Not much has happened since we last spoke. Michael went to the space yesterday to meet a subcontractor and show him around. Nothing new - no pipe and, as suspected, no back door yet and no electrical panel. But we are really close. Closer than we've ever been now that the front door is on. So I am ever hopeful that they can get these things done EARLY in the upcoming week!

Article featuring our new scrubs - but in pink

As time has been slowly moving along I have been reading through all of my veterinary journals and industry magazines pulling out pages of interesting articles and clipping out ads for cool products. One article I came across recently was about professional attire in the veterinary workplace from Veterinary Practice News. They had this little sidebar about designer scrubs and they featured a picture of Katherine Heigl in her London line - the same scrubs we're getting but ours are in grey! Who knew that with Katie's good taste we would be ahead of our time?

New anti-lick gel called Yuk

This is what DeeDee thinks about Yuk (but she hasn't tried it yet)

I also found this great looking product called Yuk! Anti-Lick Gel. The packaging is so cute and it looks like they have perfected what is gross to dogs. We will definitely have to have this stuff on hand. It could be useful to protect bandages and catheters!

While looking online for Pinball Publishing's phone number a few weeks ago, I started surfing their site. They have a cool Graphic Culture Catalog on their website featuring various print work they've done. I scrolled through the different entries admiring their work and I came to the December 31st entry and saw our business cards! They described us as a "brand new veterinary clinic located in Portland's charming Mt. Tabor district". So nice.

One last product I'd like to tell you about is Planet Dog's "Tennis Balls".

Planet Dog's Tennis Ball

They are these great, tough rubber balls that look just like tennis balls but they are smooth. They even come in a 3 pack like regular tennis balls but, unlike tennis balls, they are not bad for your dog's teeth. With February being dental health month, veterinarians are educating clients about the importance of healthy teeth. Regular dental evaluations and treatments, at home care with brushing, and appropriate toys make for healthy teeth. Sadly, tennis balls are not part of the appropriate toys list. Tennis balls are extremely abrasive and have a texture similar to fine steel wool.

3 pack

As dog's carry and chew on tennis balls, they start to wear their teeth causing blunting and sculpting that can eventually lead to pulp exposure, pain and need for dental work. Now, I am not one to get between a dog with OBD (Obsessive Ball Disorder) and their tennis balls but now there is a better way! Planet Dog has solved all of our problems - dogs, their people and their veterinarians can be happy with this healthy alternative. Now if we could just teach the dogs to brush their teeth all by themselves before bed!

I hope to have building updates soon so watch your email for notification.  Katie's mom, Patti made a comment on the last post about my hats - funny there a quite a few pictures with me wearing different hats on this blog - I do have quite a collection. I think I am even wearing a disposable surgical cap in one picture! I'll be sure to change hats for any additional pictures of me in the space - yet another reason to stay tuned.