Not much to say about today. I spent most of it watching movies (Hercules, Fox and the Hound 2) and TV series New Girl. I honestly love the show, it's hilarious! Other then that I feel like I have bad news more then anything. Rocky Boot never called back. I'm assuming I didn't make it to the next step: scheduling an interview. I intend on calling tomorrow but if I didn't make it then I guess it's going to make me a bit more bumped out then what I am currently. The library turned me down too. The guy said he would hold on to my resume just in case anything changes and for the future but in the meantime that's two jobs down. It's believed Subway has already hired but I am going to try calling them Friday. I intend on calling Rocky Boot tomorrow to see if I may have misheard when call backs will be or what is going on.
Campus Safety sent me an application two days ago but I did not notice the email until today. I mailed back saying so, due to a busy schedule, and that I am printing it, filling it out, and mailing it first thing tomorrow. Hopefully they have not hired all the people they need in the last two days. If they haven't then I hope my application isn't considered horrid and tossed. So far things aren't looking good. This happened last time though too; when I thought I would end up jobless for the summer or houseless for the school year and suddenly something good happened. I have the oddest feeling that the "good news around the corner" is not coming this time but I am, of course, going to try my best to stay positive.
Just going to keep hoping they get better, especially when I just filled out a 9 page application for campus safety, but we will see what happens. Intend on visiting McDonalds when I return to school since that's the soonest I can but otherwise it will be phone calls, emails, and hoping/praying..
Otherwise, as said, nothing really going on today. Work on rehabilitation tomorrow and then everything returns to normal. Next day off might be Sunday be we will see what happens.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Day 81 - Rehabilitation
Back on rehabilitation again today and off once again tomorrow! It was nice to get back into the swing of things but I honestly do not mind every other day off rather then two days in a row. I'm all the way caught up on my sleep, was able to get job applications in, and just relaxed. Of course after tomorrow I will be jumping back into the swing of things again.
So today my morning started off by feeding squirrels; we have the three baby reds, one young red, and the two young gray squirrels still. All three of them were fed formula and the one single red was given his solids as well (nuts and other things). A rehabber and I went on a produce run shortly after at Save More and Trigs. Thank God we did because Save More gave us two boxes of very nice fruits and vegetables!!! We ended using quit a bit of them today for our patients. Anything we could not give to our animals or was rotten was tossed to compost for the deer to use but we were able to use 90% of what we were given.
We then grabbed the Snowy Owl and worked on her bandages; took the old ones off, applied/injected necessary medications, and put new bandages back on. Once she was finished we put her back into a clean cage with new food and water then I had to feed squirrels again. At some point I aided the other rehab intern on duty today by simply carrying raccoon bowls to the raccoons, handing them two her, and changed a water dish. I was going to chart but kind of failed so she finished it up. I think we went on lunch after 12pm feedings, with squirrels, were finished up.
After lunch it was back to work of course. I had more feedings at 2, 5, and 8pm but in between 2 and 5 we managed to catch some resident birds. I personally captured Eddie the Bald Eagle which I was super excited about! The other intern captured Ethel the Great Horned Owl, Fritz the Eastern Screech, and I think Cecil the Northern Saw-whet Owl. I was either feeding or working on other stuff when she captured the three. Below is a picture of me with Eddie!
We also grabbed Woody the Wood Turtle and Tatiana the Russian Tortoise. When we captured the birds we checked out their beaks and talons; trimming or coping (filing) what is necessary. Same applies for the turtles beaks and nails; trimming or filing as well. Without the filing and trimming their beaks can close to where they cannot eat and the nails/talons can become sharp and hurt us or the animal themselves.
Besides bird/turtle exams we bleached the counters and did dishes. I eventually worked on our feeding schedule. I tore off any tape, erased all information on it after writing it down, and then began to cut tape to put new stuff on. We were hoping to redo the board by making the lines more straight and adding a medication section (what times they needed their medications which encourages us to check the folder to see what meds are being given out at those times).
At the end of the day our last chores were sweeping, mopping, dishes, garbage, and compost. I did some dishes and mopped while other intern took out garbage, a rehabber took out compost, and another rehabber mopped. I also helped out education by swatting flies in Hortense's enclosure then went upstairs. I eventually fed at 5pm as said before, went to a movie rental place to pick up "Mirror, Mirror", and then came back. We watched said move later, pausing only for 8pm feeding, and now I am finally typing up this blog post.
Overall the day went very well with work and after. Some news regarding Rocky Boots and the job applications! Rocky called today for an over the phone interview. The lady who called, I know her name but never mention names on her, asked me why I wanted to work at Rocky and wanted me to describe what all I did at my last three jobs. She then told me that today they were doing phone screenings and would either call tomorrow to schedule an interview (the next step) or not call at all. I'm hoping they call back and ask to schedule an interview. It would be soooo amazing if I could work at Rocky Boot considering it's one of the places I prefer to work at the most!
