My Patients Like Treats (eBook)

Tales from a House-Call Veterinarian

Duncan MacVean (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
268 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2568-3 (ISBN)

Infos

It's all fun and games until somebody ends up in a cone. Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizardseach of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their affection for their companions. Without warning, MacVean finds himself in odd situations: stepping into a basement full of free-flying bats or struck speechless by a pig who loves opera so much that she falls into a trance. The hilarious and the heartbreaking come together in this collection of true tales, all gathered from his lifelong career. MacVean finds himself riding backwards atop a potbelly pig that bucks and kicks its way down the hall, knocking over a china cabinet in the process. One woman with terminal cancer earnestly wants to know where pets go when they pass awaywill her beloved cat and dog join her in the afterlife? Navigating the finer elements of human and animal interaction isn't easy. Here, MacVean provides a glimpse into his experience with such relationships, always looking for the humor and light of every situation. With never a dull moment, his dedication to the animals of this earth and compassion for their human caretakers drives MacVean onward, from house to house, from patient to patient. This heartwarming collection of stories brings readers along for the ride, getting to know the curious creatures he treats and their perhaps sometimes even more curious humans. My Patients Like Treats is the perfect book for animal lovers or those who simply appreciate a good story.

Autor

Duncan MacVean, DVM has been a professor of veterinary medicine at various universities. He has also worked with captive wild animals in Southeast Asia and as a consultant for the Malaysian National Zoo. Duncan “retired” back to his hometown and has been a house-call veterinarian for the past twenty-five years. He lives near Sacramento, California.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.5.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• Schlagworte: accident • adams task • Adventure • all creatures great and small • all things wise and wonderful • animal • animal behavior • animal doctor • animal-human • animal husbandry • animal lover • animal lovers • animals and humans • Animal Stories • Animal Story • animal tales • animal trainer • Animal training • Autobiography • bark • Biography • bird • bite • Boo • books about animal training • books about cats • books about dogs • books about pets • books about veterinarians • books about vets • books on cats • books on dogs • Breed • Cat • cat training • cat treats • cat tricks • Cookie • cute • Doctor • Dog • Dog training • dog treats • dog tricks • domestic animal • Doolittle • dr Doolittle • Family • fluffy • Funny • Growl • Heartwarming • Heaven • hilarious • horse • Iguana • james harriot • James Herriot • KIT • Kitten • kitterpiglet • Memoir • Meow • Nick Trout • PBS • PET • pet accessories • pet lover • pet lover’s • Pet Lovers • Pig • Practice • PRR • PUP • Puppies • Puppy • purr • SAD • Stories • Story • Tails • Tale • Training • traveling vet • traveling veterinarian • Treat • tricks for cats • tricks for dogs • VET • veterinarian • vicki hearne
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2568-7 / 1510725687
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2568-3 / 9781510725683