Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: We Lay Our Hands Down upon Them -- Doing God''s Work -- Manhattan Veterinarian; Rescue Fantasy; Office Hours; A Way of Life; VHUP; Lady Comes into My Office -- New Bolton; Stallion Ring; Invasive Procedures; The Quitter; Difficult Decisions; Not Just an Ordinary Veterinary School Vet; Reindeer with a Hernia; Aquazoo; Primates -- and Other Warriors; Tuskectomy; Fecalas Lizardas -- and Other Funny Jokes; Baby-sitting the Bongo; Icy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Acknowledgments
Summary
In the tradition of James Herriot & rsquo;s All Creatures Great and Small, An Unspoken Art is Lee Gutkind & rsquo;s captivating look at the lives of veterinarians, from the zoos to the farm Lee Gutkind, the godfather of creative nonfiction, explores with warmth and sincerity the worlds of modern-day veterinarians & mdash;from practitioners operating on Manhattan & rsquo;s Upper East Side to those working knee deep in mud in the English countryside. Gutkind profiles the men and women who have devoted their lives to the care of animals, almost all treating their patients with more humanity and compassion than physicians in human hospitals do. He writes of the people who do not bat an eye at sharing a bed with their dogs, and of those who spare no expense when it comes to the well-being of their pets. An Unspoken Art is an insightful look at the individuals who dedicate themselves to the care of creatures, and of the enduring bond between people and animals
