Tell Me Where It Hurts - A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon

Zusatztext “Fabulous . . . The best veterinary book that’s been written since All Creatures Great and Small. ” — Oregonian Informationen zum Autor Nick Trout is a staff surgeon at the Angell Animal Medical Center and lives near Boston, Massachusetts. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Tell Me Where It Hurts , as well as Love is the Best Medicine and Even By My Side . Klappentext From the front lines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the twenty-first century. For anyone who's ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your veterinarian's office, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a vicarious journey through twenty-four intimate, eye-opening, heartrending hours at the premier Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston. You'll learn about the amazing progress of modern animal medicine, where organ transplants, joint replacements, and state-of-the-art cancer treatments have become more and more common. With these technological advances come controversies and complexities that Dr. Trout thoughtfully explores, such as how long (and at what cost) treatments should be given, how the Internet has changed pet care, and the rise in cosmetic surgery. You'll also be inspired by the heartwarming stories of struggle and survival filling these pages. With a wry and winning tone, Dr. Trout offers up hilarious and delightful anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. In total, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a fascinating portrait of the comedy and drama, complexities and rewards involved with loving and healing animals. Part ER, part Dog Whisperer, and part House, this heartfelt and candid book shows that while the technology has changed since James Herriot's day, the humanity and compassion remains unchanged. If you've ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout's irresistible book is for you. 12:47 A.M. WAKE-UP CALL This might seem strange, coming from an Englishman, but sometimes emergency surgery in the middle of the night can play out like a synopsis of a perfect season for the Boston Red Sox. The beginning may be predictably crappy, slow, and discombobulated until a rhythm develops and momentum builds leaving you stricken with that familiar glimmer of hope. When it comes to the final stretch, everyone accepts that there may be failure, there may be disappointment, but the struggle is always gritty and memorable, and occasionally, if you are really lucky, something magical will happen.My beginning came half an hour earlier with a phone call reeling me in from a cozy dreamless void."Hello," I said, two disjointed syllables caught in a sticky web at the back of my throat."This is Dr. Keene, one of the new surgical residents. We haven't met but I've got a dog, a ten-year-old spayed female German shepherd; she's bloated and . . . like . . . well . . . I need you to come in for the surgery. Sorry."All I heard was sound, not words I could interpret, my brain dormant on my pillow."Hello, are you still there?""Yeah, sure, I'm listening," I croaked, wiping a palm across my face. "What time is it?"She told me and dove into her apology."I really hate to disturb you but, like, my backup's not answering his pager and, like, I didn't know what else to do." Her words surfed through me--a Valley Girl inflection--and sluggish gray matter dug out a memory of a recent departmental memo--"Be sure to welcome our first-year surgery resident, Dr. Sarah Keene, from the University of California, Davis."I came awake, sat up in bed, and told my wife to go back to sleep."No problem, Dr. Keene. Tell me about your GDV."As a new surgery resident, Dr. Keene may know all about GDV, an...

Product details

• Authors: Nick Trout
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.03.2009
• EAN: 9780767926447
• ISBN: 978-0-7679-2644-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Readers Guide; Readers' Guide
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies