Zoo Vet: Adventures of a Wild Animal Doctor

I've read many books featuring veterinarians which were hailed on the jacket blurbs as being comparable to James Herriot but they were never quite as good as promised. In David Taylor, I finally found a writer who stands up to the comparison. Taylor was the first veterinarian to specialize in exotic species. He worked for a number of zoos throughout his career. Similar to Herriot, Taylor describes working before anesthetic dart guns and other modern conveniences for veterinary medicine were developed; he often had to think up ingenious ways to work with or treat dangerous animals. The writing is very informative about what goes on behind the scenes in a zoo regarding wildlife heath and treatment. It is thrilling at times with many show more narrow escapes, very humorous and quite engaging. I enjoyed the book very much.

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