Jiggy Swallowed My Diamond Ring!

One a.m., Saturday Morning -

"Dr. Wood! Hello! I'm terribly sorry to call you at this hour! Hubby and I got home late from a movie! I wanted to wash the dinner dishes before we went to bed. I have a terrible tragedy!"

"What is it, Mrs. Silvers?" I asked. "You sound frightened."

"Oh, you know Jiggy, my Boston terrier! He is always begging for food. I laid my diamond ring on the sink board while washing dishes. Jiggy was begging. I gave him some meaty scraps. He swallowed with one big gulp! I accidently knocked my $5,000 diamond ring off the counter! Before it hit the floor, Jig had gulped it down too! What can I do! I want my ring! But I don't want to put poor Jiggy to sleep just to return my ring!"

She kept talking in a torrent of words. Could I do exploratory surgery? Was there anyway I could help in this hopeless situation? She made it clear she wanted her ring, but wanted to keep Jiggy too!

"Easy, Mrs. Silvers. You just feed Jiggy a big helping of bread. Then two table spoons of agar (gelatin). The agar will swell and encase the intestinal contents."

"Be sure to keep Jiggy under close supervision. Watch for vomiting. Give him plenty of fresh water. Harvest every bowel movement. We will examine each stool. Jiggy will probably pass the ring through in the next 72 hours. Get a good nights' sleeep! But don't allow Jiggy out of sight until we retrieve your valuable ring!"

The diamond was found in Jiggy's stool. A professional jeweler's cleaning brought back the sparkle of the diamond and the eyes of the owner!

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