Never Work with Animals
Never Work with Animals by Gareth Steel, published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on February 16, 2023, is a 336-page exploration into the life of a veterinarian. This book provides an insightful perspective on the emotional and physical challenges faced by vets, detailing experiences such as the joy of healing animals and the heart-wrenching moments of euthanasia. Steel shares his nearly twenty years of experience working in various practices across the UK, shedding light on the pressures and rewards of the profession.
Readers will find a candid account that delves into the complexities of veterinary medicine, including the diverse range of medical knowledge required and the emotional toll it can take on practitioners. The narrative touches on themes of personal memoir and psychology, illustrating the intense dedication and love for animals that drives veterinarians. Steel’s writing combines humor with raw honesty, offering a unique glimpse into the veterinary world and the profound connections formed between humans and animals.
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Gareth Steel wants you to understand vets in a way you never could have before. How it feels to watch a healed dog bound into their owner’s arms. The joy of breathing life into the fluid-filled lungs of a newborn calf after a difficult labour. The satisfaction of rescuing a distressed sheep from the high-tide line. What it’s like to work 100-hour weeks for less than the minimum wage. How it can scar your soul to euthanize a beloved puppy with its grieving family beside you. The pressure of having to know such a diverse range of medicine, that one hour you can be protecting yourself from a dangerously distressed horse and the next you can be performing delicate surgery on a tiny mouse. How all these pressures have built up to the extent that vets have four times the national suicide rate, and why. Gareth Steel has been a vet for nearly twenty years and has worked all over the UK, across both rural and city practices, dealing with all manner of household pets and farm animals. This is his fascinating raw account of just how involved the job is and the toll the extreme emotions that come with it can take, but it also a heart-warming and often humorous story of the desperate lengths we go to for the love of animals.
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