Pray they call for me, please! Pray even more that I actually get the job for this school year! I need experience, cash, and something to do when I am not focused on school!!!
Leaving this post off with a picture of one of our three baby red squirrels and a picture of one of our baby gray squirrels.
So today my morning started off by feeding squirrels; we have the three baby reds, one young red, and the two young gray squirrels still. All three of them were fed formula and the one single red was given his solids as well (nuts and other things). A rehabber and I went on a produce run shortly after at Save More and Trigs. Thank God we did because Save More gave us two boxes of very nice fruits and vegetables!!! We ended using quit a bit of them today for our patients. Anything we could not give to our animals or was rotten was tossed to compost for the deer to use but we were able to use 90% of what we were given.
We then grabbed the Snowy Owl and worked on her bandages; took the old ones off, applied/injected necessary medications, and put new bandages back on. Once she was finished we put her back into a clean cage with new food and water then I had to feed squirrels again. At some point I aided the other rehab intern on duty today by simply carrying raccoon bowls to the raccoons, handing them two her, and changed a water dish. I was going to chart but kind of failed so she finished it up. I think we went on lunch after 12pm feedings, with squirrels, were finished up.
After lunch it was back to work of course. I had more feedings at 2, 5, and 8pm but in between 2 and 5 we managed to catch some resident birds. I personally captured Eddie the Bald Eagle which I was super excited about! The other intern captured Ethel the Great Horned Owl, Fritz the Eastern Screech, and I think Cecil the Northern Saw-whet Owl. I was either feeding or working on other stuff when she captured the three. Below is a picture of me with Eddie!
We also grabbed Woody the Wood Turtle and Tatiana the Russian Tortoise. When we captured the birds we checked out their beaks and talons; trimming or coping (filing) what is necessary. Same applies for the turtles beaks and nails; trimming or filing as well. Without the filing and trimming their beaks can close to where they cannot eat and the nails/talons can become sharp and hurt us or the animal themselves.
Besides bird/turtle exams we bleached the counters and did dishes. I eventually worked on our feeding schedule. I tore off any tape, erased all information on it after writing it down, and then began to cut tape to put new stuff on. We were hoping to redo the board by making the lines more straight and adding a medication section (what times they needed their medications which encourages us to check the folder to see what meds are being given out at those times).
At the end of the day our last chores were sweeping, mopping, dishes, garbage, and compost. I did some dishes and mopped while other intern took out garbage, a rehabber took out compost, and another rehabber mopped. I also helped out education by swatting flies in Hortense's enclosure then went upstairs. I eventually fed at 5pm as said before, went to a movie rental place to pick up "Mirror, Mirror", and then came back. We watched said move later, pausing only for 8pm feeding, and now I am finally typing up this blog post.
Overall the day went very well with work and after. Some news regarding Rocky Boots and the job applications! Rocky called today for an over the phone interview. The lady who called, I know her name but never mention names on her, asked me why I wanted to work at Rocky and wanted me to describe what all I did at my last three jobs. She then told me that today they were doing phone screenings and would either call tomorrow to schedule an interview (the next step) or not call at all. I'm hoping they call back and ask to schedule an interview. It would be soooo amazing if I could work at Rocky Boot considering it's one of the places I prefer to work at the most!
Pray they call for me, please! Pray even more that I actually get the job for this school year! I need experience, cash, and something to do when I am not focused on school!!!
Leaving this post off with a picture of one of our three baby red squirrels and a picture of one of our baby gray squirrels.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Day 79/80 - OFF
Day 79
I intended on spending my two days off traveling to the International Wolf Center up in Ely, Minnesota. However I cannot afford a hotel, the gas, and food. I did my laundry already this week so really all I have to do is go grocery shopping. Do I want to? Not really.
In other words I have spent my day off lying around and doing nothing but applying for jobs that I will hopefully get this upcoming school year. I have so far applied at McDonalds in Logan OH, Subway in Nelsonville and Plains OH, Burger King, Rocky Boots, and at the school as a Library Support member. Hopefully I will get at least one position that works with my school schedule. If not, I guess I will have more time for other things such as homework, projects, adventuring, reading, and TV. Beyond that, who knows what I will do.
I'm hoping the rest of the day will be full of adventures of some sort. I consider going out to eat or hanging out with my coworkers as an adventure anymore. Watching a movie sounds awesome to me. If not I wasted this day then but may go out tomorrow. Not sure. Overall I honestly want to go home. It's not that I do not love it here but I miss home too much. I will miss this place once I leave but as the days tick by I just want to leave more and more. Only 15 more days left since I am leaving the 13th instead of the 15th now. I almost wish it were possible to fly home for a day and fly back but then I wouldn't want to leave. I'm just home sick is all. Otherwise I still enjoy being here.
