Download or read book The Making of a Country Veterinarian Memoirs of a Country Vet written by David E. Larsen DVM and published by Wiley Creek Publications. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. David E. Larsen's Memoirs of a Country Vet, Book Five, takes a step back from his always engrossing tales of veterinary medicine to describe the struggles and various life events and challenges that helped him prepare and eventually establish himself as a veterinarian. From tending to a sick cow when he was a kid, through high school, college, an Army enlistment, more college, and, ?nally, veterinary school, this active farm boy with a diverse background from Oregon's Coquille River Valley became the country vet he aspired to. For the next forty years, he served the animals in his care with skill and expertise and their owners with knowledge, grace, and humor.
Download or read book Fields and Pastures New written by John E. McCormack and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The warm and gently humorous memoir of a young veterinarian's first year of practice in Choctaw County, Alabama, in the early 1960s. "I can relate to Dr. McCormack on page after page of this book. In his writing he beguilingly captures the laughter and tears of the veterinary scene. A heartwarming read for the animal lover."--James Herriot.
Download or read book The Veterinarian s Creed written by F. J. McCann and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Day in the Life of a Country Vet written by Fred Newschwander and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mostly true stories, anecdotes, and pictures about the animals and people from the life and career of a retired mixed animal veterinarian.
Download or read book The Daughter s Horse Other Stories written by David E. Larsen and published by . This book was released on 2021-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Next Day in the Life of a Country Vet written by Fred P Newschwander DVM and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Third in a series of mostly true stories and anecdotes about the life and career of a mixed animal veterinary practitioner
Download or read book James Herriot The Life of a Country Vet written by Graham Lord and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alf Wight, a modest Scottish writer, better known as James Herriot, wrote books that became worldwide best sellers, films, audiobooks, and a much-loved television show. In The Life of a Country Vet, Graham Lord has written a detailed and affectionate biography of this remarkable man. Lord carefully documents Wight's life, beginning with his childhood in Glasgow and his years in veterinary college. Following his development as a writer, the source of his pen name, and his struggles to get published. Along the way, we encounter some extraordinary events and hidden tragedies in this seemingly magical life. Millions of fans laughed and cried at Wight's delightful stories of life as a vet. Lord reveals that some of the stories were utterly true, and some were utterly fictional. He illuminates the real relationships between the memorable characters that inhabit the books. This warm yet insightful portrait by Lord - who knew his subject very well - will be enjoyed by Wight's myriad of fans. It also dispels the myths that have grown around the life of one of the most famous and deeply loved vets the world has known.
Download or read book The Last Cow in the Chute Other Stories written by Wiley Creek Publishers and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Widow Woman s Ranch Other Stories written by David E Larsen DVM and published by Wiley Creek Publishers. This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddy was a 12-week-old hound pup belonging to Frank Updegrave. I had seen Buddy a couple of times for routine vaccines and such. On this day, Frank was helping a friend building a shed. They were putting up rafters. Buddy was running around the shed doing hound stuff. Like any good hound, his nose was to the ground as he followed some scent. About then, he was suddenly in the wrong place at the wrong time. from "Polyradiculoneuritis (Coonhound Paralysis)" Following Last Cow in the Chute, Widow Woman's Ranch is Book Two in Dr. David Larsen's Memoirs of a Country Vet series. Among this collection of fifty, short, true-life stories, we meet Joe, Coco, Tramp, Ali, Peanut Digger, Buddy, Emma, and their owners as varied in personality as these large and small farm animals in their care. Dave Larsen brings readers his skillfully written accounts of life as a country veterinarian in the 1970s and 1980s where he ran a one-vet general clinic in Sweet Home, Oregon, and where often his medical attention, expertise, and wisdom, in often immediate life-and-death situations, were sought with one phone call at any time of the day, every day of the week.
Download or read book Hoss Doctor written by R. J. Dinsmore and published by . This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All Things Wise and Wonderful written by James Herriot and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the midst of World War II, the Yorkshire veterinarian muses on past adventures through the Yorkshire dales, visiting with old friends and introducing scores of new characters--both human and animal.
Download or read book All Things Wise and Wonderful written by James Herriot and published by Pan. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evocative, funny and poignant, this is the third volume of memoirs from James Herriot who inspired the television series All Creatures Great and SmallTraining as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of wartime London is a far cry from James Herriot's day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. And whilst he is keen to serve King and country, James cannot help but miss his life in Darrowby - despite frequent arguments between his colleagues Siegfried and Tristan, bad-tempered cattle, opinionated farmers and the continuing saga of Cedric the flatulent dog. But most of all he misses his wife Helen; pregnant with their first child. The question constantly hanging over them is - will he be going to war? And when will he get to go home?Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Things Wise and Wonderful is a heart-warming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors.Contains Vets Might Fly and Vet in a Spin.
Download or read book Get Up Get Going written by A. J. Neumann and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 24, 1926, A.J. Neumann was born in the downstairs bedroom of his family's farmhouse. From that moment, his life has been nothing short of fascinating. A child of the Depression, Doc Neumann served his country during WWII, studied at Iowa State University, and dedicated his veterinary career to the farm families of Northwest Iowa.
Download or read book Another Day in the Life of a Country Vet written by Fred Newschwander and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More mostly true stories and anecdotes from the life and career of a retired mixed animal practice veterinarian
Download or read book The Last Cow in the Chute Other Stories written by David E Larsen and published by Wiley Creek Publications. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My God, where did you learn to handle cows like that, Doc?" Jack gasped as I hauled my OB bag and bucket over the fence."It just comes from growing up around them," I said. "I get surprised by one every once in a while, but most of the time, I know what they are going to do before they do it."In these real-life stories from forty years of veterinary practice in a small community in western Oregon, Dr. David E. Larsen captures the essence of daily life as a solo veterinary practice before the days of emergency clinics on every corner and specialty help within reach.Dave Larsen writes with equal respect and dedication about the animals he treats, all sizes, from bulls to mice, and of the life and death decisions their owners must make. He draws on the vast experience of his training, and applies the art of veterinary care that were taught to him by colleagues, many times lessening the tension in serious situations with subtle humor and providing needed education to grateful clients.
Download or read book Never a Dull Moment the Life of a Country Vet written by Rachelle Reid and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to experience the highs and lows that go along with loving a pet, welcome to the world of veterinary medicine. An added bonus for veterinarians who are involved in mixed practice is you can go from puppy shots to stitching up a horse in the same hour. You have the privilege of seeing a side of people that only an animal can bring out. Every single day, you get to feel a whole range of emotions, from frustration to pure happiness. Experience the hardworking and heartwarming life of veterinary medicine.
Download or read book The Best of James Herriot written by James Herriot and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
