Two Pomeranians in Thailand required surgery after swallowing a gold necklace worth over 140,000 baht. The incident occurred when Natthaporn Rukkachart, the dogs’ owner, found that his pets had chewed and ingested parts of the necklace overnight. Prompt veterinary intervention led to successful surgeries for both dogs, who are now recuperating.

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The owner, Natthaporn, initially shared the unsettling situation on TikTok, where he detailed how he had removed and placed his 210,000 baht necklace on a chair. His girlfriend's discovery of the dogs, a seven-month-old named Shabu and an eight-month-old named Yujin, chewing on the jewellery led to swift action.

Upon examination, X-rays revealed gold fragments in both dogs’ stomachs. With potential health risks looming, veterinarians performed surgeries to safely extract the pieces. Although the procedures were successful, Yujin experienced some post-operative fatigue.

The dogs remain under surveillance at a veterinary hospital. Natthaporn's TikTok updates confirm their stable conditions and highlight his advice for pet owners to safeguard valuable items from curious pets.

Following the incident, Channel 8 reported that the couple sold the rescued and remaining parts of the necklace to a gold shop, though the financial outcome remains undisclosed.

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The moral of this story is don't leave your expensive jewelry

on the chair so your dogs can eat it. expensive meal ..

regards worgeordie

12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Following the incident, Channel 8 reported that the couple sold the rescued and remaining parts of the necklace to a gold shop, though the financial outcome remains undisclosed.

Would be better flogging the hounds, keep the gold.

Possibly the most HiSo story I've read.
To paraphrase:
"Two ridiculously expensive status symbols, each worth more than a year's minimum salary, ate another ridiculously expensive status symbol worth more than a year's minimum salary, resulting in both flesh-based status symbols requiring surgery amounting to more than a year's minimum salary."
But it is all good! The owner - who sold the retrieved gold so as not to have such tarnished articles within their demesne - advised people with 140,000 baht or 210,000 baht necklaces (depends on which sentence you read in the article) to keep them out of reach of your two-foot long dogs that are allowed inside on the furniture.
Keeping it real.

From watchdogs to gold diggers overnight… now they’ve literally invested in their future 😂💰🐶

Funny, as Dennis Farina said to Vinny Jones in the Snatch film... "Let's open him up", haha.

If the hounds can get 'em down, they can poop 'em out. Have to wait. The photo was of ordinary gold, it seems, not jewels. Just wait. (Nobody wants your <deleted>ty jewelry!)

Lock the dogs in a shed and then overdose them with a very strong laxative. You won't get stools but you will get pools. So you can then retrieve your gold after cleaning up.