Louis J. Camuti (1893–1981)
Author of All My Patients Are Under the Bed: Memoirs of a Cat Doctor
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- Canonical name
- Camuti, Louis J.
- Birthdate
- 1893-08-30
- Date of death
- 1981-02-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA (naturalized)
- Birthplace
- Parma, Italy
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Cornell University
New York University, School of Veterniary Medicine (DVM) - Occupations
- veterinarian
author - Organizations
- Cornell University's Feline Health Center
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- Works
- 3
- Members
- 376
- Popularity
- #64,175
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 9
- Languages
- 2
Dr. Louis Camuti was a veterinarian from the 1920s(?) and throughout much of the 20th century. This is a memoir of some of his clients and patients, as well as just a little bit of his own life. He was in New York City, specialized in cats and, unusual for the time, eventually did only house calls.
This was enjoyable. I’ve read many of these veterinarian memoirs, now, so it’s hard to keep all the anecdotes in my head, but I certainly enjoy the stories while I am reading them. Despite him practicing some decades ago, I feel like he might have been slightly ahead of his time on many things (his views on indoor/outdoor cats, declawing, cats shouldn’t really drink milk, adopting rather than buying from breeders, etc).… (more)