My patients like treats tales from a house-call veterinarian

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It's all fun and games until somebody ends up in a cone: Gives "animal lovers a glimpse into a veterinarian's life . . . sometimes humorous, often poignant" (Suzanne Clothier, author of Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs). Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do, including Duncan MacVean, DVM. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizards—each of them a unique personality. Sometimes, without warning, MacVean finds himself in odd situations: stepping into a basement full of free-flying bats or struck speechless by a pig who loves opera so much that she falls into a trance. The hilarious and the heartbreaking come together in this collection of true tales, all gathered from his lifelong career. Whether he's riding backward atop a potbelly pig that bucks and kicks its way down the hall, knocking over a china cabinet in the process, or talking to a pet...