On December 14 the Warrensburg City Council passed an ordinance authorizing an agreement to keep Old Drum Animal Shelter open through 2021 with Warrensburg Animal Rescue providing animal services to the community and the City letting the group use the City s current shelter facilities effective January 1. Now that January 1 has come and gone, Warrensburg Animal Rescue needs $27,500 a month to cover the shelter s operating costs.
That $27,500 equals $330,000 to run the shelter for the year. This includes staffing, pet food, veterinary care, utilities, vehicle upkeep, office supplies, licences and insurance required to maintain a rescue serving the area. This year Warresnburg and Johnson County are kicking in $100,000 to help the group get off to a good start. That won t continue after this year. This according to a post on the shelter s Facebook page.
Johnson County K9 Deputy Recovering After Surgery
The Johnson County Sheriff s Office reported via their Facebook page that K9 Deputy Boss is resting comfortably at home after having his spleen removed over the weekend.
On Friday Boss s handler noticed that Boss wasn t acting like himself. He appeared lethargic and in pain so his handler took him to Warrensburg Animal Hospital. While there Dr. Houtsma determined that Boss s discomfort was because something was wrong with his abdomen.
Dr. Houtsma transferred Boss to Blue Pearl Animal Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas where Boss received an emergency ultrasound. Dr. Grauberger and his staff determined that Boss was dealing with splenic torsion, which is fatal without immediate surgery. Overnight Saturday, Blue Pearl staff performed a splenectomy on Boss.