Keep in mind, though, that it does open up the unglamorous side of the veterinary field. Thankfully, few (only one?) of the anecdotes ended sadly, so it was a great book to read along with the (5 year old) vet-to-be set. Of course, some are stranger and some funnier than others. Wells clearly has many years worth of experiences and stories ripe for re-telling. Both books would be excellent gifts for your vet, even if he only treats cats and dogs.ĭr. These are wonderful stories but more importantly Wells gives an eye opening vista into veterinary medicine. The stories he relates range anywhere from the Scottish Highland cattle that had him racing across the pasture for dear life, how he tricked a ewe into nursing an orphaned lamb by putting Vicks in it’s nostrils, and how he saved an old man’s mule, his child, at Christmas and how he was thanked by hearing the old man saying it was the “best Christmas ever”. Remember these animals often times are their children, and sometimes even more so. A Vet must not only take the patient into consideration but also the “parents” of the patient. The stories he tells are both heartwarming and compassionate. It is very difficult to transport a thousand pound animal to the vet, especially when they are sick. Wells does not work the standard 8 to 5 shift, he is often called out in the middle of the night and sometimes drives for over an hour to get to his patient, yes, and he makes house calls. Wells is a Vet in rural Colorado who takes care of not only cats and dogs but the likes of horses, cattle, and llamas. These books are a little off the norm because Wells is not a Vet in a city or suburban location who basically takes care of cats and dogs. When I read Jeff Well’s first book, “All My Patients Have Tales”, I wrote that the book should be required reading for all those aspiring to become a part of veterinary medicine, and especially those aspiring to be Doctors of Veterinary Medicine. “All My Patients Kick and Bite” by Jeff Wells, D.V.M., published by St.
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