A man has paid for his frog to have acupuncture treatment after realising the creature couldn’t jump anymore.
The man, who only goes by เล่นกล้าม อย่ามโน online, took to Facebook to share how, one day, his wife brought a frog home from the local market.
She had been to pick up some of the animals to save and release them when she noticed that one was severely hurt.
The wife then suggested that the pair keep and take care of the little amphibian, which soon turned into them looking into treatments for animals.
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Ending up taking pity on the frog, the couple spent up to £435 on the acupuncture.
“We are now in the seventh month of adopting this frog,” they told local news in Thailand.
“He’s still at home now.
“My wife has a plan to make a frog house for him.
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“Now he’s named Khun Chai Pai.
“Every day he sits and smiles in his room.”
The duo also shared news about Khun Chai Pai to Facebook, as reported on What’s The Jam.
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The frog can be seen in three images, with small acupuncture needles all over its body.
The post has over 222,000 likes, as well as 50 comments from fans.
Axel said: “I’m afraid of frogs, but this frog is cute.”
Someone else wrote: “Get well soon prince.”
Another fan added: “Be strong my child.”
Helen commented: “Cute.”
Someone else said: “New dimension of keeping frogs.”
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