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Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jul 31 2008 | By: Maina

Dr Lucy Spelman, that exceptional Gorilla vet plying her trade at the MGVP is also an acclaimed author. She recently published a very exciting book and Christine Cichetti, who’s been helping us a lot in our communications functions, has also read it. So a brilliant idea came to us here in the office: why not ask Christine to review the book? She came through. She always does. Here is her review.

Book Review
The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes
Edited by Lucy H. Spelman, DVM & Ted Y. Mashima DVM.
Published by Bantam Dell/Random House.
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-34146-2

An eel walks into a bar… Debugging a bug… Health care for dragons… Although these may sound like lead-ins for some silly animal jokes, they are actually just some of the topics described in Lucy Spelman, DVM, and Ted Mashima’s, DVM new book, ‘The Rhino with the Glue-On Shoes.’ ‘Rhino,’ captures the stories of 29 wildlife vets and their remarkable, and sometimes strange patients.

Whether you have a genuine interest in veterinary medicine, or just wild and exotic animals in general, this is an absolute must read. The stories are funny, poignant, miraculous, and yes, on occasion, also sad. But no other book I know of does a better job of making both humans and animals come to life as does this small volume of vignettes.

By the end of the book one is not only left with the hope that a sequel is already in the making, but with a renewed passion for the four-legged, two legged, and yes, even no-legged neighbors we share this planet with.

Now, where does one get shoes for a rhino?

Thank you, Christine, for this review and all the work you are doing for WildlifeDirect. Get more information on buying the book here

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