Old Vets
Published on 30. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7153-0682-6 (ISBN)
Description
New paperback edition of tales from the lives of vets, taken from the original TALES OF THE OLD COUNTRY VETS. The dramas, tragedies and good humour of vets both practising and retired are told in their own words. Reveals remedies passed down the generations and captures the skill and devotion dedicated to creatures brought into their care.
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A natural - Lola Breeze; from mules to Montgomery - Terry Boundy, MBE; chickens, chimps and halibut - Mary Brancker, OBE; ponyman of the New Forest - John Broughton; on Dartmoor - Bob Pigott; the sheep of the isles - Marshall Watson; "Lucky Jim" - John Penfold; on the North Yorkshire Moors - Tony Poole; rhino man - John Gripper; of farriers and cow doctors - Jack and Alan Walker; homoeopathy for animals - George Macleod; integrated alternatives - Christopher Day; a family affair - Kenneth and Evelyn Day.