In this week of Thanksgiving, I am remembering you and your staff.

Thank you for trusting your patient's care to me. I am humbled by the kindness, consideration and feeling of welcome that I receive when I enter your clinic to help care for your patients.
Thank you for having a room ready for me.
Thank you for having kind, knowledgeable staff to assist me.
Thank you for giving up valuable floor space (rooms, hallways, office space or even bathrooms!) to allow me to fully examine the pet.
Thank you for the insight, nuance and personal touch you add when talking about a client or patient. I love being a part of your team.
Thank you for being an advocate for your patient and for including me in their health care needs.
Thank you for following up with me, giving me feedback, patient updates and answering my emails when I check in.

Most of all, thank you for being you!

Many of you I now call friends. I look forward to seeing you and your staff when I get that "ping" on my phone that signals a consult was scheduled. Keep up the good work. You are valuable and important.

Happy Thanksgiving! May you have many of things to be thankful for in life. Thanks for reading. :)

PS - in case you're confused by the photo, it is an image of Turkey. Here is your TidBit of knowledge: Istanbul (which is not the capitol), spans two continents. It spans Asia and Europe, but only about 5% of the city is on the Europe side. What is the Capital of Turkey?

(Ankara) Now you can quiz your know-it-all Uncle on Thanksgiving.