Tales of an African Vet
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.80 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0762772417 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr. He has tracked lions and cheetahs, anesthetized rhinoceroses and king cobras, collared rogue elephants, performed eye surgery on a lion out in the bush, been attacked by a puff adder, come face to face with an angry hybrid wolf, and nearly lost a foot to a crocodile. He has witnessed their passion and bravery and been with them when hard decisions had to be made. Tales of an African Vet brings together Dr. Aronson’s adventures in a rare behind-the-scenes look at those who treat wild animals in their natural habitat. The heart-wrenching and adventure-filled stories of a South African wild animal vet and his colleagues When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene? In his more than twenty-
Five Stars Dorothy Whiley Enjoyed this book very much especially as we are going to Africa soon. "tales of an African Vet" according to les. A delightful collection of short stories taking place in the coutry of my origin. I could almost smell the bush and taste the dust of Africa on my tongue. Each story stands alone but the autobiographical threat that runs through the book enables me to have a great glimps not only of African wildlife but the life of the vet that tells the stories. Well worth the time and the money. Buy it. Read it. I felt like I was there!!! Susan Shapiro I just finished reading this amazing book. I was upset when it ended. I wanted more, more more!! Dr Aronson has an incredible way of writing a story that makes you feel you were there with him. His explanations when using medical jargon makes it easily understandable for the lay person. The stories flow beautiful. I can almost hear him telling the stories. His awe and humility come through in the stories and I felt I could identify very strongly with his feelings during each experience.As an animal l
Doolittle, Aronson shares harrowing, and sometimes humorous, adventures in an engrossing memoir about an unexpected career. As intrepid as Indiana Jones and as compassionate as Dr. From Booklist For a veterinarian, it’s one thing when one’s patients are cuddly pet cats, dogs, and the occasional hamster. --Carol Haggas . Through equal parts luck, timing, and desire, Aronson augmented his 25-plus-year career as a small animal veterinarian in South Africa with house calls to treat some of the world’s largest and most dangerous creatures. It’s quite another when the cats turn out to be cheetahs, the dogs are part wolf, and the hamster? Well, that could be anything from a gorilla to an elephant, a puff adder to a crocodile. Except that in Aronson’s case, the “house” was anywhere from a rhino’s c