Drinking from the Trough: A Veterinarian's Memoir

By Mary Carlson

Mary Carlson didn't plan to become a veterinarian, let alone the caretaker of many cats, two huskies, and horses (some with manners, some without). A suburban Chicago girl, she only knew about the American West from her uncle's stories. But thanks to him, she moved to Colorado for college-and, after falling in love with a veterinary student, settled there for good. Her husband's work inspired her to leave teaching, become a vet herself, and open a feline-exclusive clinic. Along the way, there were grueling years of vet school, a shattered hip, an enduring love, illness, and death-and the rediscovery that life, especially one filled with delightful animals, is worth living. Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631524313
• ISBN13: 9781631524318
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"