I have to reply to this---regulars will recall my shock/horror last year when I discovered my newish petsitter was baaaaad news--nothing like I imagined her to be. She was (still is) the HEAD TECH at my vet clinic. I was so thrilled when she agreed to petsit. Then the red flags began to wave at me until they couldn't be ignored. At first she denied everything, then when I was able to confront her with the evidence, she caved in and admitted she hadn't been giving the supplements to the positives. Began grovelling and citing "family emergency." After talking to you guys, I wrote to the owner, let him know exactly what happened, and said I did not want Adele ever handling my cats at the clinic again. I didn't let you guys know what happened after that. He FINALLY replied after 5 weeks--and a fairly insulting letter it was too! He basically rejected my comments. Said she'd always been exemplary, but he'd passed on my request to her and she "had agreed" not to handle my cats. Since then, I happened to talk to a potential new sitter. We chatted for a longish time, I said that I had had one bad experience otherwise my sitters had been good, and she said that she certainly knew a bad petsitter. Turned out she was talking about the same person! She had worked with her for 3 years, and said she was far from exemplary--she was a flake and completely unreliable. Often failed to give animals their meds when she was supposed to, preferred to play computer games! She figures it's one of those situations where she puts up with the low pay because she's comfortable there, and the owner who is a tightwad, gets away with paying her a pittance. The woman should have been fired years ago. After much heart-searching, I continue to go there because I love my 2 vets there. Anyway, just a reminder that you can't take anyone at face value--vet technician or no. There's good and bad everywhere. Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TenHouseCats Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:58 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: for Barbara (Baass) re: going out of town i've known people who hired vet techs from their own vets' to kitty-sit--because they really don't want their bosses mad at them if they mess up with a client, it's usually worked out well..... did a quick search--http://www.pet-sitters.biz/ seems to be both for sitters and those looking for sitters..... there may be (there SHOULD be) a list of things that need to be asked and answered on both sides..... -- MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
