It is always nice to connect the dots on each street. Here on 9th, I learned that Tom, the owner of Veselka, also owns the building that his wife, Sally Haddock, has had a veterinary hospital for twenty-five years. When chatting with one of her assistants, I asked her what makes this center different from any other, and she had two responses. First, they are open seven days a week and second, St. Marks cares for a variety of exotic animals, not just cats and dogs. In her long list, she included rabbits, snakes, fish, all types of birds, but what caught my attention was when she said chinchillas. There are six doctors on staff and everyone seemed to be genuinely friendly and caring.