Yeh it was ok, not as good as last year! xxxxxxx the other english volunteer was there, but she was painfully shy and to be honest very hard work to talk to! When i got to Heraklion I was luckily with a friend who hired a car and we then drove to Chania arriving at 8.30pm, went to Tersanas and there was no accomodation for me, so went to clinic and the german vet, Ines was unaware i was due that day, did not know where i was staying rang silke she basically was pleased but said to ask ines where to go! I then checked in a hotel coz it was too much hassle, so good job my friend had a car and was with me! Anyway turned up the next day, was working at the clinic (would have preferred souda dog shelter) as the animals were all kept in small travelling boxes and it was pitiful! I was working hard, xxxxx was hopeless to be honest, and didn't seem to have a clue really! Got told off several times from the german vets, i was taking the dogs out a couple of times, when they messed all their boxes, which was when they were desperate, and you can imagine, so they needed to stretch their little legs as they were holding going to the loo! But of course the illness may spread, when they came out through the floor, which i understand but, had to get them out to clean anyway! Made them all as comfortable as possible, was asked to help with operations then got told off for not doing things right? I have not experience which i did make clear! Then to top it all off, got shouted at to "shut the dogs up" who were barking, namely a german shepherd pup who kept tangling his lead up in the branches of the tree! I think i may have lost my temper at that point! Although under pressure, i think vets sometimes just operate more and more and just get wrapped up in that side, not thinking what the situation is after when they are in the boxes! The locals were getting very stressed and hated the barking, understandably, but there was so many animals what can you do? |
