I read the book All My Patients Have Tales by Jeff Wells. This book is about Jeff’s life and how he survived being a veterinarian all in a set of hilarious stories. The genre of this book was a Memoir. If I had to rate this book I would give it 4 out of 5 stars. That is how awesome this book is. The setting takes place in the south west. In the first half of the book he is in Colorado. In the second he’s in Nebraska. The main character is Jeff but there are also Jenny, and Christie. Jenny was his assistant when he worked in Colorado and was with him for some of the funniest moments in the beginning of the book. Christie was with him after he moved to Nebraska for another job. The conflict of the book is dealing with the animals that put up a fight. When he goes to vet school he takes different classes on animal science. On his third year of collage the students had to check if a cow was pregnant. The student that had to check this ahead of him didn’t have fun with it. After vet school he moves to Colorado where he meets Jenny his assistant. The first patient they meet was a few horses. Jeff needed to determine whether or not the horses were pregnant. He did a lot with horses in his career. He also works with smaller animals in the clinic. One of the animals in the clinic was a cat. This cat was named henry. He had a urinary infection. He would not let Jeff treat him and ran around the exam room while knocking glass containers off the counters. Jeff treats the animals with great care.All My Patients Have Tales by Jeff Wells is a great book. My favorite part was where he gets attacked by guard turkeys. After that visit the clients decided to get a guard dog and got rid of the turkeys. A quote was “she began to thank me for fixing her filly and it was then that I noticed the red marks covering her face and arms. My jaw must have dropped because Mr. King felt he needed to explain. ‘Those darn turkeys got her down in the front yard’” I loved it! I can't wait to share the story of Megadeath, the biker ridin' Chihuahua, with my Harley lovin', Chihuahua owning friends. The book may be a tad-bit graphic at times for the kids at school as Dr. Wells' describes examination procedures. Still, most of the stories would really strike a cord with the students. The stories are short and entertaining while still demonstrating some of the harsh realities of life as a veterinarian.
James Herriot-style tales of life as a vet. Some amusing stories.
—crbr4318
Didn't even finish it. I found his writing style unappealing.
—lizzy
Charming, and a good read-a-like for James Herriot.
—ekatz
Good read, loved the story of Bacon and Pork Chop
—akjporter
did want to finish this no draw
—fdelat
