The good, the bad, the ugly...
Man, yesterday was a VERY emotionally draining day. I love my job; I do. I take EVERYTHING seriouslly about what I do. I couldn't imagine a more perfect job for me.
The Good:
I found out that I got my job promotion! Not only is this something I reallllllly wanted, I also get a nice raise to go along with it. So, I guess this was a double, good.
The Bad:
Our morning crew at work found a sweet lab deceased in the kennel yesterday morning. She was a 4 year old, paired up with a sweet little puppy. I have never seen a puppy show signs of panic, fear, depression. She was FREAKING OUT. It was like she couldn't get away from her worst nightmare. Broke my damn heart.
The Ugly:
Not only did we find a deceased dog, we now have PARVO. The first time in over a year, it happens to be when I am working there. FUCK. If anyone knows what this is....you know the severity of it for a shelter environment.
One dog died yesterday from PARVO, a second dog tested positive yesterday and is slowly sliding downhill. We have 2 other dogs that are on PARVO watch. One was paired up with the dog that died from PARVO. The second was returned for having PARVO like symptoms minus the lethargy.
So, we ended up bleaching everything, the poop scoops, the squeegies, ourselves, our shoes, the walls, the chairs....anything and everything that could have one little tiny spore on it. We bathed a shit ton of dogs to make sure they didn't have spores on them.
Here's to hoping that today is a bit better and we can skirt by with only 2 positive PARVO dogs.
The Good:
I found out that I got my job promotion! Not only is this something I reallllllly wanted, I also get a nice raise to go along with it. So, I guess this was a double, good.
The Bad:
Our morning crew at work found a sweet lab deceased in the kennel yesterday morning. She was a 4 year old, paired up with a sweet little puppy. I have never seen a puppy show signs of panic, fear, depression. She was FREAKING OUT. It was like she couldn't get away from her worst nightmare. Broke my damn heart.
The Ugly:
Not only did we find a deceased dog, we now have PARVO. The first time in over a year, it happens to be when I am working there. FUCK. If anyone knows what this is....you know the severity of it for a shelter environment.
One dog died yesterday from PARVO, a second dog tested positive yesterday and is slowly sliding downhill. We have 2 other dogs that are on PARVO watch. One was paired up with the dog that died from PARVO. The second was returned for having PARVO like symptoms minus the lethargy.
So, we ended up bleaching everything, the poop scoops, the squeegies, ourselves, our shoes, the walls, the chairs....anything and everything that could have one little tiny spore on it. We bathed a shit ton of dogs to make sure they didn't have spores on them.
Here's to hoping that today is a bit better and we can skirt by with only 2 positive PARVO dogs.