Veterinary Blog in Gilbert

Calling All Scrapbookers!

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Burns will be joining instructor Georgia Hauglid at Scrapology, a scrapbook and paper crafts store located at Williams Field and Lindsay in Gilbert, for a special scrapbooking class on August 9th.  “Lessons Learned from Dogs” is a 2 1/2 hour class beginning at 10:30 am; participants will create a…

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Great to meet you, neighbors!

Thanks to everyone who came out today to meet us and have a look at the hospital!  We had a steady flow of visitors all day, and were thrilled with the enthusiastic faces who toured the hospital, stopped to ask questions, and picked up fun stuff provided by our vendors and distributors.  We were joined…

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Open House: Saturday, April 19th

If you haven’t come by for a tour yet, now’s your chance!  Priority Pet Hospital and our neighbor Vista Dorada Dental are teaming up for a joint-effort open house on Saturday, April 19th from 10 am to 2 pm.  Our entire team will be on hand to meet and greet, answer questions, and provide guided…

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Gilbert Spring Fair and Expo, April 5th

It’s official, Priority Pet Hospital will be among the participants at the town of Gilbert’s Spring Fair and Expo, which will be held at the Freestone Park Softball Complex on April 5th.  We’ll have a vendor table and will be sharing information about dog bite prevention, as well as answering questions about pet health and general…

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Upcoming events

Dr. Burns, Natasha, Shea, and I spent yesterday morning at the R. Scott Detherage Kid’s Safety Day, sponsored by the Basha’s that anchors Vista del Oro, the shopping center the hospital is located in.  The event had a great turnout despite gray skies early on; we were joined by local police and fire agencies, a talking schoolbus…

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Babies!

Dr. Burns and I became and aunt and an uncle for the first time last month when Dr. B’s sister Molly and her husband Brian welcomed Sienna Mai into their hearts and home.  While we’ve had to settle for photos of our new neice so far, Dr. Burns has a trip to Florida coming up…

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The countdown begins

Merry Christmas!  No time for visions of sugarplums around here, we’re preparing for the big day that will arrive only a week from tomorrow.  I spent much of the day yesterday and the better part of this morning inside the biggest Christmas present I’ll ever receive, setting up our computer system, installing small equipment, and completing various…

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1%

Well, construction is nearly complete, and I keep trying to take some nice new photos for everyone, but every time I drop by the hospital, there are new boxes all over the place and I put photography off.  It may be another several days before I snap the shutter again, since we’re installing something new…

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Tile and plumbing and lights—Oh My!

Well, most of last week was consumed by tile installation, which began with “laying the field” of whole tiles and then slowly came to completion after all the cuts were made and fit into the smaller areas and irregular corners.  The lobby floor has a pair of wide arcs that reflect the ceiling soffits above,…

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"Signs" of more progress

Last Friday was a big day, as our sign finally went up to let the neighborhood know we’re on our way. Sign-A-Rama’s truck pulled in just as I was finishing up a brief meeting with Clint, and, along with Dr. B’s dad Ed and our friend Dr. Wappel from the Emergency Animal Clinic, I was…

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