This is a memoir of the author's first years as a vet, in London, in the 70s. He's originally from Canada, and working as an assistant in a veterinary practice in Knightsbridge, London, after leaving veterinary college in Ontario.
I love this type of memoir: Anything medical-vet/nurse/doctor/midwife-so when I saw this one I quickly snapped it up. Unusually for me, I didn't really read the blurb-I chose it simply because I saw vet; memoir etc. So it was a pleasant surprise, and added another dimension to it when I was 40% of the way through it and discovered I was actually reading about Ben Fogle's dad! (I'm not telling you any spoilers there-it is all in the book description-what a dummy for missing this!). I think, in my case, it was better this way, because, despite the same surname, I wasn't expecting it, I didn't see it coming. And there was more: :His wife, and Ben Fogle's mum is a well-known actress.
Despite reading a few vet memoirs before, there was still quite a bit of different material in this; cases and conditions I hadn't met before, as well as routine things, and unexpected dramas. As it is London-there are a few celeb clients. He treats circus and zoo animals as well as smaller animals.
I love this type of memoir: Anything medical-vet/nurse/doctor/midwife-so when I saw this one I quickly snapped it up. Unusually for me, I didn't really read the blurb-I chose it simply because I saw vet; memoir etc. So it was a pleasant surprise, and added another dimension to it when I was 40% of the way through it and discovered I was actually reading about Ben Fogle's dad! (I'm not telling you any spoilers there-it is all in the book description-what a dummy for missing this!). I think, in my case, it was better this way, because, despite the same surname, I wasn't expecting it, I didn't see it coming. And there was more: :His wife, and Ben Fogle's mum is a well-known actress.
Despite reading a few vet memoirs before, there was still quite a bit of different material in this; cases and conditions I hadn't met before, as well as routine things, and unexpected dramas. As it is London-there are a few celeb clients. He treats circus and zoo animals as well as smaller animals.