Day 80
Its a shame that all I am doing is sitting up here still. Yesterday I was filling out job applications to a variety of places in the Nelsonville/Logan/Athens area. I am hoping to acquire a job somewhere that works with my school schedule. Im willing to work anywhere; including McDonalds. Money is money when it comes to any job that is not natural resources related. I hope to work at Subway or Rocky Boots. I would not mind being a Sandwich artist. Rocky Boots is associated with natural resources in a sense so even though its a restaurant job I could still cook up the occasional bison burger. We will see how things go; just have to stay hopeful. I truly hope to find something at the school or natural resources related before anything but customer service work never hurt anyone.
I am going to continue searching for things to apply to today and at some point will go out and get groceries because I cannot avoid it anymore; unless of course I don't eat but that' impossible for me. Do I for see any adventures today? Not really. I may go out on my next day off though (Wednesday). Why do I have so many day off lately? Because I switched with people quite a bit and this is what I ended up with. I do not mind taking day to jut chill out and forget about everything honestly. Not seeing everyone though is honestly making me somewhat sad but tonight the assistant education director's parents have invited everyone over for a cook out so I intend on going to that later. Hopefully everyone else will as well; I miss hanging out as a large group with everyone.
UPDATE: Pictures added!!
I intended on spending my two days off traveling to the International Wolf Center up in Ely, Minnesota. However I cannot afford a hotel, the gas, and food. I did my laundry already this week so really all I have to do is go grocery shopping. Do I want to? Not really.
In other words I have spent my day off lying around and doing nothing but applying for jobs that I will hopefully get this upcoming school year. I have so far applied at McDonalds in Logan OH, Subway in Nelsonville and Plains OH, Burger King, Rocky Boots, and at the school as a Library Support member. Hopefully I will get at least one position that works with my school schedule. If not, I guess I will have more time for other things such as homework, projects, adventuring, reading, and TV. Beyond that, who knows what I will do.
I'm hoping the rest of the day will be full of adventures of some sort. I consider going out to eat or hanging out with my coworkers as an adventure anymore. Watching a movie sounds awesome to me. If not I wasted this day then but may go out tomorrow. Not sure. Overall I honestly want to go home. It's not that I do not love it here but I miss home too much. I will miss this place once I leave but as the days tick by I just want to leave more and more. Only 15 more days left since I am leaving the 13th instead of the 15th now. I almost wish it were possible to fly home for a day and fly back but then I wouldn't want to leave. I'm just home sick is all. Otherwise I still enjoy being here.
Day 80
Its a shame that all I am doing is sitting up here still. Yesterday I was filling out job applications to a variety of places in the Nelsonville/Logan/Athens area. I am hoping to acquire a job somewhere that works with my school schedule. Im willing to work anywhere; including McDonalds. Money is money when it comes to any job that is not natural resources related. I hope to work at Subway or Rocky Boots. I would not mind being a Sandwich artist. Rocky Boots is associated with natural resources in a sense so even though its a restaurant job I could still cook up the occasional bison burger. We will see how things go; just have to stay hopeful. I truly hope to find something at the school or natural resources related before anything but customer service work never hurt anyone.
I am going to continue searching for things to apply to today and at some point will go out and get groceries because I cannot avoid it anymore; unless of course I don't eat but that' impossible for me. Do I for see any adventures today? Not really. I may go out on my next day off though (Wednesday). Why do I have so many day off lately? Because I switched with people quite a bit and this is what I ended up with. I do not mind taking day to jut chill out and forget about everything honestly. Not seeing everyone though is honestly making me somewhat sad but tonight the assistant education director's parents have invited everyone over for a cook out so I intend on going to that later. Hopefully everyone else will as well; I miss hanging out as a large group with everyone.
UPDATE: Pictures added!!
Day 78 - Rehabilitation
Last night I just did not get very much sleep. I think I drank way too much pop and ate too much candy because I was not able to go to bed until roughly 12am, kept waking up every other hour, and then was wide awake at 6am. I actually got up and got ready for work around 6:30am and was messing around with facebook until 8. When I finally went downstairs I decided to feed raccoons since I was on squirrels the last two days.
We have three new raccoons whom did not seem to be doing too hot. By the sound of their lungs and the mucus coming out of their nose/eyes, they have an upper respiratory infection, and based on their stool and lethargic nature they are dehydrated. We began medication and occasional injections for hydration while they are still on hydration liquids. We hope that all they have is the respiratory infection and severe dehydration because other things they could have based on their symptoms include parvovirus. Humans cannot get parvovirus but we are capable of spreading it which means our other raccoons could get it without safe/preventive measures. We always bleach out feet and try to prevent the raccoons from not touching us at all costs so hopefully this will be enough. Since the disease is capable of being transferred to pets I intend on washing all clothes, thoroughly cleaning the inside of my car (particularly the floors), and throwing out my shoes before I come home. I believe in being safe then sorry so I do not want to risk anything. Some of my jeans will get thrown out too, mainly due to holes, but now I have another reason too. Everything else never gets near the animals so we are okay with that. Some diseases that harm wildlife can also harm our pets; they lurk in the world and although you should not be paranoid about it it's good to be wary.
