Veterinary Blog in Gilbert
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…
Read MoreThe Associated Press reported today that a federal grand jury in Kansas City has handed down indictments against two Chinese and one US-based company related to the pet-food contamination recall of last spring. While accurately quantifying the impact of illnessess caused by the melamine-tainted foods is difficult, the U.S. Attorney’s office estimated that some 4,000…
Read MoreMerry 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…
Read MoreWell, 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…
Read MoreWell, 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,…
Read MoreAfter three weeks of trips around the block, I finally got to take the “walk” I’d been waiting for last weekend. Mom and dad took me down to the San Rafael Valley in southeastern Arizona, home of oak-studded grassy canyons and the Mearn’s quail, a really cool little bird that pointing dogs love. While I…
Read MoreLast 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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