by Melinda G. McCall
Memoir of a woman large animal veterinarian rural
Virginia. It reminded me much of James Herriot's stories, with an endearing mix
of personal anecdotes and animal disorders. Less funny, but still heartwarming.
It started off slow, though. I came close (about 25%) to giving up early on. But it got better and better and by the time she started describing a massive animal rescue it was hard to put down. It went all the way up through the Covid year and shortly after.
About the only thing I could have asked for was a little more detail in the descriptions. There's plenty of detail, but I wanted more. Like about how she felt, or about the animal issues. All the diagnoses seem to be short and sure--if she ever made any mistakes, I don't remember reading them. I would have enjoyed hearing her thought process as she came up with a treatment.
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