Besides giving the raccoons their medication/injections and feeding both indoor and outdoor; us two rehab interns helped with feeding indoor residents and the snowy owl. I grabbed and the other intern learned the bandaging process with snowy's feet. The infection has been healing up really well but she still has more days of work ahead of her. The vet stated that she will truly never be able to perch again which means we may need platforms for perching rather than typical perches in her enclosure. I have seen her sitting on top of her perch but this does not necessarily mean she is perching correctly. When we put Snowy back and I think ended up doing 12pm feeding. Besides feeding patients, residents, and working with the snowy I cannot recall what else we did. Maybe dishes but beyond that I'm not sure.
We took lunch for an hour though and after lunch we did the 2pm feeding. Raccoons progressively improved through out the day, or at least seemed like they were, so hopefully they continue to do well tomorrow. After lunch we gave all our outdoor residents new water and then began cleaning tasks shortly after. I did tub dishes while the other intern did the kitchen/nursery dishes. I then went outside to our outdoor raccoon enclosure we just moved all the raccoons into and cleaned up a bag full of raccoon feces. We discovered the raccoons breached their half of the enclosure into the other half that had a door open; but thankfully no one escaped. We fed them and went back inside to finish sweeping/mopping. However we received a call so rather then continue helping out with cleaning I left to Hurley, Wisconsin to pick up young Peregrine Falcons. They died while on the way to Hurley so I ended up turning around and returning to the center instead. Carcasses will, or should be, turned over to the Wisconsin DNR.
After that I ended up going out to eat with a summer intern and one of our spring interns who stopped by to visit. We got chinese and the executive director showed up as well. She, the spring intern, ended up leaving early this morning so I missed her but did say bye last night. It was so great to see her and to hear that her new job is going well!! She is actually returning to the center this fall as an intern again.
After dinner I recall passing out and not waking up until 4am in the morning wondering when I passed out which is why I did not type this post up on the true day 78. Instead it's day 79 today and I am typing it up because I am off.
We have three new raccoons whom did not seem to be doing too hot. By the sound of their lungs and the mucus coming out of their nose/eyes, they have an upper respiratory infection, and based on their stool and lethargic nature they are dehydrated. We began medication and occasional injections for hydration while they are still on hydration liquids. We hope that all they have is the respiratory infection and severe dehydration because other things they could have based on their symptoms include parvovirus. Humans cannot get parvovirus but we are capable of spreading it which means our other raccoons could get it without safe/preventive measures. We always bleach out feet and try to prevent the raccoons from not touching us at all costs so hopefully this will be enough. Since the disease is capable of being transferred to pets I intend on washing all clothes, thoroughly cleaning the inside of my car (particularly the floors), and throwing out my shoes before I come home. I believe in being safe then sorry so I do not want to risk anything. Some of my jeans will get thrown out too, mainly due to holes, but now I have another reason too. Everything else never gets near the animals so we are okay with that. Some diseases that harm wildlife can also harm our pets; they lurk in the world and although you should not be paranoid about it it's good to be wary.
Besides giving the raccoons their medication/injections and feeding both indoor and outdoor; us two rehab interns helped with feeding indoor residents and the snowy owl. I grabbed and the other intern learned the bandaging process with snowy's feet. The infection has been healing up really well but she still has more days of work ahead of her. The vet stated that she will truly never be able to perch again which means we may need platforms for perching rather than typical perches in her enclosure. I have seen her sitting on top of her perch but this does not necessarily mean she is perching correctly. When we put Snowy back and I think ended up doing 12pm feeding. Besides feeding patients, residents, and working with the snowy I cannot recall what else we did. Maybe dishes but beyond that I'm not sure.
We took lunch for an hour though and after lunch we did the 2pm feeding. Raccoons progressively improved through out the day, or at least seemed like they were, so hopefully they continue to do well tomorrow. After lunch we gave all our outdoor residents new water and then began cleaning tasks shortly after. I did tub dishes while the other intern did the kitchen/nursery dishes. I then went outside to our outdoor raccoon enclosure we just moved all the raccoons into and cleaned up a bag full of raccoon feces. We discovered the raccoons breached their half of the enclosure into the other half that had a door open; but thankfully no one escaped. We fed them and went back inside to finish sweeping/mopping. However we received a call so rather then continue helping out with cleaning I left to Hurley, Wisconsin to pick up young Peregrine Falcons. They died while on the way to Hurley so I ended up turning around and returning to the center instead. Carcasses will, or should be, turned over to the Wisconsin DNR.
After that I ended up going out to eat with a summer intern and one of our spring interns who stopped by to visit. We got chinese and the executive director showed up as well. She, the spring intern, ended up leaving early this morning so I missed her but did say bye last night. It was so great to see her and to hear that her new job is going well!! She is actually returning to the center this fall as an intern again.
