Pets in Need

by Marc Abraham

Marc Abraham, the UK's favourite vet, introduces a cast of loveable characters in this story of his life as an emergency vet.

From the bouncy retriever puppy with a sore tummy to the tiny gerbil pregnant with triplets, every poorly pet is cared for in Marc's busy surgery.

Featuring real-life insight into life as a practicing vet, as well as hints and tips on caring for your own pets, this is a perfect book for animal lovers everywhere.

Abridged from the adult edition, Vet on Call.

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 2, 2012

About the author

Marc Abraham is veterinary advisor to the Kennel Club of Great Britain, and has judged a range of charity dog shows including Battersea Dogs Home and The Mayhew Animal Home and is also the resident vet on ITV's This Morning. He also regularly gives pet advice on BBC Breakfast and other TV shows. His series My Pet Shame with Joanna Page is on Sky One and in 2010 he also presented Crufts with Clare Balding on More 4. He also writes a column for national canine newspaper Our Dogs and has a monthly phone in as resident vet on BBC Sussex Radio. He is cofounder of www.thepet.net and his own website is www.marcthevet.com. In 2007, Marc was voted the UK's Favorite Vet by the British public, in the form of the Petplan Special Recognition Award.

Reviews

[Koduvayur Harikrishnan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightfuol book full of valuable insights, especially for pet lovers and vets starting out in their profession. This book is a collection of interesting cases seen by Dr Marc Abraham and his colleague Ruth in Brighton over a period of one year. It makes for easy reading, although some of the sentences did not quite appeal to my prudish sense of English usage. Nevertheless, it is a book worth reading, short and very, very pet friendly! Throughtout the book, the close, and at times poignant, connection between humans and animals is emphasised, gently but effectively. Well worth a read.

[Poppy Brocks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book when it first appeared in my local waterstones when I was 5, and it’s been my comfort book since! It’s come on countless holidays, multiple school trips, and has remained on my bookshelf for nearly 12 years now even as I’ve grown up and I love it deeply, it’s so inspiring while easy to read and follow for any age. Marc is a real inspiration to anybody who wants to be a vet, any animal lover should read this at least once as it was such a great read!

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Celebrity vet Marc Abraham tells us what it's like to be a vet, and explains some of the cases he took on after startng his own night-time vet's surgery.

He mentions the embarrasing things, such as the time he put his hand up a cow's, er, hiney, only to be told he had the 'wrong hole'.



He told us about miracles, such as the time Bella the cat died and came back to life.

And he told us about his passion for helping animals. Marc Abraham, you have my respect. Plus, he totally cherishes his assistant, Ruth, and knows how much she does for him.



Not only does Marc come into schools to talk to students about what he does and how to keep their pets safe around holidays, but he also offers tips and advice for future vets, and information about what can happen to your pets. Once again:



A good book for any wannabee vets or animal lovers out there. :)

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of cute little stories. It made me chuckle a couple of times, but I found that in editing it into a childrens book, it lost most of the 'animal' in the 'animal stories'. Most of the stories were about Marc and Ruth getting the call, them arriving where the animal is or the animal arriving at the clinic, and then a quick speed through of what was wrong and what they did to close the story. Most of the stories spent most of their pages on Marc and Ruth, less so on the animals and the clinic.