That time of year...again
Ok guys, it is that time of year again. Puppy and kitten season. Now...I've noticed that, for the most part, you guys do NOT get in too many very young orphan puppies. Me....I know there are idiots wandering around who like nothing better than to come across a litter of 'orphan' kittens, (with feral mama watching them, hoping they just go away) picking them up and bringing them in...kinda like your cat does when he drops his prey on your shoe.
What that means, I'm swamped. I CANNOT do the 24/7 care for tiny kittens. That is why we have fosters. However...once those kittens are about 6 to 8 weeks old...they all come back in. All this to say....I have had my hours cut. Boss doesn't want me there more than 30 hours per week. Since I work 7 days a week, that is about 4 and a half hours per day, in which I have to take care of almost fifty cats, clean cages, take care of the four bunnies, (three of which were brought in after owner was jailed for being a meth head) I also need to clean any emptied cages asap, as I know Animal Control will be bringing me in more cats and kittens on a daily basis.
All this rambling to let you know, I do NOT have time to clean the lobby floor, clean the bathrooms, do all that laundry piling up back there, clean your butts and wipe your noses. One of you is there until closing. That one can sweep and mop floors, do laundry and make sure surgery cages are clean, and the floor in there is swept and mopped. Once a week, someone can go in and take a couple of minutes to scrub the toilets and sinks out. You guys work with dog poop....why would scrubbing a toilet out (and you don't even have to touch the water) freak you out? Heck...I'm not even saying one person has to do all that in one day. Just that it needs to be done, and until the slam of the season is over, and I have less than 40 cats...I won't be doing it.
Yes I know...I'm demanding, once again, that you get off your butts, and off your phones, and DO something. Horrid of me. But...should we have someone come in for community service, you can have THEM do it. After all, they don't need to sit back there in the laundry room swatting flies, put in a load of laundry, the wet stuff goes in the dryer, while that load is going (about an hour) clean bathrooms. (we have two...won't take that long) Another load, then sweep and mop the lobby. Another load, clean cages in surgery.
I've told you all this, the kennel manager has told you this. Do I need to get the boss to tell you this?
What that means, I'm swamped. I CANNOT do the 24/7 care for tiny kittens. That is why we have fosters. However...once those kittens are about 6 to 8 weeks old...they all come back in. All this to say....I have had my hours cut. Boss doesn't want me there more than 30 hours per week. Since I work 7 days a week, that is about 4 and a half hours per day, in which I have to take care of almost fifty cats, clean cages, take care of the four bunnies, (three of which were brought in after owner was jailed for being a meth head) I also need to clean any emptied cages asap, as I know Animal Control will be bringing me in more cats and kittens on a daily basis.
All this rambling to let you know, I do NOT have time to clean the lobby floor, clean the bathrooms, do all that laundry piling up back there, clean your butts and wipe your noses. One of you is there until closing. That one can sweep and mop floors, do laundry and make sure surgery cages are clean, and the floor in there is swept and mopped. Once a week, someone can go in and take a couple of minutes to scrub the toilets and sinks out. You guys work with dog poop....why would scrubbing a toilet out (and you don't even have to touch the water) freak you out? Heck...I'm not even saying one person has to do all that in one day. Just that it needs to be done, and until the slam of the season is over, and I have less than 40 cats...I won't be doing it.
Yes I know...I'm demanding, once again, that you get off your butts, and off your phones, and DO something. Horrid of me. But...should we have someone come in for community service, you can have THEM do it. After all, they don't need to sit back there in the laundry room swatting flies, put in a load of laundry, the wet stuff goes in the dryer, while that load is going (about an hour) clean bathrooms. (we have two...won't take that long) Another load, then sweep and mop the lobby. Another load, clean cages in surgery.
I've told you all this, the kennel manager has told you this. Do I need to get the boss to tell you this?