“It takes a special type of person to care for pets. Not just owning pets, but treating them for their wellbeing, caring for their special needs, helping to heal injuries, and putting up with aggression and messes in the line of duty. That’s what a vet does daily. Dr. Dawn Filos shares her experiences as both an in clinic and house-call vet in her book Tales of a Pet Vet. She tells stories of clients, both the pet and their human owners/parents/caregivers, some of which will have readers chuckling, and others that will make readers want to cry. There’s the story of a pit bull terrier who needed urgent care after consuming $500 worth of marijuana and other dogs and cats who consumed all manner of toxins and foreign objects like tennis balls. No matter how pet-conscious the pet parent is, the unexpected and unwanted can and will happen. Dr. Filos has seen it all. Dr. Dawn Filos’s memoir, Tales of a Pet Vet: Stories from the Clinic and House Calls, is a heartwarming and endearing collection of stories from the files of a very caring and versatile small animal vet. The stories are shared like a memoir, beginning with a brief introduction that summarizes the doctor’s career, before taking readers back to the beginning of her love for animals and the tragic accident that threatened her beloved childhood pet. The stories lead the reader through her struggles to get into vet school, her studies and training, and her first jobs in vet clinics before she started her own business doing house calls. It’s been a busy and rewarding life, but not one free of unusual and sometimes difficult situations. The author is a gifted storyteller and this collection will certainly entertain and engage readers.”
