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Reviews
Nick Thorpe in the Sunday Times: "A darkly humorous A-Z. The antidote to Herriot."
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Alex Dickson on Radio Clyde 2: "...Sneaky wee messages ... very, very amusing!"
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Melanie Reid in The Herald: "...here's an antidote to Herriot - a quite wicked little book of veterinarian cynicism..."
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Comment in the Veterinary Times: "A new book published this month sees a vet breaking ranks with his profession to tell "the truth" about life as an MRCVS......" Read more...
Report in the Veterinary Times by Jayne Newton: "BOOK CLAIMS TO EXPOSE TRUTH ABOUT PROFESSION A new book claiming to dispel myths and expose truths about the veterinary profession..." Read more...
Another great review... on a poet's blog!
Dear Josh... (readers' comments)
Just a note to say I have read your book and was utterly fascinated...
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Feedback from vets, veterinary nurses and their partners!
Your book encapsulates my feelings about a profession that I was once proud to be a part of...
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Correspondence re RCVS spending £170,000 on building wider base to profession.
It is probably only the soppy white middle classes who...
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Your Ideal Pet is a Bird
You're both very smart, very expressive, and very temperamental.
You're as likely to bite your bird as it is to bite you.
What's Your Ideal Pet?
What sort of dog would you be?
Take the dog personality test!
Desperation drove me to write Pet Hates: The Shocking Truth About Pets and Vets (ISBN 1902831489, ca. 160 pp.), released by Argyll Publishing in October 2006 at £7.99.
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In Waterstone's, you can also order it from the publishers - see New Releases on the index page.
Alternatively, order it from:
AMAZON.CO.UK (read reviews here too!)
Waterstone's
WH Smith
Amazon.com
Amazon.ca
Amazon.de
Amazon.fr
Tesco
Blackwell
Books from Scotland
TSO (search the ISBN)
Krisostomus
To give you an idea of it, here's the introduction:
INTRODUCTION
This book offers a uniquely honest — sometimes funny, sometimes sad and disturbing — picture of the life of a vet in the 21st century. Make no mistake, be you a pet owner, a practising veterinary surgeon, a prospective or current student of veterinary science or nursing, Pet Hates will dramatically change your perspective on the profession.
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Who is this book for?
1. Pet Owners
This will give you some idea of what may lie behind the seemingly cheerful, caring and patient manner of your vet. Alternatively, when she or he appears not to be in the best of form...
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2. Those considering entering the profession
Training to be a vet is a major commitment. Depending on where you study, it will take up to six years of very hard work, and at the end of this most of you will be heavily in debt.
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3. Those studying to be vets and veterinary nurses
If you have only just embarked on your studies you might consider switching to something else, although admittedly it is very hard to relinquish a long-cherished dream.
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4. Recent graduates
No, the problem isn't you! No, you are not alone!
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5. Long-established vets and veterinary nurses
You should be familiar with much of this, and I think it'll raise a knowing chuckle or two. For some it may do you good to see the world through the eyes of a new graduate again.
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Please note that Josh Artmeier does not necessarily endorse all the opinions expressed on the websites listed below.
Footnote reference
footnote 15, page 36: Confessions of an Economic Hitman
The need for Pet Hates? Some links on the veterinary profession!
Guardian article on a small animal vet
(had death threats from client!)
Vets deplore rude owners
Addressing high suicide rates
Why do so many vets kill themselves?
Reducing the suicide rate...
A heartfelt plea from a vet for understanding
Vet suicides outstrip UK average
Veterinary student stress
Suicide in Californian veterinarians
Things improving for new graduates in Australia
Discussion: psychological traits of happy vets
Having read Pet Hates you still want to be a vet?
Official RCVS information
Official BVA info on becoming a vet/vet nurse
Graham Peck's useful guide
BBC info on veterinary nursing as a career
Where you can study in the British Isles
Bristol Cambridge
Dublin Edinburgh Glasgow Liverpool London
Where you can study elsewhere
Australia
Comprehensive international list
Recommended additional reading
Various pet- and vet-related books
The Truth About Cats and Dogs by Emma Milne
Dances with Sheep: Memoirs of a Vet Student
Pet- and Vet-Related eBooks
Exotic animals/wildlife
Animals on the BBC
African animal sounds
International Zoo Veterinary Group
Wildlife Vets International
wildlife vet Google search - many good links!
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
SpeakDolphin.com
Miscellaneous media stories/info
Pet owners unhealthy
BBC cat and dog stories
Dog age calculator
Celebrities and their pets
The latest animal/pet news stories!
Dozens of big cats kept as pets
Pets on the BBC
2 January 2008: Vets to examine body of rottweiler that killed baby
2 February 2007: Rottweiler adopts two lambs
12 Jan 2007: Giant German rabbits to feed Korea?
28 Nov 2006: Brothers prosecuted over obese labrador
25 Oct 2006: Pelican swallows pigeon and Four-legged, two-bottomed chicken dies
23 Oct 2006:
Puppy makes dog's dinner of owner's cash
19 Oct 2006: Missing shepherd saved by his dogs
25 Sept 2006:
Dolphin gets prosthetic tail
24 Sept 2006: Baby girl killed by Rottweilers
Follow-up commentary: "Demonising the breed?"
(Pet Hates has a few things to say about this breed!)
5 Aug 2006:
UK vet nurse crosses outback on horseback
26 July 2006: Animal cruelty 50% up in Wales
25 July 2006: Vet loss threatens animal welfare
(Pet Hates attempts to shed light on why rural vetting is in decline.)
25 October 2005: Cats allergic to humans!
Animal welfare/animal charities
What to do if you think an animal is being abused
Advocates for Animals
Humane Slaughter Association
VETAID Save the Elephants PDSA RSPCA SSPCA IFAW PETA Protecting Animals in E Puerto Rico
Miscellaneous useful sites
Find an RCVS-accredited vet
Celia Haddon's site - pet problems, grieving etc.
PetThoughts.com - "The internet's premier community for pet lovers"
PetEducation.com - comprehensive info, incl. snakes, birds, ferrets, fish
Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors
Work-related stress, depression, bullying
It could be you... - advice for vets with anxiety or depression
General info on work-related stress
Clinical depression
Bullying in the workplace
Contentious stuff
Study: U.S. Pets' Healthcare Better Than Rwandan Humans' - humour!
Debate on pet foods and animal health
Very interesting site about cat diabetes and diet!
More on pet foods
Animal welfare vs. animal rights
Animal rights & animal liberation
Victims of animal rights extremism
Cats & bird predation
Should Jamie have slit a lamb's throat on TV?
Ritual slaughter
The turkey industry
The environmental effect of meat-eating
Videos
Rabbit Showjumping!
Fitness regime for overweight dog
Dog who loves climbing trees
Fancy taking this cat's temperature?
Cat flushing toilet!
Amazing talking dogs!
Roller-skating parrot
Itchy polar bear
Panda frightened by her baby
Skipping poodle
Animated light relief: a ladybird Jeremy Clarkson?
Highly recommended:
Fascinating talk about dolphins and whales
