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Wells, Jeff, D.V.M.

All my patients have tales : favorite stories from a vet's practice / Jeff Wells ; [illustrations by June Camerer].

1st ed.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2009.

ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

This heartwarming and funny collection of stories by a dedicated veterinarian features wild horses, porcupine quill-covered dogs, male cats in labor, an extremely ornery pygmy donkey, an enormous hog, and many other domestic - and not so domestic - animals. Wells begins as an inexperienced recent graduate and emerges as a caring and beloved veterinarian, narrating many uplifting, life-altering, life-threatening, and hilarious episodes along the way.

Wells, Jeff, D.V.M.

Veterinarians -- Anecdotes.

Anecdotes.

"Originally published in the United States in somewhat different form by Hadley, Inc."--Title page verso.

Feline frenzy -- How you get there -- Baptism: reality strikes back -- You are what you eat -- Holiday pay -- Always bring clean clothes -- Watch dogs? -- Jail break -- Was It something I said? -- Under the big top -- Second opinion -- Cats on the counter -- Do No harm -- Rocky Mountain high -- City slickers -- Seemed like a good idea -- Occupational hazard -- Taking the bait -- Miniature menace -- Who's the boss? -- Slap shot -- Attention deficit -- Yak attack -- Intestinal fortitude -- Biker dog -- A hog in the house -- Foster family -- Fish out of water -- Overexposed -- Too much information -- Scalpel, please -- Bosley -- Collateral -- Contagious -- Animal planet -- End of the day -- Epilogue.

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