About Butters- URGENT

**WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING ADOPTIONS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. YOU MUST CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING. PLEASE LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO REACH US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.- CCDP STAFF** Hi there. My name is Butters. I'm about 3 1/2 years old (DOB 12/20/2022) and I currently weigh about 71 lbs. I was dumped here at the pound after hours by my owners with a very short note and my medication... unfortunately they put the note and my meds in a self feeder and it wasn't found until the next day. It is hard to say exactly how many doses of my medication I missed, but it took several days to get me back on the right track. My owners tried to black out just about everything but my name on my medication, but the workers here were able to figure it all out anyhow. They were able to get my vet records so they didn't have to redo a bunch of bloodwork and testing, and they were able to quickly get my medication since they now have my definite diagnosis: Diabetes Insipidus. Despite the name, Diabetes insipidus does not have anything to do with my blood sugar. Instead, I have a condition where my brain doesn't produce or release enough antidiuretic hormone. It causes excessive urination and insatiable thirst. The good news is that I do great on my medication, though I have to be given it on a pretty set schedule to keep everything going smoothly. That's the problem here at the pound. I can only get it during the scheduled work day, so it is not ideal for keeping me on my medication. I really need to find a new family soon so I can get continued veterinary care and get on a better schedule for receiving my medication. My new family will need to be able to be both financially able to care for me and have the patience to care for a dog with a medical condition like mine. I do still drink a lot and I will still have accidents, though I do try my absolute hardest to 'hold it' and not have accidents inside. My medication costs roughly $100/ month, so it is not exactly cheap. Now that we've got all the crazy stuff out of the way, let me tell you what a sweet boy I am! I LOVE LOVE LOVE people! I can be a little on the timid side with new people, but once I get a few minutes to get to know you, I will love you if you love me! I do the absolute cutest little boxer wiggle. I love getting attention and affection. I have been great around the other dogs I've met here at the pound and I should do just fine in a family with other dogs. I know my medical condition might hold a lot of people back from adopting me, but I'm hoping the right family sees this and decides to give me a a great home soon! Please consider adopting me! Our adoption fee is $152. We accept cash, check or credit/ debit cards for adoption fees. If you pay using a credit or debit card, a convenience fee of 2.39% will also be applied. If paying by check, you will need 2. One Check will be for the dog license, and one will be for your dog's adoption fee, which includes heartworm testing (for dogs 6 months of age old and older), parvo/distemper vaccine, rabies vaccine, bordetella vaccine, 3 days of panacur de-wormer, spay or neuter surgery, microchip, and a current Ohio dog license. We DO offer foster to adopt. (We will NOT accept cash for foster to adopt). We highly recommend you do a foster to adopt with your new dog if you are not 100% sure your new dog is going to work out in your home. Foster to adopt gives you a couple of weeks with the dog to make sure they are a good fit with your family before your payment is processed and the adoption is finalized. ALL DOGS/PUPPIES WILL BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED unless a health issue prohibits the surgery from being performed. Not all dogs posted for adoption are spayed/ neutered yet. If you're driving a long distance to adopt, please verify that the vetting process has been completed and dog you're interested in adopting is still available for adoption. The above mentioned vetting is all included in your adoption fee. The adoption fee and what is included in the adoption fee is NON-NEGOTIABLE. Adoptions MUST be done at the pound and in person as there is paperwork to fill out and an adoption contract that must be signed by the adopter. This means you must be willing to travel to our shelter to adopt. If the dog you're interested in adopting has medical conditions or injuries which require medical treatment, we ask that you help with the medical bills, in addition to their adoption fee if possible so we can continue to help the dogs coming in who need additional vet care. We are a county run shelter, therefore we cannot control our intake or the health or behavior of the dogs that come in to our shelter. Although we try our hardest to place all of our adoptable dogs, there are certain circumstances in which any dog in our care could be euthanized at any time and without further notice (IE: sudden untreatable medical condition or injury, temperament

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Columbiana County Dog Pound
Columbiana County
8455 County Home Rd., Lisbon, Ohio 44432

Jessica Grim (330)424-6663 ext. 1757; Heidi Pecorelli (330)424-6663 ext. 1756; Amber Adkins (330)424-6663 ext 1758

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