Mike Small worked as a New Zealand vet with farm animals and small animals, encountering a range of loveable, hilarious, eccentric and larger-than-life characters, both two- and four-legged. This warm-hearted memoir recounts his life as a vet from his training through his apprenticeship to the running of his own practice. Along the way he has dealt with practical jokers, rock-eating dogs, intersex cats, the new puppy discovering the old pet (with surprising results), a range of rural types from rough to refined, and much more besides. This memoir is set against the beautiful New Zealand landscape that Mike knew so well, travelling country winding roads on his many house calls. Mike writes with compassion and gentle humour, and anyone who has loved James Herriot’s stories will enjoy these short accounts from a rich and rewarding life as a vet downunder.
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Introduction
In the beginning
In training and more
WET BEHIND THE EARS
First job
Light-hearted relief
Live and learn
Dinner time
Midnight solo
Flambé
MIXED PRACTICE
Creatures great and small
Virus virulence
Heart in the right place
Courtney
A pound and a half of chihuahua
Hard of hearing
How old?
A barren tale
Glass full
A stab in the dark
A sour affair
Too close to call
Slip sliding away
A wild fare
Soup for lunch?
A rocky ride
Food fest
A wet day
Third time lucky?
Dear Betty
Oh deer
Scratch your head
One jab too many
A fishy tale
A sad affair
Basil who?
You never stop learning
Dry run
Spring feast
Slippery customer
Birthday surprise
It’s chocolate time
Not in the line of duty
Reserve capacity
Late for school
Tying times
Farm kill
Summit time
Insult to injury
Musical pills
Fair game
Needle in a haystack
How long?
Double bolt
Watch that puppy
Sleeping dogs don’t tell It only happens to a vet
Spring gain
You what?
It’s in the bag
Afterthoughts
About the author
Over de auteur
Mike Small was born and grew up in New Zealand. Mike qualified and graduated as a veterinarian from Massey Univer-sity, Palmerston North, New Zealand in the 1980s. After work-ing in New Plymouth for six months, he owned a mixed animal veterinary practice in Napier for nine years, before moving to Auckland where he spent most of his working life as a partner in a companion-animal practice. His special veterinary interests include surgery and ultrasound. He has been involved in and acted as a trustee of a dog rescue trust for many years. Outside of work, his family is a big part of his life and he is an avid runner, cyclist, hiker, traveller, and amateur chef. He is currently living in Melbourne, Australia, with his partner and their miniature schnauzer dog Elisa and Burmese cat Luca.
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