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When Kori Keller saw her dog up for adoption on a website over the weekend, she was shocked.

The last time she'd seen Buster, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever, Keller thought he was on his death bed. Keller paid Shiloh Veterinary Hospital for Buster's euthanasia. But after a series of tests determined his illness was not terminal, a veterinarian from Shiloh took the dog home. Buster's health improved, and the dog was put up for adoption.

After the miscommunication, the hospital will add a new pet relinquishment form to their protocol to avoid any future misunderstanding.

Buster was returned to Keller on Monday, and Keller paid for all tests the dog had while under Shiloh's care.

"We wouldn't just give up on him," Keller said. But Keller had believed her dog was helpless.

"Him getting better, that wasn't an option," Keller said. "I had four kids at home thinking their dog was dead."

Buster had been losing weight, and it wasn't immediately obvious what was wrong. The tests needed to diagnose him weren't guaranteed to yield an answer. After a discussion with the vet, Keller believed Buster was going die. She wasn't against treating him, but, as she understood it, there wasn't anything to treat.