This amusing and endearing hilarious memoir of a young New Zealand vet focuses on the trials and tribulations of being a newcomer to professional veterinary life in New Zealand and then in Newfoundland, southern England and Jordan. In The Ones That Bit Me!, there is sadness and personal challenge, too, when Marcus Taylor is severely injured in an accident only a couple of years into his practice. Candid, engaging and big-hearted, this book explores the deep connection between humans and animals, and the vet's role when both are in need of care and support.
Contents: PREFACE 8 CHAPTER ONE WRESTLING THE MOON COW 10 CHAPTER TWO VET SCHOOL 20 CHAPTER THREE THE ISLAND 30 CHAPTER FOUR HAT THIEF 42 CHAPTER FIVE MR VET 51 CHAPTER SIX OUTBACK 58 CHAPTER SEVEN FURTHER OUT 68 CHAPTER EIGHT INTO THE WORLD 81 CHAPTER NINE PIGOCALYPSE 89 CHAPTER TEN FART & PIT 96 CHAPTER ELEVEN TIGER'S TOOTH 107 CHAPTER TWELVE BLOAT 112 CHAPTER THIRTEEN DR TARZAN 117 CHAPTER FOURTEEN TWIST & POP 130 CONTENTS CHAPTER FIFTEEN MAUNA LOA 140 CHAPTER SIXTEEN MAUI 150 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN A SUMMER FREEZE 156 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN THE INITIATE 165 CHAPTER NINETEEN BEST KIND 174 CHAPTER TWENTY MIRACLE SAL 180 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE AVIAN JAIL BREAK 187 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO LORD HENRY 194 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE FORTUNE 202 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR NOT ROITE 214 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE BISHOP'S CANNOCK 221 CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX JACARE 228 CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN THE MIDDLE EAST 237 AFTERWORD 259 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 261 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 263
