The Ones That Bit Me!

Camels, cows and other young-vet stories

Marcus Taylor

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Massey University Press
08 August 2024

Autobiography: general; Memoirs; Medical profession; Veterinary medicine

By the time Marcus Taylor graduated from veterinary school at age 23, a sheep, a cow, a hawk, innumerable dogs, cats, parrots and even a fish had locked their mandibles onto his flesh. Each bite only intrigued him further.

From his first entanglement with a cow in ketosis in Canterbury to a beagle in heart failure in Newfoundland, and all manner of adventures and heartbreak in between, this memoir of the early career of a young New Zealand vet is both heartwarming and hilarious.

By: Marcus Taylor
Imprint: Massey University Press
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781991016997
ISBN 10: 1991016999
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 08 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

PREFACE 8 CHAPTER ONE WRESTLING THE MOON COW 10 CHAPTER TWO VET SCHOOL 20 CHAPTER THREE THE ISLAND 30 CHAPTER FOUR HAT THIEF 42 CHAPTER FIVE MR VET 51 CHAPTER SIX OUTBACK 58 CHAPTER SEVEN FURTHER OUT 68 CHAPTER EIGHT INTO THE WORLD 81 CHAPTER NINE PIGOCALYPSE 89 CHAPTER TEN FART & PIT 96 CHAPTER ELEVEN TIGER’S TOOTH 107 CHAPTER TWELVE BLOAT 112 CHAPTER THIRTEEN DR TARZAN 117 CHAPTER FOURTEEN TWIST & POP 130 CONTENTS CHAPTER FIFTEEN MAUNA LOA 140 CHAPTER SIXTEEN MAUI 150 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN A SUMMER FREEZE 156 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN THE INITIATE 165 CHAPTER NINETEEN BEST KIND 174 CHAPTER TWENTY MIRACLE SAL 180 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE AVIAN JAIL BREAK 187 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO LORD HENRY 194 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE FORTUNE 202 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR NOT ROITE 214 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE BISHOP’S CANNOCK 221 CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX JACARÉ 228 CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN THE MIDDLE EAST 237 AFTERWORD 259 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 261 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 263

Marcus Taylor graduated with a degree in veterinary science from Massey University in 2013 and went straight into mixed practice. He later worked in Newfoundland and southern England, and then he worked for a year on an animal-health research project with the Bedouin in the Middle East. He has run a podcast with a veterinary colleague, and has a YouTube channel, Lord of the Vets. He lives in Christchurch, where he works as a writer and veterinary contractor.

Reviews for The Ones That Bit Me!: Camels, cows and other young-vet stories

'Taylor's steadfast dedication to his profession transforms the book from just another vet story into a distinctly rewarding experience' — Chris Moore, New Zealand Listener ‘A very engaging spinner of yarns’ — Lyn Potter, NZ Booklovers