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Tammy gets a new kitten!

29 Jun
This is Stewey in one of his more active states!

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!

 
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The Staff Goes to Out of Africa

23 Dec

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

 
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Dr. Allen Goes To Africa

01 Aug

 

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!

 
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Monkey’s growing up!

07 Apr
At six months Monkey is a active, happy cat.  Not much kitten left in her at all!

I can't seem to keep Monkey off the roof...she loves it up there!

 
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It’s Monkey!

05 Feb

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.

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Exploring the outdoors at 4 months...

 
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Monkey gets a bath!

07 Jan

Not exactly her happiest moment, but she actually took it like a trooper.  And trust me… she needed it!

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Okay... I think she's adorable!

 
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Monkey update

21 Nov

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.

 
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Monkey

30 Oct

Monkey survived the first couple of weeks… a really good sign!

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Check-out those blue eyes!

 
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Indian Bend Animal Hospital Takes a Cruise!

28 Oct

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???

 
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Monkey!

07 Oct
On October 7, 2008 Dr. Allen found an approximately 2-day-old kitten in a construction area.  She found her just a few short months after losing her beloved cat “Ruffle-uphagus” when she swore she would have no more cats (at home!)  Well this little girl managed to squeeze her way into Dr. Allen’s heart and the rest is history!  Her dogs, Sophia and Forrest Gump travel back and forth to work most days and are very special in their own right and their stories will be coming, but we thought it would be fun to follow Monkey’s development. She has clearly found an irrational adoration from her new mom…
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Monkey at approximately 5 days old.

 
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