A new assignment!

Today I started working with Carolyn, and we cleaned all the cages and fed the cats in Cat Iso and Drop Off. Nothing too exciting happened there, except that we saw an adorable beagle puppy through the window to the clinic, and Lindsay, one of the noisy cats, began tearing apart her newspaper because we couldn't feed her since she was having surgery that day. Nadia's cage was empty, and I later saw her on the Adoption Floor, which is a happy and sad feeling. I want all of the cats to go to good, happy homes, but at the same time I don't want to see the cats to whom I've grown attached leave.

After we took care of all the cats, we prepared cages in Kitten Iso for new kittens, and redid a cage where four kittens were already staying, but at the time were in surgery. Also, Melissa's foster kitten, Patty, wasn't in his usual cage, but his name wasn't on the adopted list, so I assume he's in recovery after his operation. Melissa is very attached to him, as is everyone, since he's just a cute, spunky ball of orange fur.

Carolyn and I then went through all the donations, folded, and sorted all of them in the kitchen, which takes a long time, surprisingly. Today there were more donations than usual. It always seems like when they need tons of blankets/towels there is nothing there, but when no one needs them there are a thousand.

When that was done, we asked Vicky if any dogs needed to be taken on a walk, and she said that Polly and Candy (who are only allowed to be walked by staff) could be taken out. We took Polly out first, and she was a funny, messy, outdoorsy dog who didn't mind getting muddy at all. She is a very nice dog, but rather enthusiastic about jumping on people to get their attention. The next dog we got was Candy, who saw one look at the rain and mud and turned right around. She is a little lady princess kind of dog, who is dainty in every way possible. Carolyn and I stayed in her pen for a while to groom and play with her. Her cage is beside Dwayne's, a HUGE collie mix type of dog, and he is very affectionate and eager to please. It was so funny seeing them next to each other since Candy is at least a third of his size.

As we were walking out to leave, Katrina, who works in the office, grabbed me and said she had an assignment for me. I don't usually see people in the office since I'm so busy in the back cleaning, but her assignment for me was to basically make a grid map of the front garden. In front of the shelter is a courtyard of sorts, where names of donators/names are inscribed on the bricks. Katrina wants me to note all of the garden area and label all of the bricks on the sheet, and then put it all in Excel. I'm somewhat worried about this since I'm not good at math or working with Excel, and my schedule is usually full when caring for the animals, but hopefully I can do this, too!