Tales from a Wild Vet: Paws, claws and furry encounters

Tales from a Wild Vet: Paws, claws and furry encounters
Jo Hardy

Caro Handley

From African goats to blue wildebeest, and potty pigs to dippy donkeys, Jo Hardy, now a qualified vet, is about to take on the world, one animal at a time.Jo is determined to go where vets are desperately needed. Heading out first to the townships of South Africa, then to Uganda.Dealing with life-and-death decisions and much-loved family pets, here and abroad, including a giant French rabbit, a labradoodle that stops breathing under anaesthetic and an angry cat that won’t get out of its box, Jo has to trust her training as never before.

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This book is based on real-life experiences. However, many details of the scenarios, and names of the animals and owners, have been changed to protect client confidentiality.

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Contents

Cover (#u3851cf92-5338-56dd-9718-c8d11027a383)

Title Page (#ulink_41fff810-e682-58cd-9fff-66040eecfd45)

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Chapter One: Mickey and the Miracle (#ulink_1a00ab00-a6af-5a46-9396-cbd84dd6b773)

Chapter Two: Hedgehogs, Doves and a Very Cross Pheasant (#ulink_cd27f95c-ee0f-59ef-a1c8-dba06cfe75a7)

Chapter Three: Tosca (#ulink_7ea912ca-6c8a-5615-8ab3-d081c5baea5f)

Chapter Four: South Africa (#ulink_30d7424b-6118-57b8-8cb0-89eb65a0100f)

Chapter Five: First-time Surgery (#ulink_0b8bef51-c72f-5d5b-8b32-ed6d7a6e9c42)

Chapter Six: Monday Morning (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven: People and their Pets (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight: Hoping to Help (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine: On the Side of the Animals (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten: The Handprint (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven: The Thank-you Chicken (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve: Margaret the Pig (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen: A Better Future (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen: Just Like Us (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen: The Trouble with Cats (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen: A Cheeky Chicken, a Daft Duck and Piles of Puppies (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen: Morocco (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen: Wedding Plans and Lucy’s Surprise (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)