This is Stewey in one of his more active states!
Stewey likes to hang-out at work
We all miss Sam… but no one misses him as much as Tammy, which is why we were all so thrilled to see that this little guy was able to squeeze his way into her heart… and boy did he! Stewey is special and believe me he knows it. He adapts to any situation because he has clearly decided that the world is here to accomodate him. He comes to work with Tammy most days, so drop on by and say hello…he’s pretty cute!
All dressed and ready to go on our tour!
Our Christmas party this year was a trip to Out of Africa in Cottonwood. I think the staff was jealous of Dr. Allen’s trip to Tanzania and wanted to get a taste of the Safari… Obviously it wasn’t the same, but there were some definite perks to this trip. Once the staff learned we were from a veterinary hospital they enlisted our help with a tiger that had an eye problem which gave us the opportunity to get way closer than on the real safari!
Not everyone gets to get this close...but we did!
The tigers weren’t the only animals we were able to get close to… This hungry giraffe was a little more excited about getting fed than I think Kara was about feeding him!
Great picture!
Despite some pretty cold weather, we all had a great time. A few more pictures…
Dr. Isom finds a souvenier!
This guy was definitely looking for a treat...
Shannon and Kara keeping warm
Dr. Allen spent three weeks this summer volunteering with an HIV positive woman’s group in Tanzania. The group is called Jipe Moya, and she spent most of her days teaching English and visiting HIV positive people too weak to leave their homes. She also helped advise the group with their small business…raising chickens for meat…kind-of ironic for a vegetarian! Even though the weeks were spent working, she was able to get away on two on the weekends. The first was spent on a safari and the second climbing a 15,000 foot peak!
Here are just a few of the pictures…
The first week's class was full of children because they were on break from their regular school. Unlike the US, African kids think its a privilage to be able to go to school!
Most of the time the English class had older students who wanted to learn English to improve their business potential.On SafariThey say this is the most dangerous animal in Africa... He looks friendly enough to me!The top of Mt. Meru... aka Socialist PeakProof that Dr. Allen made it to the top of TWO peaks!
On Safari
They say this is the most dangerous animal in Africa... He looks friendly enough to me!
The top of Mt. Meru... aka Socialist Peak
Proof that Dr. Allen made it to the top of TWO peaks!
I can't seem to keep Monkey off the roof...she loves it up there!
The little varmit discovered the doggy door at just 4 months! I guess you can take the cat out of the wild, but you can’t take the wild out of the cat… She loves this tree in the backyard.
Exploring the outdoors at 4 months...
Not exactly her happiest moment, but she actually took it like a trooper. And trust me… she needed it!
Okay... I think she's adorable!
Monkey at 6 weeks has started to eat on her own, but definitely still enjoys formula from a syringe. She can suck 10 mls of formula down in no time flat! We lost the blue eyes, but she’s still pretty cute…
Monkey at about 6 weeks of age in a ferret bed.
Monkey survived the first couple of weeks… a really good sign!
Check-out those blue eyes!
To celebrate 5 years of ownership, Dr. Allen took the staff on a cruise to Mexico in October 2008. The entire staff, including her son Gus, took a three-day cruise to Mexico. Here we are on the first night. The front row is sober, the back row however…
Keri and Dr. Allen got pretty lucky playing Blackjack… but only after being down to our last ten dollars… very exciting comeback!
You know… one man on the cruise actually asked Dr. Allen at dinner this night, if they were all her children… Really???
Monkey at approximately 5 days old.