How Animals Saved My Life: Being the Supervet

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I learnt a lot about the veterinary industry, and took a lot from his outlook on life and how to be more grounded when times are tough. For years experimenting on animals has resulted in new treatments for humans so surely it makes sense to use these results for the good of both humans and animals. There’s some great messaging in there and some really interesting aspects but because of the writing style, it kind of got sucked into a hole of tediousness. It was interspersed with long passages of self justification in the face of an RCVS inquiry, and technical accounts of operations that went over my head.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. He reflects on the valuable lessons of Integrity, Care, Love and Hope that they have taught him - lessons that have sustained him through the unbelievable highs and crushing lows of a profession where lives are quite literally at stake. Perfect for all fans of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse and Together, the uplifting story of Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick's heartwarming relationship with his dog Keira also boasts beautiful illustrations by Laura McKendry.Noel should be applauded for his strong, life long desire to meld human and animal health into a single scientific endeavour.

Parts were very hard to read, some very technical (in particular the description of sessions in transandental meditation and the briefs if Buddhists) but in conclusion a remarkable book by a remarkable man. Overall a good man, with a good heart who only wants the best for animals and their medicine, and if this was the primary focus of the book it would be 5 stars. I do respect all he does and his sensitivity is painful but perhaps another book needs to be more carefully planned out. It definitely needed better editing as it was very repetitive in places but it was a very interesting and humbling book.Secondly, how the author draws on the qualities he sees in animals – particularly pet cats and dogs, including his own. This is a lively book with moments of joy as an animal recovers or a new technique is a success but also of sorrow when a pet cannot be saved or succumbs to old age. In between I learned a lot about running a successful veterinary surgery and how Noel develops his techniques. I would personally have benefitted from diagrams to help explain some of the surgical procedures/implants Noel frequently describes throughout the book, as your average reader is an animal lover and not a vet or surgeon with intricate knowledge of dog/cat anatomy.