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True Confessions of a Veterinarian: An Unconditional Love Story |  | Author: Gene Witiak
Publisher: Glenbridge Pub Ltd
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 127346
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1
ISBN: 0944435548
Dewey Decimal Number: 636
EAN: 9780944435540
ASIN: 0944435548
Publication Date: July 2004
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Product Description
Dr. Witiaks stories of the bond between the veterinarian, client, and pet take the reader into the exam room and on house calls to experience the laughable calamities, miscues, and surprises as well as the personal sorrows, revelations, and joys that treating animals can bring. This is a book of vignettes and personal commentary by a devoted veterinarian who is dedicated both to the science of his profession and to his personal belief in the importance of being loved and loving. Dr. Witiak makes readers laugh when he checks a small dogs breath and gets bitten on the nose and then makes them cry when he hugs an old man who has just lost his faithful canine friend. The stories give the reader a deeper understanding of how the unconditional love of our animals enables us to love each other better. This is a joyous ride where readers bounce from one event to the other just like the veterinarian bounds from exam room to exam room each with its own surprises. Readers discover just how organic caring is as Dr. Witiak works his magic, enjoying his tongue-in-cheek observations and self-deprecating humor along the way.
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 Maybe Not A Pulitzer Prize-Winner For Literature , But A Good Read Nonetheless September 10, 2009
Michael Paul Sebek (Georgia, USA)
I purchased this book as a gift for my veterinarian this past Christmas. Before giving it to her, I scanned and read selected portions. Nothing I read in the book was inconsistent with the top-notch reviews which appeared here as of the date I purchased the book. Further, the feedback from my veterinarian has reinforced that positive appraisal, which is also supported by Amazon.com's own editorial reviews (which are not always a "rubber stamp," if you spend much time reading them on this site).
Here's the bottom line: The book does NOT get the Pulitzer Prize for Literature....or for Grammar...or for Transitions....or for Snippets. But then again, it wasn't written to win writing awards or to suite somebody's standards for word-smithing. What it IS is a good read - in or out of the bathroom - providing you have a receptive mind and the analytical rigor to understand the purpose for which it was written (...real basic, basic stuff).
 incomplete stories, bad writing April 7, 2009
A. Elkins (Michigan)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was so shocked to read these other reviews that I had to go pick up my copy to make sure we were talking about the same book!
The author may be a very competent veterinarian but his writing style is terrible. I tried several times, but even as a bathroom reader I finally tossed it aside in disgust.
Each chapter attempts to focus on one aspect of pet ownership, such as over-eating, weird pet names, swallowed objects, etc. I understand that the brief stories contained in each chapter are snippets -- but each snippet should at least make sense! Dr. Witiak doesn't seem to know how to transition between paragraphs, and stories have no beginning or ending, just an odd middle.
If your memories of a loveable vet are of the James Herriott variety, don't waste your time on this one. Dr. McCormack's "Fields Old and Pastures New" or Dr. Louis Camuti's "All My Patients are Under the Bed" or any of the James Herriot works are infitinely better. (I'm sure I'll find other better ones as I work through my wish list.)
I won't even pass this along to the yard sale, it's going in the recycle bin. And I have *never* done that to a book before. Yes, I'm being harsh -- but I don't want anyone else to waste their money as I did. If you're set on reading it, check it out of the library first!
Great Book January 11, 2009
D. Cooley (MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We gave this book to my daughter for Christmas. She really isn't a reader. She has been totally engrossed with it. The Vet that she works for went to school with this writer (small world). I am now going to order it for him also.
A Great Book October 16, 2007
Nicki Jordan (Hawley, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is so heartwarming and loving. These short stories share with us that these people are also animal lover. They would do whatever they had to help that animal to live a long and happy life.
True Confessions of a Veterinarian April 9, 2005
Susie (Odessa, TX USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This is an enjoyable and enlightening book. The tales are short, funny, educational, and personal. Anyone who loves animals will love this book. I hope there is a followup book with more stories.
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