An Unspoken Art

Profiles of Veterinary Life

Lee Gutkind

• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781480471351
• Topic: Médecine
• Subtopic: Biographies de médecine

In the tradition of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small, An Unspoken Art is Lee Gutkind'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—from practitioners operating on Manhattan'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.

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

AccuProbe, 19

acupuncture, 29

AIDS research, 72, 73

Allan, Jonathan, 71–73

All Creatures Great and Small (Herriot), 4, 165

American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, 11, 36

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), 66, 69

American Zookeepers Association, 182

Amling, A., Jr., 169

amputations, 45

anesthesia, dangers of, 161

anesthesiologists, 121

Animal Medical Center (AMC), 25

Annabelle (dog), 37, 39–40, 43

Antigone (cat), 37

Anuszkiewicz, Mary Ann, 192

aphonia, 132

aquatic animal care, 167–71, 175–76

artificial insemination

cows, 153–54

horses, 149–50

ashes of deceased pets kept by owners, 33, 43, 44, 83–84

Asoka, King, 61

Attas, Amy, 8, 9–17, 36–37, 210, 215

Austin (dog), 43–44

autopsies, 115–16

aviator veterinarians, 65

baboons, 71–72

Baby Cat, 29–31, 41, 42, 46, 54–55, 58, 208, 209

Bassage, Lance, 113–14, 116

Beau (dog), 31–33

Belgium, 65

Bentz, Brad, 69–70

Berman, Lewis, 24

biophilia, 7, 15

birds, 195–98

birthing problems, 136–38

Biscuit (dog), 44–45

bison, 180

blowpipes, 188

bongos, 177, 203–4

Bonner, Jim, 197, 198

boxers, 45

Bramson, Arthur, 2, 71

Brown, Tom, 192

bulldogs, 86–87

Bumper (dog), 15–16

Cam Fella (horse), 7, 18–20

cancer treatment

cats, 12–13, 29–31

dogs, 43–44, 45

horses, 18–20

sea turtles, 167–70

“Cap-Chur” rifles, 188

carfentanil citrate, 190

Carter, Arthur, 12–13

castration, 19, 106

Cathy (dog), 45–46

cat owners. see pet owners

cats

cancer treatment, 12–13, 29–31

city life, 24–25

control techniques for examinations, 84

foreign-body cases, 27

funny stories about, 95

ICU care ...