After dinner I recall passing out and not waking up until 4am in the morning wondering when I passed out which is why I did not type this post up on the true day 78. Instead it's day 79 today and I am typing it up because I am off.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Day 77 - OFF
Today marks my 11th weeks as an intern which means I only have about 2 weeks and a few days left. Currently I have 2 weeks and 6 days left but I may adjust my schedule to leave on the 13th which means 2 weeks and 4 days left instead. Only dropping two days but we shall see. I already dropped two days since what I previously said so not sure if it may go through. If it does then I will leave the 14th, stay at a hotel in Michigan somewhere, then drive to Wellington on the 15th which means I will be back in Ohio!!!!! I miss the buckeye state. Instead of saying O-H-I-O it's O-H-OH-NO here! :(!
Haha I have had fun while being here though but I just feel it is finally time to head home. Summer is coming to an end and I want to enjoy the rest of it coming and going as I please with my friends, two families, and boyfriend. I miss my cats too.
Today was spent cleaning house. I have swept, mopped, did dishes, and cleaned surfaces in the kitchen and swept in the living areas. This is because I am signed up for the cleaning this week so I wanted to knock it out in one day since I have had to work otherwise! All that's left then is sorting, bagging, and taking out the recycling to the garage then cleaning is finished for the week besides taking out any possible trash. Other then that I need to shower and do laundry some point today.
I honestly do not feel like doing anything but relaxing on the couch today because of how tired I have been. If I didn't have to do laundry, I wouldn't. Maybe on my two days off I will explore again. I still want to go to the Aldo Leopold center but just haven't the time (or money). From here on out I have to save up every penny as much as possible so I have enough gas money to get home. I currently need food as it is. If only the check I mailed home was actually home. I am hoping it gets put in today or tomorrow so I can buy some groceries. A bacon lettuce tomato sandwich sounds awesome and I don't want to be left out of the group if we go out to eat anywhere since I lack cash. Surviving off $!50 every two weeks is possible but can be tricky if you like to go places, need groceries, and have to go to the laundry mat every week. It's doable honestly; good news is I don't have to spend money on gas unless I decide to drive.
Other then cleaning and laundry today I honestly don't know what else may happen. I can update this post later but for now this is all I have.
UPDATE: Ending up watching Beautiful Creatures after laundry with two interns, a rehabber, and the assisstant education director. Good movie! Bed after!
NEWS: I am now leaving August 13th instead of the 15th. This means only 17 days left or 2 weeks and 3 days.
Haha I have had fun while being here though but I just feel it is finally time to head home. Summer is coming to an end and I want to enjoy the rest of it coming and going as I please with my friends, two families, and boyfriend. I miss my cats too.
Today was spent cleaning house. I have swept, mopped, did dishes, and cleaned surfaces in the kitchen and swept in the living areas. This is because I am signed up for the cleaning this week so I wanted to knock it out in one day since I have had to work otherwise! All that's left then is sorting, bagging, and taking out the recycling to the garage then cleaning is finished for the week besides taking out any possible trash. Other then that I need to shower and do laundry some point today.
I honestly do not feel like doing anything but relaxing on the couch today because of how tired I have been. If I didn't have to do laundry, I wouldn't. Maybe on my two days off I will explore again. I still want to go to the Aldo Leopold center but just haven't the time (or money). From here on out I have to save up every penny as much as possible so I have enough gas money to get home. I currently need food as it is. If only the check I mailed home was actually home. I am hoping it gets put in today or tomorrow so I can buy some groceries. A bacon lettuce tomato sandwich sounds awesome and I don't want to be left out of the group if we go out to eat anywhere since I lack cash. Surviving off $!50 every two weeks is possible but can be tricky if you like to go places, need groceries, and have to go to the laundry mat every week. It's doable honestly; good news is I don't have to spend money on gas unless I decide to drive.
Other then cleaning and laundry today I honestly don't know what else may happen. I can update this post later but for now this is all I have.
UPDATE: Ending up watching Beautiful Creatures after laundry with two interns, a rehabber, and the assisstant education director. Good movie! Bed after!
NEWS: I am now leaving August 13th instead of the 15th. This means only 17 days left or 2 weeks and 3 days.
Day 76 - Rehabilitation
After 9 days of working I can finally say I am off tomorrow. I feel exhausted all around which is also why I did not post until late in the evening. I almost did not tonight but since I forgot details about yesterday I figured I should at least make an attempt to post something about today.
This morning was feeding; I fed the squirrels again today since the other intern wanted raccoons. The three babies are getting so big. So far only two of the three red squirrel babies have their eyes open still and they are also approaching 30 grams really fast. They feed/eat like champs too. The rehabber fed the other red squirrel we had. Last night he wasn't doing so hot, laying on his side, but today after some medication he perked back up and was fine for the rest of the day. Sadly I think I caused him to aspirate. This means formula could have been inhaled into his lungs while feeding; which can cause pneumonia if untreated. It was treated though and as said he did fine for the rest of the day.
