Sigh
So some friends of ours were out of town Saturday afternoon until today just a little while ago. Another friend of theirs split taking care of pet duties with me since they have a snake and 2 cats, one of which was sick and needed attention at least 3 times a day. (She was puking a lot and having diarhea so it was mostly for puke patrol and trying to get her to eat since her nausea made her very unwilling to eat)
I finished Saturday and did the morning and afternoon check yesterday and the morning check today. They had Sunday and Monday.
Saturday we found lots of puke spots and the kitty wouldn't really eat anything but some treats.
Despite being told the sick kitty needed to be fed at least 3 times a day the 2 days they were on they only dropped by the normal 2: dry food in the morning and canned in the afternoon/evening. We were writting notes to keep track of what all happened when. Sunday they cleaned up like 6 spots of puke but on Monday they said the house was clean.
Monday night I got a call from my friend saying that since she's still puking the vet wants to see her again for testing can I take her in on Tuesday. So I got to take the kitty in to the vet...the vet tsukinowake worked for:) Let's just say Jenny did not put me at ease and I sort of wondered after I left if they ever moved her off the waiting room floor.
Every day I'm there I check on the snake. I didn't see him yesterday but he likes to hide under the mat so sometimes I don't see him so I wasn't too concerned...not even when I didn't see him today when I changed out his water but apparently he'd gotten loose. They found him and he's fine thankfully. This one I don't think is my bad because other person changed his water on Monday and I hadn't seen him since. Though it'd be better if it was my fault because then he'd have been out just a few hours rather than days..
Apparently now the other kitty is puking all over the place. That may be my fault because I forgot to put a toilet seat down and they have the cleaner stuff in their tank. But I don't remember the toilet lid being down to begin with so maybe I just left it as it was and didn't think about blocking it from kitty.
I feel bad. They came home to a mess and a missing snake. Now I was there from a little after 11 until almost 12:30. The house was clean when I left...I even took out the trash and washed the dishes feeding the kitties had made. My trying to make life easier ended up not mattering. Oh and Layla was still at the vet...they were going to pick her up now ish and then they'll probably have to take Leela in...sigh.
Maybe this will put it into perspective this is what I've seen since they've got back
is not a happy camper! The toilet was left open & Leela's been puking & MY SNAKE IS GONE!!!!!!
He was loose. He got out of his cage somehow & I found him (amazingly) in the closet.
we're still finding spots of puke & who knows what all over the house....
yeah, Apep was scared, no holes... our helpers must have left the cage open when they changed his water.
Dee- I know you & Elizabeth were doing us a huge favor, & Apep is VERY good at hiding, but it was very scary to realize he wasn't in his cage & that Leela had gotten in the toilet & has been puking too, and there was too much food in the dishes. I don't want to nag & we still really appreciate the help.
I think the food in the dishes thing irritates me the most. I fed them EXACTLY what I was told to. Even when both cats were there the food dishes were fairly full. They have 2 food dishes and each one gets the same amount of food per day as Seattle gets and both cats together are barely Seattle's weight and he's on a diet.
I guess mostly I feel stupid for not figuring out the blue water meant keep the toilet lid down.
I finished Saturday and did the morning and afternoon check yesterday and the morning check today. They had Sunday and Monday.
Saturday we found lots of puke spots and the kitty wouldn't really eat anything but some treats.
Despite being told the sick kitty needed to be fed at least 3 times a day the 2 days they were on they only dropped by the normal 2: dry food in the morning and canned in the afternoon/evening. We were writting notes to keep track of what all happened when. Sunday they cleaned up like 6 spots of puke but on Monday they said the house was clean.
Monday night I got a call from my friend saying that since she's still puking the vet wants to see her again for testing can I take her in on Tuesday. So I got to take the kitty in to the vet...the vet tsukinowake worked for:) Let's just say Jenny did not put me at ease and I sort of wondered after I left if they ever moved her off the waiting room floor.
Every day I'm there I check on the snake. I didn't see him yesterday but he likes to hide under the mat so sometimes I don't see him so I wasn't too concerned...not even when I didn't see him today when I changed out his water but apparently he'd gotten loose. They found him and he's fine thankfully. This one I don't think is my bad because other person changed his water on Monday and I hadn't seen him since. Though it'd be better if it was my fault because then he'd have been out just a few hours rather than days..
Apparently now the other kitty is puking all over the place. That may be my fault because I forgot to put a toilet seat down and they have the cleaner stuff in their tank. But I don't remember the toilet lid being down to begin with so maybe I just left it as it was and didn't think about blocking it from kitty.
I feel bad. They came home to a mess and a missing snake. Now I was there from a little after 11 until almost 12:30. The house was clean when I left...I even took out the trash and washed the dishes feeding the kitties had made. My trying to make life easier ended up not mattering. Oh and Layla was still at the vet...they were going to pick her up now ish and then they'll probably have to take Leela in...sigh.
Maybe this will put it into perspective this is what I've seen since they've got back
is not a happy camper! The toilet was left open & Leela's been puking & MY SNAKE IS GONE!!!!!!
He was loose. He got out of his cage somehow & I found him (amazingly) in the closet.
we're still finding spots of puke & who knows what all over the house....
yeah, Apep was scared, no holes... our helpers must have left the cage open when they changed his water.
Dee- I know you & Elizabeth were doing us a huge favor, & Apep is VERY good at hiding, but it was very scary to realize he wasn't in his cage & that Leela had gotten in the toilet & has been puking too, and there was too much food in the dishes. I don't want to nag & we still really appreciate the help.
I think the food in the dishes thing irritates me the most. I fed them EXACTLY what I was told to. Even when both cats were there the food dishes were fairly full. They have 2 food dishes and each one gets the same amount of food per day as Seattle gets and both cats together are barely Seattle's weight and he's on a diet.
I guess mostly I feel stupid for not figuring out the blue water meant keep the toilet lid down.