fairly quickly with great advice. I appreciate that, especially when I ask what I'm sure are noobish questions that have probably been asked 1000 times.