Once feeding was done I helped make raccoon bowls for outside raccoons while the other intern was feeding raccoons in the Raccoon isolation room (RISO). He fed outside guys once the bowls were made and since we released two gray squirrels and three red squirrels we no longer had to make squirrel trays for outside squirrels. I then started on chores since the mice were being fed and we did not have to prepare food for residents since we had two volunteers. I started to clean the cooler in our back room. Some nasty stuff was built up from some produce that went bad so I scrubbed down some shelves, walls, and made it look nice. Bleach killed whatever may have been growing in there and soap took care of the rest (okay it wasn't that bad but just in case). Afterwards one of the volunteers and I grabbed some bags and head outside to one of the squirrel cages.
The volunteer removed old wood chips while I gathered new ones into a bag and carried it back. To my surprise she was finished when I arrived with the new stuff so asked her to virkon the walls, ceiling, and logs inside the cage while I took the trays and washed them at our outside wash area. Once they were washed I came back and once again she was finished so I filled the trays with new woodchips and we were done in a matter of minutes! We had back in to look for more stuff to do since a lot of the list was stuff for after lunch or projects involving the other intern. I started to make more disinfectant and intended on filling bottles through out the place (only filled one) while the volunteer did dishes. Once that stuff was taken care of I started working on protocols with a rehabber and eventually the volunteer left.
Protocols ended when my help was requested by our rehabber involving a muskrat. Since it's a rodent we are allowed to legally rehab it. The muskrat was hit by a car and so we bandaged its wound, gave it pain killer, anti-inflammatory, and then hydration in hopes it would survive. Sadly later on in the evening it was discovered on its back and barely breathing which later resulted in having to euthanize it due to possibly pain / internal bleeding. We did our best through out the day and the end result seems sad but honestly death may have been the best option. After all, it's either a painless death or suffering in pain despite any help given due to injuries. As said, we tried our best but the animal arrived in bad shape and remained in bad shape no matter what we seemed to do.
Later after we originally bandaged the muskrat I believe I may have had squirrel feeding again so I tried to quickly take care of that. I also fed our other red squirrel inside. We did not go to lunch as anticipated though because a fawn came in after being hit by a car. Part of its leg was severed off, it had a dislocated back leg, road rash, and bloody stool/feces. Internal injuries rather possible as well. After being granted permission from other advanced license we were able to put him down. Any efforts made would be long term and out of out current capability until we are 100% able to rehabiltate deer. We could have given the deer a possible fake leg but this would require her to grow up to adult hood before being released due to needing a new limb upon mature growth. Since it was out of our control, the deer was suffering, and we were able to put it down we had too. It sounds like we offed two things in one day thanks to car hits but it was necessary to prevent continued suffering and pain to the animal despite any efforts taken. Sometimes even the best are is not the greatest simply because the injuries are too great to even consider rehabilitating.
I started squirrel feeding, 2pm, while two others buried the deer. Once this was done one of the two grabbed the snowy owl and I mostly watched. I washed some dishes then ran off to join the two rehabbers, the intern, and snowy to go next door for her appointment with a vet. Due to finections in her foot they had to remove the scab, remove dead tissue in the foot, and then wash it out with saline solution. The vet also medicated it and then we brought the snowy back to northwoods and bandaged her up. After this was finished we were finally able to take lunch.
A rehabber, intern, and I went to Subway in Walmart where we also bought some candy. We returned to the center eating candy after enjoying our subs and hung out for a bit before returning back to lunch. I started closing tasks, fed squirrels (4 reds), and then we were called to a rescue. Two grays quirrels and their nest were found inside a vehicle at a car dealership down the street. They removed the squirrels, place them in a box, and then we picked them up and brought them back. We gave the two rehydration fluid and overall the two seem to be doing fine. These grays do not have their eyes open yet but are no where near as tiny as the small red squirrels. They were roughly 80-90 grams in weight while the reds are 20-30 grams. After they were taken care of I helped the intern outside working on setting up an enclosure that we wanted to move our raccoon patients too. Den boxes were added, they have a slide, logs, and walls to climb around on, a a tub with water constantly rubbing from a hose (a drain is in the tub so the enclosure does not get wet). Below are some pictures of the new enclosure they were moved too! I consider it the ultimate enrichment room.
Later that night, after work was finished up, I did 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm squirrel feeds. 8pm included the three baby reds, one juvenile red, and then the two grays. Besides this the interns and I played sardines. This like backwards hike and seek. One person hides and everyone had to try to find them. Once they find the person they have to hide with them until everyone is hiding with the person; by then the round is over and the first person who found the hider then gets to hide. Never heard of the game but it was actually really fun. I kind of hope we can add empty outside enclosures to the fun besides the main floor of building (not including basement and upstairs).
Overall I am sore everywhere, cannot keep my eyes open, and am thinking bed. I had a good day no matter what but am going to embrace my day off tomorrow as much as possible. Goodnight everyone!
