{"product_id":"rabies-positive-an-animal-doctors-memoirs-paperback","title":"Rabies Positive: An Animal Doctor's Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry L. Simmons DVM\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a kid I looked forward to the times a veterinarian would come to my family's small farm to treat a sick or injured cow or horse. I was intrigued by the way the doctor would handle the animals and thrilled when I was asked to help. Knowledge, physical ability, competence and kindness, not only to the animal but to me, all describe my impression of what I saw. How great it would be if I could some day do what they did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose experiences planted the seed that evolved into my becoming one of them, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, and enabled me to spend over half a century doing what I loved to do: work with animals and take care of their health needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is filled with true stories about some of the more memorable experiences with animals--and people involved with them--during my career as a veterinarian: relieving pain, diagnosing, and treating various ailments and injuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing are a few examples of stories that I have included in this book: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe dog wasn't injured as the mother and daughter thought. She was terminally ill with a deadly disease that could spread to people and the three of us had been exposed to it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe horse was known to be a man-killer in Mexico. He hated men (but loved women and children) and I needed to pass a stomach tube on him to treat his colic. I feared for my life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFracture repair on an alligator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe foreign body in the dog's stomach was an unexpected item. What ! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudy was caught between a pack of coyotes and the business end of a gun and probably had only a few days left to live in the wilds of Kansas....until we found her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoney limped into my exam room on three legs. Her left front leg was useless because of the severe displacement in the carpal joint just above her foot. Her young life had been rough but started getting better on that very day. She was the most intelligent dog I have ever known and became an important member of our family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe night I shared my bedroom with a rabid dog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithout the rabies epidemic there was a good chance I would not have survived financial issues early in my career. I had three encounters with the deadly disease and, fortunately, the first one occurred at a time when I was barely making ends meet and considering scrapping my plan to start my own practice. The increased workload and income that resulted from that one case of rabies gave me a chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt seems appropriate that I give credit to the disease by naming this book after it.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47740284567811,"sku":"9798716918481","price":21.12,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/QWhYTXVKUWNlaXc3Wlo3WXVlMGo4UT09.webp?v=1771116728","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-be\/products\/rabies-positive-an-animal-doctors-memoirs-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}