Description
Lucky Dog is a hilarious and heartwarming memoir by a renowned veterinary oncologist who tells us what we can learn about health care and ourselves from our most beloved pets.
What happens when a veterinary surgical oncologist (laymen's term: cancer surgery doctor) thinks she has cancer herself? Enter Sarah Boston: a vet who suspects a suspicious growth in her neck is thyroid cancer. From the moment she uses her husband's portable ultrasound machine to investigate her lump - he's a vet, too - it's clear this will not be your typical cancer memoir.
She takes us on a hysterical and thought-provoking journey through the human health care system from the perspective of an animal doctor. Weaving funny and poignant stories of dogs she's treated along the way, this is an insightful memoir about what the human medical world can learn from the way we treat our canine counterparts. Lucky Dog teaches us to trust our instincts, be our own advocates, and laugh while we're doing it.
Author: Sarah Boston
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: 06/07/2014
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781770893511
ISBN10: 1770893512
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Medical (Incl. Patients)
- Health & Fitness | Diseases & Conditions | Cancer
- Pets | Dogs | General
About the Author
An associate professor of surgical oncology in the department of small animal clinical sciences at the University of Florida, Dr. Sarah Boston is also President of the Veterinary Society of Surgical Oncology. She lives in Gainesville, FL.