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    Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet
    Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet
    Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet
    Audiobook8 hours

    Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet

    Written by Dr. Jan Pol and David Fisher

    Narrated by Tom Perkins

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised on a dairy farm in the Netherlands, he is the star of Nat Geo Wild's hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. Dr. Pol's 20,000-plus patients have ranged from white mice to 2,600-pound horses and everything in between.


    From the time he was twelve years old and helped deliver a litter of piglets on his family's farm to the incredible moments captured on his hit TV show, Dr. Pol has amassed a wealth of stories of what it's like caring for this menagerie of animals. He has established himself as an empathetic yet no-nonsense vet who isn't afraid to make the difficult decisions in order to do what's best for his patients-and their hard-working owners.


    Reminiscent of the classic books of James Herriot, Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow is a charming, fascinating, and funny memoir that will delight animal lovers everywhere.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 14, 2014
    ISBN9781494573171
    Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet

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    • 3/5
      Really liked the nice, simple stories, am curious about the series.
    • 5/5
      Great read! Dr Pol really is INCREDIBLE! Loved this book
    • 5/5
      I love this TV show, and I enjoyed getting to know Dr. Pol a little bit better through this book.
    • 4/5
      Dr. Jan Pol is a veterinarian who mostly treats large animals. He has his own television show about his veterinary practice. This non-fiction book is largely Dr. Pol recounting his adventures in animal medicine. My Rating:4/5 StarsOverall, I really enjoyed this book. I went in expecting it to be similar to books by James Herriot or Nick Trout. Dr. Pol's book was different and pleasantly unexpected. Dr. Pol largely works with livestock in his practice and his book has a lot of honest discussion about the difference in treating commercial animals versus companion animals. The focus on being a veterinarian for farmers is similar to James Herrriot's books though I believe Herriot glossed over many aspects of the practice to make it more palatable for animal lovers to read. Dr. Pol doesn't gloss over the realities of caring for patient's who exist to serve humans, mostly by providing food. There are many raw moments in the book that broke my animal loving heart because the care of commercial animals is so different than pets. Some of the animals Dr. Pol sees are technically fixable but to heal them would destroy their function and so Dr. Pol has to suggest they be taken to slaughter. I think this is an incredibly honest book about the realities of veterinary medicine and an excellent book for students considering a veterinary profession. It is not a book for animal lovers who want warm fuzzy stories about the desperate struggle to heal sick animals. If you are an animal lover who wants warm and fuzzy tales of healing I suggest Herriot or Trout. This book is not for the faint of heart. It has some very difficult moments and gruesome (though not particularly graphic) descriptions of care given to livestock. I did enjoy this book but I had a hard time imagining who the audience was for it. I assume those who watch the show are used to Dr. Pol's honesty. It was a bit of a shock to me at first. I was expecting warm fuzzy stories about healing animals and, while there were some of those, there were also plenty of times animals lives were ended because healing them wouldn't be a good business decision.I think this book was interesting and honest but proceed with caution if you have never watched Dr. Pol's show or are squeamish about the realities of the meat and dairy industries.
    • 4/5
      If you've watched The Incredible Dr. Pol on NatGeoWild, you won't find much new territory covered in this book. That said, it is readable, interesting and oddly comforting. I recommend it, particularly if you're already a fan.
    • 4/5
      As enjoyable as the TV series. Fills in a lot of background of Dr. Pol and the family.