Veterinarian's Touch

by Lee Gutkind

Book Overview

Since James Herriot first began his practice almost a century ago, new technologies and the changing concerns of animal owners have dramatically altered the veterinarian's world. Through a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805058117
• ISBN13: 9780805058116
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book on the inside look of veterinary life

I am writing this review after reading that book so long ago. But, it still is stuck in my mind. Veterinarians touch has a way of telling it that gets the readers attention because its not an eduacation of veterinary medicine but stories OF veterinarians.This book has sad, funny and serious storys that will stick in your mind for a long time...for example....this one part i remeber where a vet gave this lady hormone stimulants for her dog and they worked so well for the dog she gave them to her husband and lets just say that she has been coming back for more.This book had partly inspired me to look more into the field of being a vet and you are the same as me it will probably do the same for you.There was a peice so go rent this or buy it if you are interested in the practice or just like the subject.

Better than medical arts

As an ex-Operating room Nurse, I think I can understand his comment that Veterinarians are more compassionate & caring than most HUMAN Medical professionals ! Perhaps the ability to care, to touch, to openly show love & compassion to the animal patients is what is sadly lacking in our present medical system. Animals evoke this in most people, and thankfully so. Perhaps we can look forward to a day where Physicians can treat their 2 legged Patients with as much caring.

A sympathetic look at veterinarians

A Veterinarian's Touch is a very sympathetic look at veterinarians. It is somewhat reminisant of the Herriot books but addresses a much wider range of vet medicine. After all there have been a few changes since the 1940's!As a vet, I actually thought Mr. Gutkind was almost too forgiving. One young vet poured fluid into a cow's lungs and killed her acutely and this essentially passed off with a shrug. Some of the vets that he profiled were doing oncology and surgical procedures that should have been referred to specialists. (They were in New York City so it would have been option.) I had the strong impression that that particular group of vets had very few procedures that they would not perform provided that the owners had a valid gold card. He also bought the party line from the laboratory animal veterinarians that they were out to save mankind, when it could have been addressed that they were predominately out to obtain grant money. Having done some of my training at Penn, I suspect that Mr. Gutkind did not get to see the research animals of at least two of his subjects or he probably would not have painted them so kindly!Overall, the book is entertaining and well written and I thank him for showing that most of my profession labors for love of the animals.Jean Greek, DVM Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologist Co-author of Sacred Cows and Golden Geese