This morning was feeding; I fed the squirrels again today since the other intern wanted raccoons. The three babies are getting so big. So far only two of the three red squirrel babies have their eyes open still and they are also approaching 30 grams really fast. They feed/eat like champs too. The rehabber fed the other red squirrel we had. Last night he wasn't doing so hot, laying on his side, but today after some medication he perked back up and was fine for the rest of the day. Sadly I think I caused him to aspirate. This means formula could have been inhaled into his lungs while feeding; which can cause pneumonia if untreated. It was treated though and as said he did fine for the rest of the day.
Once feeding was done I helped make raccoon bowls for outside raccoons while the other intern was feeding raccoons in the Raccoon isolation room (RISO). He fed outside guys once the bowls were made and since we released two gray squirrels and three red squirrels we no longer had to make squirrel trays for outside squirrels. I then started on chores since the mice were being fed and we did not have to prepare food for residents since we had two volunteers. I started to clean the cooler in our back room. Some nasty stuff was built up from some produce that went bad so I scrubbed down some shelves, walls, and made it look nice. Bleach killed whatever may have been growing in there and soap took care of the rest (okay it wasn't that bad but just in case). Afterwards one of the volunteers and I grabbed some bags and head outside to one of the squirrel cages.
The volunteer removed old wood chips while I gathered new ones into a bag and carried it back. To my surprise she was finished when I arrived with the new stuff so asked her to virkon the walls, ceiling, and logs inside the cage while I took the trays and washed them at our outside wash area. Once they were washed I came back and once again she was finished so I filled the trays with new woodchips and we were done in a matter of minutes! We had back in to look for more stuff to do since a lot of the list was stuff for after lunch or projects involving the other intern. I started to make more disinfectant and intended on filling bottles through out the place (only filled one) while the volunteer did dishes. Once that stuff was taken care of I started working on protocols with a rehabber and eventually the volunteer left.
Protocols ended when my help was requested by our rehabber involving a muskrat. Since it's a rodent we are allowed to legally rehab it. The muskrat was hit by a car and so we bandaged its wound, gave it pain killer, anti-inflammatory, and then hydration in hopes it would survive. Sadly later on in the evening it was discovered on its back and barely breathing which later resulted in having to euthanize it due to possibly pain / internal bleeding. We did our best through out the day and the end result seems sad but honestly death may have been the best option. After all, it's either a painless death or suffering in pain despite any help given due to injuries. As said, we tried our best but the animal arrived in bad shape and remained in bad shape no matter what we seemed to do.
Later after we originally bandaged the muskrat I believe I may have had squirrel feeding again so I tried to quickly take care of that. I also fed our other red squirrel inside. We did not go to lunch as anticipated though because a fawn came in after being hit by a car. Part of its leg was severed off, it had a dislocated back leg, road rash, and bloody stool/feces. Internal injuries rather possible as well. After being granted permission from other advanced license we were able to put him down. Any efforts made would be long term and out of out current capability until we are 100% able to rehabiltate deer. We could have given the deer a possible fake leg but this would require her to grow up to adult hood before being released due to needing a new limb upon mature growth. Since it was out of our control, the deer was suffering, and we were able to put it down we had too. It sounds like we offed two things in one day thanks to car hits but it was necessary to prevent continued suffering and pain to the animal despite any efforts taken. Sometimes even the best are is not the greatest simply because the injuries are too great to even consider rehabilitating.
I started squirrel feeding, 2pm, while two others buried the deer. Once this was done one of the two grabbed the snowy owl and I mostly watched. I washed some dishes then ran off to join the two rehabbers, the intern, and snowy to go next door for her appointment with a vet. Due to finections in her foot they had to remove the scab, remove dead tissue in the foot, and then wash it out with saline solution. The vet also medicated it and then we brought the snowy back to northwoods and bandaged her up. After this was finished we were finally able to take lunch.
A rehabber, intern, and I went to Subway in Walmart where we also bought some candy. We returned to the center eating candy after enjoying our subs and hung out for a bit before returning back to lunch. I started closing tasks, fed squirrels (4 reds), and then we were called to a rescue. Two grays quirrels and their nest were found inside a vehicle at a car dealership down the street. They removed the squirrels, place them in a box, and then we picked them up and brought them back. We gave the two rehydration fluid and overall the two seem to be doing fine. These grays do not have their eyes open yet but are no where near as tiny as the small red squirrels. They were roughly 80-90 grams in weight while the reds are 20-30 grams. After they were taken care of I helped the intern outside working on setting up an enclosure that we wanted to move our raccoon patients too. Den boxes were added, they have a slide, logs, and walls to climb around on, a a tub with water constantly rubbing from a hose (a drain is in the tub so the enclosure does not get wet). Below are some pictures of the new enclosure they were moved too! I consider it the ultimate enrichment room.
