Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Review: Pets and the City

Pets and the City:

True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian

By Dr. Am Attas

I liked this okay—it was cute and light and amusing. With occasional sad stories, although I think she steered us away from the really sad cases that any veterinarian must have to endure. There were a few that made you sad, but most of them had happy endings.

I got the impression it was one of those books written because everyone always told her, “You really have to write this stuff down!  Your job would make a wonderful book!”  Not because of any deep, overwhelming need she had to pull it out of her chest and throw it on the ground. Which is fine—sometime you just need a mindless amusement. (With an occasional lesson—Don’t Feed Grapes to Dogs!)

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