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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. What a wonderful book! I grew up reading and re-reading James Herriott's veterinary stories, so I looked forward to trying out this modern-day vet's tale of emergency animal surgeries. I was not disappointed. He had me laughing and crying with every chapter. It was a fascinating read. I appreciated how, in between the anecdotes, he sprinkled up-to-date facts about the nature of veterinary practice today both in the UK (since he's originally British) and the US. I found that very enlightening. And some of the characters, both animal and human, had me chuckling out loud (loved the story about the macho Boxer owner whose male dog has a bit of a gender identity problem!). I recommend this to anyone who loves animals and medical tales; it is very inspiring, too, because Dr. Trout's love of animals and his deep need to save lives and care for our pets really shines through. (  ) GoldieBug | Nov 5, 2009 |  A descriptive and unsentimental look at what goes on behind the scenes of a vet hospital. A bit overanalyzed but the author is clearly a deep lover of animals who shares with us his experiences of exceptional bonds between owners and the pets in their lives. Peggy72 | Nov 4, 2009 | I'll confess that I had seen this book and walked past it several times before it was given to me by a client and I'm so glad they did. This is a wonderful account of the live of a Vet in today's world. Dr. Nick Trout is a Surgeon at Angell in Boston where he has seen it all. The novel is arranged as a 24 hour account of a single day in his life healing animals. Although the accounts are modified and rearranged a bit the cases are all based on real life patients, their owners, and their conditions. There is enough medicine in the book to make it credible, but not overwhelming to the average reader. Most of the stories focus around the human interactions and the current state of Veterinary medicine in general. This is a great book that I would recommend to any animal lover. ( ) DoggedDogdom | Oct 13, 2009 | Wonderful, hilarious, moving; as a biologist and lover of animals I was totally taken in by this memoir. Very well done. Nick Trout is witty and brilliant but remarkably humble. Wish he was my vet! (  ) lucidtheory | Sep 25, 2009 | Dr. Nick Trout is the animal surgeon turned author who wrote Tell Me Where It Hurts. I heard of him through NPR when he was promoting his book a few months ago.Tell Me Where It Hurts follows him through a hectic but not atypical day in his clinic. Trout is a talented storyteller who balances cold, hard facts like those found in a college biology textbook with rich, florid descriptions of patients and their parents. Sometimes this flows beautifully, but other times it can be quite jarring to just finish reading an anecdote and be thrown into the technical jargon of a complicated surgery. At the beginning of the book, I dreaded the thought of reading some sad tale of an animal that didn’t make it, but Trout manages not to go down that route — or at least spares us the dramatics. Most stories are not so much about the animals, but more about the owners/parents of the animals and how they see their pets. The book is also a well-crafted glance into the professional life someone in that field with a few tips of how to deal with difficult humans. I’d recommend it to anyone thinking of heading down the path to becoming a doctor of four-legged friends. (  )1  nakedsushi | Aug 5, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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It’s 2:47 a.m. when Dr. Nick Trout takes the phone call that starts another hectic day at the Angell Animal Medical Center. Sage, a ten-year old German shepherd, will die without emergency surgery for a serious stomach condition. Over the next twenty-four hours Dr. Trout fights for Sage’s life, battles disease in the operating room, unravels tricky diagnoses, reassures frantic pet parents, and reflects on the humor, heartache, and inspiration in his life as an animal surgeon. And he wants to take you along for the ride.…
From the front lines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the twenty-first century. For anyone who’s ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at your veterinarian’s office, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a vicarious journey through twenty-four intimate, eye-opening, heartrending hours at the premier Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston.
You’ll learn about the amazing progress of modern animal medicine, where organ transplants, joint replacements, and state-of-the-art cancer treatments have become more and more common. With these technological advances come controversies and complexities that Dr. Trout thoughtfully explores, such as how long (and at what cost) treatments should be given, how the Internet has changed pet care, and the rise in cosmetic surgery.
You’ll also be inspired by the heartwarming stories of struggle and survival filling these pages. With a wry and winning tone, Dr. Trout offers up hilarious and delightful anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. In total, Tell Me Where It Hurts offers a fascinating portrait of the comedy and drama, complexities and rewards involved with loving and healing animals.
Part ER, part Dog Whisperer, and part House, this heartfelt and candid book shows that while the technology has changed since James Herriot’s day, the humanity and compassion remains unchanged. If you’ve ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout’s irresistible book is for you.
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