Later that night, after work was finished up, I did 6pm, 8pm, and 10pm squirrel feeds. 8pm included the three baby reds, one juvenile red, and then the two grays. Besides this the interns and I played sardines. This like backwards hike and seek. One person hides and everyone had to try to find them. Once they find the person they have to hide with them until everyone is hiding with the person; by then the round is over and the first person who found the hider then gets to hide. Never heard of the game but it was actually really fun. I kind of hope we can add empty outside enclosures to the fun besides the main floor of building (not including basement and upstairs).
Overall I am sore everywhere, cannot keep my eyes open, and am thinking bed. I had a good day no matter what but am going to embrace my day off tomorrow as much as possible. Goodnight everyone!
Day 75 - Rehabilitation
Day 8 in my 9 day work week. This is what happens when you switch with people. I did it so they could spend time with those they love and care about though. I wish people would visit me but I also understand the cost to drive and/or fly makes it not possible. Plus the good news is I get quite a few days off between now and August. Not sure what August will look like until roughly the last week of July but I do know my last day is approaching faster then one would think; 21 days left. I may leave two-three days sooner too but it's in the air still.
Today I was on rehabilitation and although there are typically two of us in back, the other intern was stranded in Chicago due to a flight delay. He is supposed to arrive around 2pm today but in the meantime the two education interns, two rehabbers, and I have been holding down the fort. I think the education interns took care of cleaning on their side and then after wards helped feed. I feed squirrels and raccoons in side while everyone else fed raccoons outside, fed everyone their squirrel trays full of nuts and stuff, made food for residents inside and out, fed and watered residents, made solids for raccoons inside, and then went on produce run.
More or less they were a HUGE help!!! I did dishes, made forumla for everyone since the rest went bad, cleaned/fed/watered all of our mice, and took bad/mold/old produce outside to dump with the truck. Once that was taken care of (mind you I was helped with the loading process again) I then grabbed the Snowy Owl and we did her bandages and cleaned her cage. New food and water then she was put back. I did dishes a bit later once again and then cleaned off all counters in the kitchen, exam room, and nursery. I went through the back cooler and threw out all bad/old produce and then began 12pm squirrel feeding. Once this was done then we took lunch which is where I presently am typing up everything before this particular sentence.
After lunch I recall squirrel feedings again and the other intern showed up around 2ish as originally thought. Once he did everything kind of slowed down because everyone was chatting and up to shenanigans. I did 2pm, 4pm, 6p,. 8pm, and 10pm squirrel feedings and honestly cannot recall what else otherwise. Later after 6pm feeding though we went to the Min-aqua bats water ski show which was honestly really fun. I saw my first Osprey while there and also saw a Bald Eagle. It was my first water ski show too which was exciting. Some bare foot skiers last a quarter mile, some people skied backwards, and some had a pyramid. There was quite a bit of fun but we had to leave for 8pm feeding. After this feeding though three of us got chinese at the buffet across the street then returned back to hang out withe everyone as a group. Wish I could remember more and had pictures but sadly I cannot and do not.
Today I was on rehabilitation and although there are typically two of us in back, the other intern was stranded in Chicago due to a flight delay. He is supposed to arrive around 2pm today but in the meantime the two education interns, two rehabbers, and I have been holding down the fort. I think the education interns took care of cleaning on their side and then after wards helped feed. I feed squirrels and raccoons in side while everyone else fed raccoons outside, fed everyone their squirrel trays full of nuts and stuff, made food for residents inside and out, fed and watered residents, made solids for raccoons inside, and then went on produce run.
More or less they were a HUGE help!!! I did dishes, made forumla for everyone since the rest went bad, cleaned/fed/watered all of our mice, and took bad/mold/old produce outside to dump with the truck. Once that was taken care of (mind you I was helped with the loading process again) I then grabbed the Snowy Owl and we did her bandages and cleaned her cage. New food and water then she was put back. I did dishes a bit later once again and then cleaned off all counters in the kitchen, exam room, and nursery. I went through the back cooler and threw out all bad/old produce and then began 12pm squirrel feeding. Once this was done then we took lunch which is where I presently am typing up everything before this particular sentence.
After lunch I recall squirrel feedings again and the other intern showed up around 2ish as originally thought. Once he did everything kind of slowed down because everyone was chatting and up to shenanigans. I did 2pm, 4pm, 6p,. 8pm, and 10pm squirrel feedings and honestly cannot recall what else otherwise. Later after 6pm feeding though we went to the Min-aqua bats water ski show which was honestly really fun. I saw my first Osprey while there and also saw a Bald Eagle. It was my first water ski show too which was exciting. Some bare foot skiers last a quarter mile, some people skied backwards, and some had a pyramid. There was quite a bit of fun but we had to leave for 8pm feeding. After this feeding though three of us got chinese at the buffet across the street then returned back to hang out withe everyone as a group. Wish I could remember more and had pictures but sadly I cannot and do not.
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