Scrubbing walls...

Hey, everyone!

Today I started with Carolyn, who usually does dogs except on Mondays when she does cats, and we began in Cat Iso. There are currently around seventeen cats in Iso, and that means having a lot of cages to clean. We start at one end and work our way to the other, fluffing their blankets, cleaning their litter boxes, giving them fresh food and water, and petting them. Today, one of the cats, Kitty, who hates being contained, jumped on Carolyn's back while she was cleaning his cage and while I was turned around getting his food. He was running everywhere and it took us a while to get him back in his cage, but he's just a great cat with a lot of character.

When we moved on to Drop Off, I was told my one of my favorite cats, Broadway, had been adopted over the weekend, and while I was sad that I couldn't play with her anymore, I was happy that she went to a good home! Another cat, Neil, was also adopted, so Carolyn and I set to removing all of their things and cleaning the entire cage, then going back later to refurnish it, so to speak, for newcomers.

Rescue Village is preparing for a major event this weekend, so everything needs to be taken care of, not just the animals. In the latter half of my day Carolyn and I had to scrub the walls in the Dog Area to remove any dirt and imperfections. The only good part about washing walls was seeing all the dogs that I don't usually see, like Drew, who is a sweetheart. Afterwards, Carolyn and I took a few dogs out for a walk, but not even the dogs wanted to be out in this weather.

In the next few days I expect to be doing TONS of cleaning!