A science-fiction-and-literature book by the English writer completes the series of essays by a veterinary doctor about animals and their owners, with whom he had to meet during his long practice.
Contents
Mr. Ripley’s Bulls
Myrtle’s Imaginary Illnesses in a Dog
New and Old
Taking Sheep to Russia (1)
My Five-Year-Old Assistant Jimmy
How to Catch Sheep by the Ear
Taking Sheep to Russia (2)
Bella’s Cow Cesarean Section
Taking Sheep to Russia (3)
Robert Maxwell’s Solid Principle
Goat Nuts for Breakfast
Taking Sheep to Russia (4)
Venus’s Alley Dog’s Pibble
Taking Sheep to Russia (5)
The Dog Who Was Born Too Soon
Polly’s Pig Milk
I Celebrate an Addition to the Family
Taking Sheep to Russia (6)
The Nasty Miser, Mr. Biggins
Accident Insurance
Taking Sheep to Russia (7)
My Assistant Rosie
Bernard Shaw and the Casling Calf
Taking Sheep to Russia (8)
Herman’s Mysterious Dog Paralysis
The Difficult Love of an Ox-Variety Jester
Loving George
Mrs. Derrick’s Goat
With Cows in Istanbul (1)
Iron Nerves
Mr. Barnett’s Cat
With Cows in Istanbul (2)
When Horns Went Out of Fashion
Brandy’s Quirks
With Cows in Istanbul (3)
The Pink-Glasses of the Whitthorne Couple
The Plague of Pigs
Nothing to Regret!