Just came home so excited to see my little ones and I am in shock over their treatment by a FELLOW VET STUDENT.
1) The water bowls were all either empty or disgusting. Clearly not cleaned or refilled in the 12 days.
2) There were chewed on empty food containers, chinese food mustard packets partially eaten, and a can of cat food.
3) Not surprisingly, there was diarrhea everywhere. I mean, one of my dogs has IBD and can't even eat normal dog food let alone leftover human food.
4) The cat litter hadn't been cleaned in days after I specifically said the dogs will eat the cat poo if not cleaned daily.
5) The dogs were running free in the house which they are not supposed to do alone, since it increased their anxiety (and leads to guess what... GI problems).
6) Less seriously but an indication of lack of care: garbage cans were left out from 2 days ago, the sink was full of dirty dishes, and the house smelled.
7) More seriously, all 3 of my pets lost a significant amount of weight (I asked to weigh them every few days to be sure that didn't happen).
I mean this a person who I paid to live in my house to give my pets a high standard of care, and is going to be a vet for freakin sake. I mean if there is diarrhea all over the place don't you clean it up, and more importantly do something about it... like take it to the vet.
It is clear to me the dogs were on no schedule at all, which anyone who knows the first thing about dog care would realize is an invitation to trouble not to mention leave goddamn food out.
I am so upset right now. Maybe I am wrong to expect anything better from my future colleagues, but this is the first time I have been let down by a fellow-vet student.
